Folk Roots, New Routes

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Folk Roots, New Routes is a collaboration between Shirley Collins and guitarist Davy Graham, released by Decca in 1964. Ray Horricks produced the record and Gus Dudgeon recorded it. Collins sings, Graham plays guitar. According to Bob Stanley, the duo drew inspiration from North African scales, modal music and Miles Davis. It was the first time that many of these English folk songs were recorded with guitar accompaniment.

The record is regarded as a milestone of the folk revival. An NPR reviewer called it an uncompromising work that brought innovation in the midst of that revival. It set the pattern for the folk rock that followed and, decades later, inspired psych folk. Fairport Convention's Liege and Lief from 1969 is seen as a continuation of this model.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Nottamun Town3:40Apple Music ↗
2. 2Proud Maisrie4:04Apple Music ↗
3. 3The Cherry Tree Carol3:21Apple Music ↗
4. 4Blue Monk3:06Apple Music ↗
5. 5Hares On the Mountain3:00Apple Music ↗
6. 6Reynardine2:32Apple Music ↗
7. 7Pretty Saro4:19Apple Music ↗
8. 8Rif Mountain2:27Apple Music ↗
9. 9Jane, Jane2:43Apple Music ↗
10. 10Love Is Pleasin'2:35Apple Music ↗
11. 11Boll Weevil, Holler3:01Apple Music ↗
12. 12Hori Horo2:15Apple Music ↗
13. 13Bad Girl2:44Apple Music ↗
14. 14Lord Gregory3:37Apple Music ↗
15. 15Grooveyard3:03Apple Music ↗
16. 16Dearest Dear3:05Apple Music ↗

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