Peter Lang (guitarist)

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Infobox musical artist
Name = Peter Lang


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Peter Lang
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Born = 1948
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Instrument = Guitar
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Genre = Folk, American Primitivism, roots music
Occupation = Guitarist
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Label = Takoma Records, Flying Fish, Waterhouse Records, Aspen Records, Horus Records
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URL = [http://www.peterlang.org/ Official website]
Notable_instruments = ----Peter Lang (born 1948) is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, from the same genre, American Primitivism, as the better-known guitarists Leo Kottke and John Fahey. All three artists shared the Takoma Records label, and a joint-titled album released in 1974 features a selection of songs from each.

Biography

Peter Lang was discovered in 1972 by legendary guitarist John Fahey. Lang's first solo album, entitled "The Thing at the Nursery Room Window", was released in 1972. Along with Lang, Fahey launched the careers of other notable artists on Takoma Records, including Kottke, George Winston, Robbie Basho, Bola Sete and others. [ [http://www.folkrocks.com/peterlangguitaristarticle.html FokRocks.] Accessed on February 11, 2008.] Peter Lang toured, and recorded for nearly ten years, developing a reputation as one of the nation's top acoustic players. In the 70's he was in good company, having recorded or performed with Ry Cooder, John Fahey, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, John Hartford, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Emmylou Harris, Leo Kottke, Freddie King, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Hammond, Keith Jarrett, Phoebe Snow, Maria Muldaur, The Yellowjackets, Robben Ford, and many others.

Lang's musical career was postponed in the 1980s, to allow him to pursue a career in animation and special effects production. He took time out from this position in 1999 to pursue music once again, culminating in the release of "Dharma Blues" in 2002. This was followed by "Guitar" in 2003. [ [http://www.dirtylinen.com/linen/123/123lang.html Dirty Linen magazine story and interview, April/May 2006.] ] Both "Lycurgus" and "Prime Cuts" were re-released in 2003 with bonus tracks.

Awards

* Grammy Nomination, 1975 (Lycurgus)
* Guitar Player Magazine 1974 - Readers Poll, " Best New Guitarist" category
* Minnesota Music Awards, "Best Guitarist" 1981, 1982, 1988

Discography

*"Thing at the Nursery Room Window", (1973) Takoma Records
*"Lycurgus", (1975) Flying Fish
*"Prime Cuts", (1977) Waterhouse Records
*"Back to the Wall", (1978) Waterhouse Records
*"American Stock", (1986) Aspen Records
*"Dharma Blues", (2002) Horus Records
*"Guitar", (2003) Horus Records
*"Live at Charlotte's Web", (2007)

Complilations

*"Leo Kottke, John Fahey & Peter Lang", (1974) Takoma Records
*"John Fahey and Friends", (2006) Slackertone
*"The Revenge of Blind Joe Death/The John Fahey Tribute Album", (2006)

Bibliography

* Co-author of the book "20th Century Masters of Finger-Style Guitar", 1982, Stropes Editions, Ltd. [ [http://www.stropes.com/index.php?glbm=1&fa=8&bkid=4 Stropes.com website.] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.peterlang.org Peter Lang Website]