Guitar (Peter Lang album)

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Guitar
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003
GenreBlues, folk
LabelHorus
ProducerPeter Lang
Peter Lang chronology
Dharma Blues
(2002)
Guitar
(2003)
Live at Charlotte's Web
(2007)

Guitar is the title of a recording by American folk and blues guitarist Peter Lang, released in 2003. It was recorded entirely on 12-string guitar.

The title "Snaker Ray Has Come & Gone" refers to St. Paul, Minnesota musician Dave "Snaker" Ray of the folk-blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek states in his review: "This is guitar music that matters because it is played not only with technical acumen and a sense of history, but with an aesthetic that celebrates and pushes the tradition in new directions."[1]

Track listing[edit]

All songs by Peter Lang.

  1. "Little Cairo" – 5:03
  2. "After the Fall" – 5:19
  3. "Come Along Joe" – 1:48
  4. "John Hurt in the 21st Century" – 3:01
  5. "I Should Have Known" – 1:48
  6. "Brick House Blues" – 2:55
  7. "Snaker Ray Has Come & Gone" – 4:08
  8. "Emily's Waltz" – 2:45
  9. "Daylight Is Darkness" – 2:41
  10. "Witness to the Messenger" – 8:37
  11. "All Through My Life" – 12:34

Personnel[edit]

  • Peter Lang – guitar, engineer, cover art, liner notes

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Guitar > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.