Mark Fosson – “The Lost Takoma Sessions”
By DJ M on July 1st, 2006
In Miscellaneous Music
“Consider the case of Tiffany Anders and her cousin Mark Fosson. Tiffany was a searching, collecting music-fan of twentysomething when she made a shocking discovery: cousin Mark, who’d she’d known all her life, had once played with John Fahey. John Fahey, whose records she’d been collecting and loving for years! A bit of research led to the equally shocking discovery: Mark was in possession of the tapes that he’d made for John Fahey’s Takoma record label in the late 70s. They’d never been released; nobody had wanted them after Takoma imploded and Fahey returned the tapes to Mark. And so they were just sitting around. After a few stunned listens to what was on the tapes, Tiffany started looking for someone to put them out. And well, we’re someone.” -- DRAG CITY
I received a copy of this in the mail today. What a wonderful treat for the weekend! Fosson is a finger-style guitar player of considerable prowess. He applies many of the styles and techniques perfected by guitarists like JOHN FAHEY and deftly adapts them to the acoustic 12-string. This lost album is a joy for lovers of solo, instrumental guitar records by the likes of Fahey, Leo Kottke, Robbie Basho, Sandy Bull, et al. Recorded at Appalachia Sound Recording Studios, Chillicothe, Ohio (11/76) and Kitchen Synch Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California (2/77).