Perilous Journey

by Gordon Giltrap

Perilous Journey cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 October 1977
  • Label: The Electric Record Company
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 37:15
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring the hit instrumental 'Heartsong', 'Perilous Journey' solidified Gordon Giltrap's reputation as a masterful acoustic guitarist within a rock context. The album surrounds Giltrap's intricate fingerstyle playing with lush symphonic prog arrangements and driving rhythm sections. It represents a highly successful blending of folk sensibilities with the expansive scope of progressive rock.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Quest (5:11)
  2. The Deserter (3:53)
  3. Pastoral (5:17)
  4. Morbio Gorge (4:15)
  5. Heartsong (5:00)
  6. Reflections & Despair (3:24)
  7. Cascade (3:41)
  8. To The High Throne (2:47)
  9. Vision (3:43)

Credits

  • Gordon Giltrap - primary artist, composed by, guitar
  • Trevor Vertigan - artwork, typography
  • Jeff Daly - baritone saxophone
  • John G. Perry - bass
  • Simon Phillips - drums
  • Nino - illustration
  • Patrick Halling - leader [strings]
  • Fylde - luthier

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