Album Notes

American fingerstyle guitarist/composer Peter Janson is self-managed, self-produced, and the head of his own successful record and music publishing company EWM Records / Eastern Woods Music.

Hailed as “perhaps the leading contemporary acoustic fingerstyle guitarist today” by Randy Alberts of NAR magazine, Peter Janson has received numerous fantastic reviews. According to Wind & Wire magazine, “Peter Janson is one of the best acoustic guitarists recording today…a true artist’s soul.” His Beautiful Day recording was the 2006 NAR Lifestyle Music Awards winner for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. His newest CD, Winter Gifts, has received critical acclaim such as: “undeniably beautiful” (Carol Swanson, ChristmasMusic.com), “perfection...beautiful and highly creative” (Anne Williams, NAR magazine), “...filled with an artist’s brushstrokes” (Kirk Albrecht, Minor 7th.com), and RJ Lannan (NAR Reporter 2007 Holiday Reviews) says “the album is subtitled Seven Songs for the Season and I wish it were seventy. This is one you can play all year long.” His discography includes six domestic and two international albums, and he has been on four international compilation albums.

An experienced performer, Peter Janson has been a featured performer at such venerable venues as The Mozaic Room in Avon MA, Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland RI, The Attic in Santa Cruz CA, The Living Room in New York NY, and the Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Montreal Guitar Show, and the Newport Guitar Festival. And he’s shared the stage with a variety of acoustic artists including guitar luminaries Alex de Grassi, Ed Gerhard and Chris Proctor, singer-songwriters Brooks Williams, Greg Greenway, Raymond Gonzalez and Tim Harrison, Celtic artists Aine Minogue, Aoife Clancy, Robbie O’Connell, and more...

Peter is a key endorser for Tippin Guitars, Thomastik-Infeld strings, and G7th capos, and is often requested to demonstrate these fine instruments at national and international guitar festivals. Recently he has been asked to perform on guitars built by Michael Bashkin, Mario Beauregard, David Berkowitz, Bob Laughlin, and Ervin Somogyi.