The Cloud of Unknowing (album)
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The Cloud of Unknowing is the fifth studio album from James Blackshaw
and takes its title from a medieval book
. It was released in the United States
on June 5, 2007.
James Blackshaw
James Blackshaw is a Hastings-based guitarist and pianist, born in 1981. Blackshaw primarily plays an acoustic 12 string guitar and has been compared to Bert Jansch, Robbie Basho, John Fahey, Jack Rose, and Leo Kottke. To enable his fingerstyle playing, Blackshaw has grown long picklike fingernails...
and takes its title from a medieval book
The Cloud of Unknowing
The Cloud of Unknowing is an anonymous work of Christian mysticism written in Middle English in the latter half of the 14th century. The text is a spiritual guide on contemplative prayer in the late Middle Ages.Manuscripts of the work are today at British Library and Cambridge University Library...
. It was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on June 5, 2007.
Track listing
- "The Cloud of Unknowing" – 10:55
- "Running to the Ghost" – 6:16
- "Clouds Collapse" – 3:56
- "The Mirror Speaks" – 6:31
- "Stained Glass Windows" – 15:03