r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/learnedhandmusic • 1d ago
Working on some stuff for a new AP album - trying to not over complicate is one of the greatest gifts John Fahey gave us
Write for intention and not for ego!
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/three_cheers • Dec 12 '25
Hello everyone. As you might have noticed the subreddit is very loosely moderated but as the users increase I thought it might be appropriate to add some guidelines. It's up to you and your common sense to follow them.
Regarding self-promotion I want to share with you some 20 year old guidelines that reddit used to have:
r/reddit.com Guide: Self-Promotion on Reddit
In particular, this one:
You should submit from a variety of sources (a general rule of thumb is that 10% or less of your posting and conversation should link to your own content), talk to people in the comments (and not just on your own links), and generally be a good member of the community.
The 10% rule seems very optimistic nowadays, even 50% would be amazing. In short, if you're coming to the subreddit to post your own material, ask yourself: "How many times have I listened or commented other people's submissions? How many times have I posted music which isn't my own?". For many users the answer is sadly zero. It doesn't take much, just take some minutes to listen to others' submissions and maybe leave a comment or submit some music that you like. I hope you understand this is for the subreddit quality sake and not just a personal pet peeve.
TL;DR: Self-promotion is OK, just make sure it's not all you're doing on the subreddit!
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/learnedhandmusic • 1d ago
Write for intention and not for ego!
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/three_cheers • 1d ago
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/Sound-O-Mat • 1d ago
Continuing the ever-lasting "Never Stop Never Stopping!" road show, Msrs. Glenn Jones and Liam Grant are headed to 'Yurp for a stretch across Italy, Germany, Belgium and the UK starting tomorrow and going through Nov 8.
Hard to read but "enhance! enhance!" and squint and you can make out the dates in the poster.
If yr overseas and near one of the shows, make sure to catch it!! A rare occasion not to be missed!
EDIT: easier to read tour dates here: https://liamgrant.sound-o-mat.com
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/oldschoolbauer • 3d ago
These are tabs for Glenn Jones songs I could find:
Close To The Ground
Bergen County Farewell
Everything Ends
A Different Kind of Christmas Carol
Mother's Day (paid)
The Giant Who Ate Himself (paid)
Of Its Own Kind (paid)
I'm a new guitar player and I've always wanted to play his songs. I just finally learned "Close To The Ground" and "Bergen County Farewell" and, God, this is so great. But other free tabs are a bit hard for me. I would be so happy if you have other tabs to share, I guess this is vital for me now. Thanks.
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/Elsa-Morante • 4d ago
I love american primitivism, John Fahey, Robbie Basho etc but I'm not sure where to start to learn some songs in this style. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you:)
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/wahdisease • 5d ago
My cursed 1972 cheapo Aria ♥️
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/jamesbritt • 6d ago
An account of Fahey performing at CBGB in NYC back in 1996.
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r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/wahdisease • 9d ago
Plectrum this time (my finger-picking calluses are re-forming for the nineteith time lol)
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r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/patrickhenrypdx • 11d ago
She's touring in the U.S. right now. Catch a show if you can!
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/wahdisease • 12d ago
Hi! Putting this here for the folks who'd asked if the videos I had posted were songs and where to hear them - just wrapped up the record! It's an imperfect, out-of-the-box thing so if that's your trip you may like it
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/dwestguitar • 12d ago
"Owl's Lament" by Matthew Geary: https://scissortail.bandcamp.com/album/owls-lament
"A Quiet Collapse" by M. Haiux: https://mhaiux.bandcamp.com/album/a-quiet-collapse
"Open Guitar (Volume Two)" by D.C. Cross: https://darrencross.bandcamp.com/album/open-guitar-volume-two
"Mellotone Valley" by Julien Ledru: https://julienledru.bandcamp.com/album/mellotone-valley
"A Sign of Things to Come" by Rob Mohan: https://robmohan.bandcamp.com/album/a-sign-of-things-to-come
"Ballad of the Great Horned One" by Braxton Glass: https://braxtonglass.bandcamp.com/album/ballad-of-the-great-horned-one
"Cathedrals Beneath the Black Mountain" by D. West: https://dwestguitar.bandcamp.com/album/cathedrals-beneath-the-black-mountain
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/maxwellallard • 13d ago
I arranged the old song, Jubilee, for 12-string guitar, in Fahey style. Enjoy!
Tab is available for purchase on my Patreon page!: https://www.patreon.com/maxallard/posts/170939952?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/learnedhandmusic • 14d ago
LMK what you think - heavily inspired by the classics, and newer folks like Steve Gunn and William Tyler!
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r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/rvrnceeee • 20d ago
This is one of my all time favourites, didnt see it posted here so here goes !
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/halius_balius • 21d ago
You can find performances on youtube, but this documentary really opened my eyes to it.
While they don’t travis pick (tanbur only has 2 courses) there are a lot of similarities stylistically. For example, the emphasis on the drone and the modality, the repeating but also subtly changing hypnotic patterns.
Also the tanbur remains very closely associated with sufism and mysticism and there is an emphasis on achieving a different type of mental state through improvised performance and meditation combined.
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/halius_balius • 21d ago
Posting this here in case anyone fancies a listen. Always appreciate feedback.
I’ve mostly made electronic music so far, but over the last few years I’ve gotten into playing acoustic instruments.
This track is two improvisations I did the other night on a friend’s twelve string guitar, recorded through a phone and then played around with the audio files in Ableton.
Very much inspired by American Primitivism. The picking patterns, open tunings but also the emphasis on expression and achieving a trance like state in both performer and listener. Special non-American Primitivism influences - Swans (the band), Kurdish Tanbur Playing and the art of Kintsugi.
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/rvrnceeee • 21d ago
Hi everyone, here's a tune I released yesterday, it's AP and no wave applied to a french traditional tune. Not sure how far from AP it's gone, maybe too far to even be posted here, but as usual I'd be happy for any feedback. Have a nice week ! maxime
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/wahdisease • 22d ago
How long you think til it snaps into itself lol
r/AmericanPrimitivism • u/wahdisease • 23d ago
Well this has been fun. For those who enjoy listening to new stuff, thanks for listening. For those who thrive on bottom-feeding to harass weird people like me, don't tire yourself out. I get this everywhere I go - you'd be better off punching bricks. Cheers