''Door Harp'' is the first solo studio album by

Michael Houser Michael Houser (January 6, 1962 – August 10, 2002) was a founding member and lead guitarist of the band Widespread Panic. He appeared on seven studio albums during his 16-year tenure with the band from 1986 till 2002. He is also feature ...

, former lead guitarist of

Widespread Panic Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Duane Trucks, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guit ...

, released posthumously on September 24, 2002, on

Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and is as of 2013 a subsidiary of BMG Rights Management solely for reissues. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest m ...

. Recorded in John Keane's studio in Athens, GA in March 2002, the all-instrumental album features Mikey on guitar, mandolin and piano. Bandmate Domingo S. Ortiz plays percussion, Keane plays guitar, keyboards and pedal steel guitar, and local musicians David Henry and Andy Carlson play violin and cello respectively. The album is all original tracks, with only ''Cleburne Terrace'' having been played previously by

on several occasions in the early 1990s. Musically it is a departure from the typical output of Widespread Panic, with very sparse arrangements and acoustic melodies, lilting lullabies and very little percussion.

Track listing

All songs written by

# "Missoula" – 3:21 # "Eva's Song" – 2:32 # "Barbette's Song" – 4:11 # "Spanish Gold" – 3:31 # "Old #1" – 3:02 # "The Westerly Wind" – 2:13 # "Cleburne Terrace" – 3:28 # "Door Harp" – 4:43 # "Fall Line" – 3:35 # "The Owl's Song" – 3:51 # "The Music Song" – 3:57 # "Lullaby for NYC" – 3:23 # "A Change in the Weather" – 4:23 # "Quietude" – 3:08

References

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