I've loved John Fahey's music for a long time, since college in the 60's where I heard Blind Joe Death and we have a Christmas music cassette tape which I assume is the same as the record. Whatever John Fahey did sounded more like him than like itself, and I love hearing some rare, some common Christmas songs played in his unique style. He has a powerful slide quitar style heavy on the bass line, and it transforms Oh Come All Ye Faithful into something almost minor, bluesy and primitive.
Everything -- all the Tacoma albums --I had of his I loved, but I never managed to catch him here locally. There was seldom any publicity when he did play. You had to just know.
I also posted the local story about his death on the John Fahey, R.I.P. thread. Check that out.
Blessings,
Barbara