• Artist: Matt Schwarz
• Title: The Lost Way
• Label: CD Baby
• Format: Full length compact disc
• Disc condition: Brand New
• Container condition: Sealed, with cracks in jewel case
• UPC: 616892589327
• Comments: "The Lost Way" is a mix of British (and one Swedish) traditional ballads and original folk songs influenced by late 60's/early 70's British folk music by the likes of Bert Jansch (Pentangle), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Dave Cousins (Strawbs). The acoustic guitar & vocal approach is enriched by arrangements involving flute, female vocals, cello, and such. Five of the album's songs are Matt Schwarz originals, with varying styles: the bouncy, crowd-pleasing title track, with it's English fairy tale lyrics; the modern folk of 'Seasons', the Celtic-influenced, poetic 'I Long To Feel A Gentle Breeze'; the haunting, chromatic 'To The Distant Beloved'; and the multi-part mini-epic 'The Faerie Queene'. These songs focus on the guitar/vocal arrangements of Matt's live performances, with a couple mandolin contributions by Sacred Fool's Steve Klem and occaisional flute. Matt also includes two original instrumentals - the medieval-sounding guitar solo 'The Woode So Wylde' and the Irish-influenced flute solo 'Farewell & Fare-thee-well', written in memory of Matt's grandfather, David Curtis Amidon. The remaining 4 songs are traditional.