Pine & Trauma by Ray Lankford

Guitar Soli for Common Folk

Dedicated to Idaho air & unheard voices.

(For full liner notes, which include notes for the songs, writings that coincide with the album, & album photos, please purchase album. This is a great way to support me and get 12 PAGES of notes that really flesh out the full story of the album.)

Personal thanks to my amazing wife DeAnna. Thank you for sitting through the hours of improvisation, tuning, and learning. Your creative energy fuels my own and I would not be complete without you.

Special thanks to John Fahey, Robbie Basho, & Charlie Patton. I could say many more artists, but they are the strongest influences for this album and massively important guides for my current musical direction.

"This album started as a journey to recount memories and build a soundscape out of them, but in the process bloomed a period of new appreciation for & revelations about my past & present. The sound grew along the way. The songs can be very simple, I wanted to encourage an interest in learning fingerstyle guitar. Anyone should feel free to learn the songs and create their own worlds out of them."

Contractually obligated thanks to D&S Outdoors; who provided the hats & fun.

Tracklist

1.	DeAnna's Blues	2:54

2.	The Transmutation of Tia	5:00

3.	Crick Rock, Slick Rock, Roll Right Along/Pinecrick Blues	5:14

4.	The Wisdom of The Donut Hole Theme	2:14

5.	A Cowboy Rides Again	4:04

6.	Dersham Mountaindale	2:30

7.	Dancing In Moscow With Carlo Rossi	4:52

8.	You're Never Welcome At My House Variations	2:22

9.	The PC To BC Railroad In Deep Winter	6:16

10.	Pine & Trauma	5:21

11.	America	11:45

Credits

released June 30, 2024

Photos taken by DeAnna Lankford.
Cover design by R. Ray Lankford.

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