After the Ball (1973)

About this title: Pairing Fahey with what appears to be a Dixieland revival band, After the Ball, Fahey's second and last Reprise release, stands as one of the stranger recordings of his enigmatic career. With Fahey performing solo and in duet with mandolin, banjo, and uke player Allen Reuse, or with an entire "orchestra" backing him, the album suffers from too many mood swings. Individually, however, the tunes are strong and the arrangements very accessible and light. This may have to do with the fact that it was Fahey's first step (along with his 1972 release, Of Rivers and Religion) into the mainstream. ... read more

Tracks:

1. Horses [Fahey]
2. New Orleans Shuffle [Whitmore]
3. Beverly [Fahey]
4. Om Shanthi Norris [Fahey]
5. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free [Fahey/Dallas/Taylor]
6. When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore a Big Red Rose) [Mahoney/Wenrich]
7. Hawaiian Two-Step [Fahey]
8. Bucktown Stomp [Fahey]
9. Candy Man [Davis]
10. After the Ball [Hammerstein/Kern]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.