Lycurgus is the title of a recording by American

United States

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 folk

Folk music

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 and blues

Blues

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 guitarist Peter Lang

Peter Lang (guitarist)

Peter Lang is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, from the same genre, American Primitivism, as the better-known guitarists Leo Kottke and John Fahey. All three artists shared the Takoma Records label, and a joint-titled album released in 1974 features a selection of songs from...

, released in 1975. It was nominated for a Grammy award

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 in the Folk music category. Lycurgus was a "Top National Add-on" and "Breakout" in Billboard Magazine. It was reissued in 2003 on the Horus label with additional tracks.

Track listing

All songs by Peter Lang unless otherwise noted.

1. "Round Worm Reel" – 2:05
2. "That Will Never Happen No More" (Blind Blake
   Blind Blake
   "Blind" Blake was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 2:46
3. "Green Apple Quick Step" – 2:16
4. "Untitled Oblivion" – 3:03
5. "Lycurgus" – 3:44
6. "Poor Howard" (Leadbelly
   Leadbelly
   Huddie William Ledbetter was an iconic American folk and blues musician, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced....
   
   ) – 2:43
7. "Let the Old Boy Go" – 2:23
8. "V/ The Connecticut Promissory" – 2:54
9. "Zero Adjustment" – 2:55
10. "Flames Along the Monongahela" – 7:46

    2003 reissue bonus tracks:

11. "Untitled Oblivion" (instrumental) – 3:18
12. "V/The Connecticut Promissory Rag" (alternate take) – 2:44
13. "Zero Adjustment" (instrumental) – 3:15
14. "Hello Baby Blues" (Danny Kalb
    Danny Kalb
    Danny Kalb is an American blues guitarist, and was one of the original members of the 1960s group, Blues Project.-Life and career:...
    
    ) – 1:58
15. "Stackolee
    Stagger Lee (song)
    "Stagger Lee", also known as "Stagolee", "Stackerlee", "Stack O'Lee", "Stack-a-Lee" and several other variants, is a popular folk song based on the murder of William "Billy" Lyons by Stagger Lee Shelton...
    
    " – 1:18

Personnel

• Peter Lang – guitar, vocals
• Cal Hand – dobro, pedal steel guitar
• Dick Hedlund – bass
• Bill Hinkley – mandolin
• John Lang – voices
• Craig Ruble – violin
• Bill Evans – bass
• Peter Ostroushko
  Peter Ostroushko
  Peter Ostroushko is an American violinist and mandolinist.-Background and career:Of Ukrainian ancestry, Ostroushko grew up in northeast Minneapolis...
  
   – mandolin
• Butch Thompson
  Butch Thompson
  Butch Thompson is an American jazz pianist and clarinetist best known for his ragtime and stride performances....
  
   – clarinet, piano

Production

• Produced by Peter Lang
• Engineered by Paul Martinson, Tom Mudge and Dave "Snaker" Ray
• Editing and remastering by Michael McKern
• Cover art by Patrick Finnerty