Sufjan, Devendra to Appear on Fahey Tribute

Here's a lark: a tribute album that actually makes sense. I mean, what do we need yet another lukewarm round of Beatles worship for, really? On February 14, Vanguard Records will release I Am The Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey, featuring homages to the late experimental acoustic guitar legend by Sufjan Stevens, Devendra Banhart, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Grandaddy, and Calexico, among others. In this freak-folk age, the deification of Fahey is more than appropriate.
Produced by Merge Records picker/crooner M. Ward, the project has been in the works since last summer, when Vanguard began recruiting indie artists who have clearly been influenced by Fahey's work. Since 2006 marks the 40th anniversary of Fahey's signing to Vanguard, as well as the fifth anniversary of his death, the label is going all out: February 14 will also see Vanguard reissue Fahey's long out-of-print 1968 album The Yellow Princess. The new version will include the album's original liner notes, as well as three new tracks.

01 Fruit Bats - Death of the Clayton Peacock
02 Pelt - Sunflower River Blues
03 Sufjan Stevens - Variation on 'Commemorative Transfiguration & Communion at Magruder Park'
04 Devendra Banhart - Sligo River
05 Calexico - Dance of Death
06 Lee Ranaldo featuring the Lazy 8 Chorale - The Singing Bridge of Memphis, Brooklyn Bridge Version: The Coelcanth
07 M. Ward - Bean Vine Blues # 2
08 Cul de Sac - The Portland Cement Factory at Monolith, CA
09 Granddaddy - Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace King Phillip XIV of Spain
10 Immergluck, Kaphan, Krummenacher, & Hanes - Joe Kirby Blues
11 Currituck Co. - Medley: John Hurt Shiva Shankarah
12 Peter Case - When the Catfish Is in Bloom
13 Howe Gelb - My Grandfather's Clock

John Fahey: http://www.johnfahey.com
Vanguard Records: http://www.vanguardrecords.com