The Thousand Incarnations Of The Rose, a compilation and festival of American Primitive Guitar Music, blooms this spring Sometime in 1958, a teenaged guitar player from Takoma Park, Md., named John Fahey started recording imitations and send-ups of the blues in the basement of Joe Bussard, a fellow 78-RPM record collector. The next year, he … Continue reading The Ballad Of John And Rose: A New Compilation And Festival Celebrate American Primitive Guitar Music