Light of Day

by Pat Kilroy

Light of Day cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1966
  • Label: Elektra
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:07
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The sole album from the tragically short-lived Pat Kilroy, 'Light of Day' is a fascinating early document of the intersection between Greenwich Village folk and Eastern spirituality. Combining intricate acoustic blues picking with glockenspiel, flute, and tabla, Kilroy crafted a deeply hypnotic, meditative take on singer-songwriter structures. It serves as an underappreciated precursor to the sprawling freak-folk movement.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, acoustic, fuzz, repetitive, experimental

Tracklist

  1. The Magic Carpet (2:02)
  2. Roberta's Blues (2:35)
  3. Cancereal (4:23)
  4. A Day at the Beach (3:43)
  5. The Pipes of Pan (2:37)
  6. Mississippi Blues (3:36)
  7. Vibrations (3:14)
  8. Light of Day (3:00)
  9. The Fortune Teller (2:45)
  10. Canned Heat (3:01)
  11. The River (4:08)
  12. Star Dance (1:58)

Credits

  • Pat Kilroy - primary artist, vocals, electric bass, finger cymbals, guitar, jew's harp, glockenspiel, composed by
  • Eric Kaz - blues harp [mouth harp]
  • Jim Welch - congas [conga drum]
  • Susan Graubard - flute, glockenspiel
  • Stefan Grossman - guitar
  • Marc Silber - guitar, electric bass
  • Ray Hagerty - lacquer cut by
  • Bob Amacker - tabla

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