Birth name Peter Hughes Role Instrumentalist Name Peter Hughes | Years active 1991–present Genres Folk rock, Lo-Fi | |
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Instruments Bass guitar, Acoustic guitar Associated acts The Mountain Goats, Nothing Painted Blue, Diskothi-Q Music groups The Mountain Goats (Since 1996), DiskothiQ (1994 – 1999), Wckr Spgt (1993 – 1997) Albums Beat the Champ, The Sunset Tree, All Hail West Texas, The Life of the World to Come, We Shall All Be Healed Similar John Darnielle, Jon Wurster, Franklin Bruno | ||
Peter Hughes is a multi-instrumentalist currently with the band the Mountain Goats. During live performances, he accompanies leader John Darnielle on bass. His first official recording with the band was 2002's Tallahassee, and he has performed on every subsequent album up to 2017's Goths, but he also sang backup vocals on the song "Cubs in Five" from the 1995 EP Nine Black Poppies. That year, the Mountain Goats also dedicated an EP to him, Songs for Peter Hughes.
Hughes is also a member of DiskothiQ and was the bassist for Nothing Painted Blue.
In 2001, Hughes published The Baseball Diaries, his account of 31 ballgames that he attended in 2000.
In 2004, Hughes released a solo album titled The One Hundred Thousand Songs of Peter Peter Hughes.
In 2010, he released a solo album titled Fangio.
Personal life
Hughes's father was a flight-test technician for McDonnell Douglas, prompting a lasting interest in aviation.
Hughes currently resides in Greenville, SC