Peter Gee - Pilgrim

February 2nd 2023 sees the much anticipated release of Peter Gee’s new solo album ' Pilgrim', which is his seventh solo album. This is also Peter’s fourth album release with White Knight Records.

The CD comes in a digipak with a 24 page booklet.

'Pilgrim' is a concept album, over a total of 69 minutes, which is based upon John Bunyan’s famous book of 1678, “The Pilgrim’s Progress.”

Peter Gee says, “This was one of the books that most influenced my father, Reverend Michael Gee, in his ministry as a vicar in the Church of England for over 30 years. After my father died, we then erected a stained glass window in his memory at Holy Trinity Church, Brimscombe, of the scene from Bunyan’s book where Pilgrim brings his burden to the cross. So this album was very much for me a personal journey, and a mission which I needed to complete in memory of my father, and of his life of loving service. Although it was first published in 1678, this is still the story of every human being on our planet today. We are all travellers who are just passing though this world, and we are all on a journey throughout this lifetime, and then when we die, we move on to the world to come. And we all need to keep to The Way and press on towards The Celestial City, or Heaven, as we call it today.”

The ' Pilgrim' album showcases the amazing vocal talents of Steve Thorne, Jimmy Flanders, Becky Brannigan and Hayley Oliver, as well as regular collaborator Steve Christey(Jadis) on drums.

'Pilgrim' contains a stunning array of musical styles from the progressive “The Wicket Gate,” “The Delectable Mountains” and “The Celestial City,” to classic rock song “The City of Destruction” to the soaring guitar solo on “The River Of Death,” from the beautiful female vocal solo introduction to “Pilgrim’s Burden” to the early Genesis style acoustic pieces “Faithful” and “Enchanted Ground,” from the captivating powerful piano pieces “Pilgrim Lays Down His Burden At The Cross” and ”Doubting Castle,” to the groove based “Low Country of Pride” and the more commercial “Vanity Fair,” and on to the darker pieces of “The Destroyer” and “Valley of The Shadow Of Death.” And yet this whole album has a wonderful power and unity to it and the story draws you in to see whether or not the Pilgrim, named “Christian,” will succeed in his lifelong spiritual journey from The City of Destruction to The Celestial City.

Track Listing:

1. Pilgrim’s Burden

2. The City Of Destruction

3. Slough Of Despond

4. The Wicket Gate

5. The Interpreter’s House

6. Pilgrim Lays Down His Burden At The Cross

7. False Believers

8. A Restful Arbour

9. The House Beautiful

10. The Destroyer

11. Valley Of The Shadow Of Death

12. Faithful

13. Vanity Fair

14. The Plain Of Ease

15. Doubting Castle

16. The Delectable Mountains

17. Low Country Of Pride

18. Enchanted Ground

19. The River Of Death

20. The Celestial City

Musicians: Peter Gee – Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Bass Guitars, Percussion

Steve Thorne – Lead Vocals

Jimmy Flanders – Lead Vocals

Becky Brannigan – Lead Vocals

Hayley Oliver – Backing Vocals

Steve Christey – Drums