[3] It was in 1981 that Fahey and his second wife Melody left Los Angeles after he had lived there nearly 20 years and moved to Salem, Oregon.

[4] In his Allmusic review, critic Richard Foss called it "a marvelous gift to an audience that had probably never heard of him five days before, and it is fortunate indeed that this concert was not merely recorded, but captured brilliantly so that not a note was lost.

"[5] In his 1981 review for Rolling Stone, Charles M. Young praised the album and said it "is pretty accessible, as Fahey records go.

Uninitiated listeners ought to be able to appreciate his strong stroke and profound sense of rhythm quite easily.

A legendary character in concert, Fahey was apparently in one of his unpredictable good moods so far from home.