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Includes liner notes by Ray Horricks. Innovative acoustic guitarist Davey Graham was the first superstar of the British '60s folk explosion. He directly influenced more commercially successful acolytes like Paul Simon, John Renbourn, and Bert Jansch. All three musicians have covered Graham's signature composition, "Angi," the highlight of his 1961 session with Alexis Korner, 3/4 A.D. By the time of his first solo record, 1963's FOLK BLUES AND BEYOND, Graham's own music had moved away from traditional British and Scottish folk. He began incorporating jazz and blues influences--including Charles Mingus and Leadbelly covers--and elements from a wide variety of ethnic musics, particularly the modal-tuning drones of North Africa. Such influences are featured most prominently on the evocatively titled "Maajun (A Taste of Tangier)." Graham's later records would continue exploring his increasingly wide-ranging taste, adding Indian, Scandinavian, and other influences to his distinctive guitar style. This classic early album finds Graham at the start of his lengthy musical journey.
