A legendary pioneer of fingerstyle guitar music, Peter Lang followed John F… Read Full Bio ↴A legendary pioneer of fingerstyle guitar music, Peter Lang followed John Fahey in laying the foundations for a new genre of solo instrumental music, sometimes called American Primitive guitar, a genre inspired by blues guitar music from the 1920s and 1930s.
His first album, The Thing At the Nursery Room Window, was released on Fahey's Takoma label in 1972. In 1974, his compilation album with John Fahey and Leo Kottke topped the Billboard charts, and became the label's best selling album and a cult classic.
Together with label mates Fahey, Kottke, Robbie Basho, and Bola Sete, Lang helped to define acoustic music's new place on the concert stage in the seventies.
His reputation as a composer of exceptional ability and originality was already established with the release of the 1972 and 1974 recordings, and four more albums followed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Lang disappeared from the studio and the stage in the early 1980s, to pursue a career in film and animation.
In 1999 he left his job as an animation and special effects producer to take a two-year sabbatical to pick up where he had left off, to write and record fingerstyle guitar music once again.
Dharma Blues, a collection of eleven new compositions for six and twelve string guitar, was released in June 2001.
His first album, The Thing At the Nursery Room Window, was released on Fahey's Takoma label in 1972. In 1974, his compilation album with John Fahey and Leo Kottke topped the Billboard charts, and became the label's best selling album and a cult classic.
Together with label mates Fahey, Kottke, Robbie Basho, and Bola Sete, Lang helped to define acoustic music's new place on the concert stage in the seventies.
His reputation as a composer of exceptional ability and originality was already established with the release of the 1972 and 1974 recordings, and four more albums followed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Lang disappeared from the studio and the stage in the early 1980s, to pursue a career in film and animation.
In 1999 he left his job as an animation and special effects producer to take a two-year sabbatical to pick up where he had left off, to write and record fingerstyle guitar music once again.
Dharma Blues, a collection of eleven new compositions for six and twelve string guitar, was released in June 2001.
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Peter Lang Lyrics
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Freight Train [Chorus] Freight train freight train goin' so fast Freight…
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duinnerfs
I once had an album featuring Lang, Fahey & Kottke... Peter Lang runs wide ovals around both of the others...Great Video & certainly it is under rated
Jeff McClellan
Man, what an incredible musician. Thank you Mr. Lang for capturing the spirit of the North and transforming it into such tasteful food for the soul. Peace and love from Canada.
Debi
I remember listening to the album until it had so many skips and gouges I had to replace it. But the old album cover was put up on the wall until it was fly-speckled and yellowed. Love Kottke and Fahey, but Peter Lang's compositions are simply magic. Hearing this again brought me to tears. It's time to replace the old album again.
Anton Sydorenko
Mr Lang, you’re incredible. That’s a true post-modern music. Really inspiring
Finn Jackie Pedersen
There are lots of great guitarists out there, no doubt about that. I happen to like his histrionics. Anyway let's all join hands in global guitar brotherhood 🎸
ink layer
From his debut album, a monster in itself. Even the cover art is crazy loco good. I've seen Kottke, Fahey and Gulezian. Maybe some day I will complete my Tacoma pilgrimage and see Peter Lang. The smoke is coming off the string...ripping is right.
Funkloverdude
Man great to see this guy placing some sounds on those strings, blind willie johnson would be proud! Does peter lang still play?
Pravin Daswani
You're the man,awesome Mr Lang!!
Diane Cambron
The Thing At the Nursery Room Window - I was introduced to Peter Lang by one of my college roommates shortly after this LP came out. I think I played the grooves off this album over the years. This piece was one of my favorites on the album - glad to have found this live performance.
Marie Luisa L.
Excellent! Great virtuosity of a great musician! Regards from Germany