THE PATH
  
1. White Melancholy  2:57    
2. Tender Innocence Part 1  4:46   
3. The Road Goes Ever On And On  1:14      
4. Strider  1:41   
5. Nimrodel  4:02
6. Gandalf   4:30
       7. The Road - Reprise  1:25
8. Along Flowing Waters  2:55
    9. Tender Innocence Part 2  4:00 
10. A Retrospect Part 1 - La Dolce Vita   3:24
       11.  A Retrospect Part 2 - Bearer Of Darkness   2:23      
12. A Retrospect Part 3 - Finale / The Question   3:54
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The album contains songs inspired by paintings, stories and dreams. The music flows from intimate classical guitar and piano melodies to more dramatic symphonic rock eruptions.
There is a song-cycle inspired by the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Alas I wasn't alowed to use the original poems, but Anna came up with beautiful replacing words.
A RETROSPECT/TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN is insipred by the painting De Marskramer by Jeroen Bosch.


Peter Swart:
All compositions, guitars, keyboards, vocals.

With the assistance of:
Peter van der Laan - lyrics (White Melancholy, Tender Innocence, A Retrospect/Towards The Unknown) and vocals on A Retrospect part 2
Anna Windig - lyrics (The Tolkien-songs The Road Goes Ever On And On, Strider, Nimrodel and Gandalf)
Koos van Reeven - drums
Harry de Vries - artwork
Frits van Mourik - engineer Studio Het Pand, Vlaardingen

ALONG FLOWING WATERS on YouTube Listen to or buy the album on BANDCAMP WHITE MELANCHOLY on YouTube
"This album is a delicacy that you should taste with your eyes closed, in subdued light, in evenings, being in a poetic mood."
~ Jean-Luc Piérard (Prog-résiste)

"... In addition, there is much room for woolly sounding keyboards, which make you feel listening to an intimate gem from the seventies...."
~ René Yedema (iO Pages)

"In 'The Path' Peter Swart shows to be a fine musician and composer, his genes steeped with the history of symphonic rock music."
~ Harry de Vries (OJE Music)

"... and in which a floating electric guitar evokes a beautiful Genesis-like atmosphere. All these elements make The Path to a beautiful type Lo-Fi Sympho."
~ René Yedema (iO Pages)

Often my way of playing the classical guitar is compared to that of Anthony Phillips. I once had the oppotunity of playing ALONG FLOWING WATERS for him in his studio, on his guitar! He said he liked it and I hope he was not just being polite...

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