The Voice of the Turtle (album)

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The Voice of the Turtle
The Voice of the Turtle cover
Studio album by John Fahey
Released 1968
Recorded 1968
Genre Folk, Avant garde
Length 39:45
Label Takoma
Producer Bob de Sousa
Professional reviews
John Fahey chronology
The New Possibility
(1968)		 The Voice of the Turtle
(1968)		 The Yellow Princess
(1969)

The Voice of the Turtle is a 1968 album by American folk musician John Fahey. It is considered one of his more experimental albums, combining not only folk elements, but shreds of psychedelia, early blues, country fiddles, ragas, and white noise.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Bottleneck Blues" – 3:06
  2. "Bill Cheatum" – 1:56
  3. "Lewisdale Blues" – 2:18
  4. "Bean Vine Blues" – 2:45
  5. "Bean Vine Blues #2" – 2:51
  6. "A Raga Called Pat, Part III" – 9:04
  7. "A Raga Called Pat, Part IV" – 4:28
  8. "Train" – 1:47
  9. "Je Ne Me Suis Reveillais Matin Pas En May" – 2:22
  10. "The Story Of Dorothy Gooch, Part I" – 5:27
  11. "Nine-Pound Hammer" – 1:59
  12. "Lonesome Valley" – 1:42
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