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Folk Roots, New Routes
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Track Listing
- Nottamun Town
- Proud Maisrie
- The Cherry Tree Carol
- Blue Monk
- Hares On The Mountain
- Reynardine
- Pretty Sasro
- Rif Mountain
- Jane, Jane
- Love Is Pleasin'
- Holler Boll Weevil
- Hori Horo
- Bad Girl
- Lord Greggory
- Grooveyard
- Dearest Dear
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #8459 in Music
- Released on: 2005-07-25
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
CD Description
Often cited as one of the most influential 1960s folk records to come from England, FOLK ROUTES, NEW ROUTES left Jimmy Page and Bert Jansch awestruck in its wake. Bear in mind that Shirley Collins was present when Alan Lomax discovered Fred McDowell, the ferocious slide-guitar bluesman. Most of thesongs on FOLK ROUTES, NEW ROUTES are traditional reworkingswith Shirley channeling old souls.
"Reynardine" is an expressively haunting tale; Collins' voice hovers and wraps around dazzling finger-picking. Graham's unique tunings, whichutilize Middle Eastern modalities, are prominent on tracks like "Hares on the Mountain" and "Boll Weevil Holler". The instrumental "Rid Mountain" allows for Graham's playing to truly shine. A definite high-water mark in the folk revival canon, FOLK ROUTES, NEW ROUTES is a timeless work waiting to be rediscovered.
Customer Reviews
An Iconic Masterpeice
Without this album folk rock would never have happened. We would still be stood round singing with one finger in or ear and a pint resting on our beer bellies. If you only ever buy one folk albuum, make it this one
The beginnings of Folk Rock
In the 50s Shirley Collins-a rather stunning looking blonde lady-carried a lone torch for English folk music and stayed forever in the same turf only devisting with this album made with a rock star producing music which was similar to Fairport Convention who were still playing psychedelic music.
In fact Shirley maybe never wanted to be a rock'n'roll singer even though she would have made a great one
So here its a reversal of sorts as American folk musicians changed to folk rock and psychedelia but Fairport Convention began as a kind of English answer to Jefferson Airplane and then turned 100% into folk music.
Shirley Collins was really on the fringe and this album is named as important and you see her mantle taken up by Maddy Prior and Steeleye Span by the 70s.
