Peter Walker - Echo Of My Soul

In recent years,Walker has developed an intense interest in flamenco guitar and,through regular trips to Spain,has been accepted into flamenco’s exclusive musicalelite.Peter states, "The music on this CD was reviewed and acclaimed in Andalucia by some of the "old guard"who have encouraged its release.With its roots in ancient East Indian music, "Flamenco" has influenced much of the worlds music.These Spanish-inspired pieces reflect my passion for this musicalrubric". Peter Walker came up in the Cambridge,MA and Greenwich Village folk scenes of the Sixties.He recorded two albums for the Vanguard labelin the late Sixties in a style best described as American folk-raga.He studied with Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan,and was Dr.Timothy Leary's musical director,organizing music for the LSD advocate’s “celebrations.” “A Raga for Peter Walker” was released by Tompkins Square in 2006,featuring four new tracks from Peter along with original, previously unreleased compositions by revered contemporary guitarists Steffen Basho-Junghans, James Blackshaw,Greg Davis,Shawn David McMillen,Thurston Moore,and Jack Rose. “Peter Walker was actually a bigger influence on my acoustic playing than John Fahey or Robbie Basho.” – Ben Chasny,Six Organs of Admittance Maverick guitar master,Peter Walker's first album in 40 years !

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