Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes

Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes
Studio album by John Fahey
Released	1985
Recorded	November & December 1984 at Cascade Recording Studios, Portland, OR
Genre	Folk
Length	51:28
Label	Varrick
Producer	Terry Robb, John Fahey
John Fahey chronology
Let Go (1984) Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes (1985) I Remember Blind Joe Death (1987)

Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1985.

Reception

CMJ New Music wrote that Fahey's "... newest work is slightly more subdued than last year's Let Go, but equally as radiant. A nimble-fingered master... Fahey has continually created profound expressions on the acoustic guitar, in a mystical yet intimate setting".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Melody McOcean" (Fahey) – 6:42
2. "Layla" (Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon) – 5:15
3. "Rain Forest" (Fahey) – 6:47
4. "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Ernest Seitz, Gene Lockhart) – 2:30
5. "Lullaby and Finale from the Firebird" (Igor Stravinsky) – 4:19
6. "Atlantic High" (Fahey) – 2:08
7. "Samba de Orfeo" (Luiz Bonfá) – 3:12
8. "Theme and Variations" (Louis Hardin) – 3:00
9. "May This Be Love/Casey Jones" (Jimi Hendrix, Furry Lewis) – 3:28
10. "Intro to Ocean Waves/Ocean Waves" (Fahey, Bola Sete) – 6:31
11. "Jiroscho Ascopi" (Fahey, Terry Robb) – 5:20
12. "Saint Patrick's Hymn" (Traditional) – 2:38

Note that both "Layla" and "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" were originally issued on the previous year's Let Go album, and did not appear on the vinyl release. They were added to the CD version several years later to give additional value.

Personnel

• John Fahey – guitar
• Terry Robb – guitar, bottleneck guitar
• Guy Maxwell – percussion, drum machine
• Scott White – bass

Production notes

• John Fahey – producer
• Terry Robb – producer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Susan Marsh – design

References