General Article name: Peter La Farge on the Warpath/As Long As the Grass Shall Grow
Genre: Country Product type: CD Label: BEAR FAMILY RECORDS Number of tracks: 27 Duration: 67:34 Tracklist - 1 1. Peter La Farge - Ballad of Ira Hayes 3:35 2. Peter La Farge - Johnny Half-Breed 4:18 3. Peter La Farge - Radioactive Eskimo 1:09 4. Peter La Farge - Crimson Parson 3:09 5. Peter La Farge - Move Over, Grab a Holt 1:37 6. Peter La Farge - Gather Round 2:29 7. Peter La Farge - If I Could Not Be an Indian 1:18 8. Peter La Farge - Drums 5:26 9. Peter La Farge - White Girl 3:03 10. Peter La Farge - I'm an Indian, I'm an Alien 1:18 11. Peter La Farge - Stampede 2:21 12. Peter La Farge - Please Come Back Abe 2:42 13. Peter La Farge - War Whoop 2:29 14. Peter La Farge - Father, Oh My Father 2:29 15. Peter La Farge - Look Again to the Wind 2:04 16. Peter La Farge - As Long as the Grass Shall Grow 5:57 17. Peter La Farge - Damn Redskins 2:53 18. Peter La Farge - Tecumseh 1:20 19. Peter La Farge - Take Back Your Atombomb 1:15 20. Peter La Farge - Vision of a Past Warrior 1:34 21. Peter La Farge - Coyote, My Little Brother 2:26 22. Peter La Farge - Alaska 1:59 23. Peter La Farge - Custer 2:56 24. Peter La Farge - Trail of Tears 4:19 25. Peter La Farge - Hey, Mr. President 1:36 26. Peter La Farge - Touriste 1:31 27. Peter La Farge - Last Words 0:21   Description Description

Peter La Farge on the Warpath and As Long As the Grass Shall Grow are Peter La Farge's two best-realized albums. Combined here on one CD, there are 26 songs with a final spoken invocation. The best material is from On the Warpath, La Farge's last album, including "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" and the chilling "Crimson Parson" (about Col. Chivington and the Sand Creek massacre), are most effective, but the material off of the other record, including the wider-ranging "Alaska" and "Tecumseh," is well worth hearing. La Farge's spare approach to his music can make these 26 songs somewhat difficult to take in one sitting, but it is a perspective on topical songwriting that few people presented and is worth hearing on that basis alone, to see what even some of the hardcore folkies found too rich for their blood. ~ Bruce Eder

Bruce Eder

Contributors Artist: Peter Lafarge Vocals: Peter La Farge Mastering: Duncan Cowell Illustrations: David Gahr Reissue Producer: Richard Weize Liner Notes: Bob Allen Photography: David Gahr Artwork: Hoffmann Nienburg Record Label: Bear Family Records