Guitar (Peter Lang album) explained

Guitar
Type:studio album
Artist:Peter Lang
Cover:GuitarPeterLang.jpg
Released:November 11, 2003
Genre:Blues, folk
Label:Horus
Producer:Peter Lang
Prev Title:Dharma Blues
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Live at Charlotte's Web
Next Year: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

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."

Track listing

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