Folk Roots, New Routes
| Folk Roots, New Routes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1964 |
| Recorded | Camden, London, 1964 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 49:22 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Decca |
| Producer | Ray Horricks |
Folk Roots, New Routes is a collaborative folk album by Shirley Collins and Davy Graham, released by Decca in 1964.[2][3]
The album was produced by Ray Horricks and recorded by Gus Dudgeon; the sleeve featured a photograph by Crispian Woodgate and sleeve notes by Austin John Marshall.[4]
According to Bob Stanley, the album took inspiration from the North African scale, modal music and Miles Davis; it was the first time many of these English folk songs had been recorded with guitar backing.[1]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Trad. arr. Collins, Graham, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nottamun Town" (Trad. arr. Sharp) | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Proud Maisrie" (Trad. arr. MacColl) | 3:58 |
| 3. | "The Cherry Tree Carol" (trad. arr. Collins) | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Hares on the Mountain" | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Reynardine" (Trad. arr. Hughes) | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Pretty Saro" | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Rif Mountain" (Graham) | 2:19 |
| Total length: | 25:34 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jane, Jane" (Trad. arr Seeger) | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Love Is Pleasin'" | 2:27 |
| 3. | "Boll Weevil, Holler" (arr. Lomax) | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Hori Horo" (Trad. arr Kennedy-Fraser) | 2:07 |
| 5. | "Bad Girl" | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Lord Gregory" | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Grooveyard" (Timmons) | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Dearest Dear" (Trad. arr. Sharp) | 2:59 |
| Total length: | 23:48 | |
Personnel[edit]
- Shirley Collins: vocals; five-string banjo ("The Cherry Tree Carol")
- Davy Graham: guitar
Reception[edit]
Folk Roots, New Routes is regarded as a landmark album of the folk revival;[5][6][7] Jude Rogers writing for NPR called it "an uncompromising work that spearheaded innovation in the middle of the folk music revival. It set a template for the folk-rock that followed it, and inspired 21st century psych-folk decades later."[8] It is described as a template for Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief (1969).[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "An English Pastoral: Folk Rock". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ "Shirley Collins, Davy Graham: Folk Roots, New Routes". mainlynorfolk.info.
- ^ Young, Rob (August 19, 2010). Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571258420 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Shirley Collins, Davy Graham – Folk Roots, New Routes" – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Revival, Folk Horror (September 22, 2018). Folk Horror Revival: Harvest Hymns. Volume I- Twisted Roots. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780244074814 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sweers, Britta (January 13, 2005). Electric Folk: The Changing Face of English Traditional Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-803898-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (October 11, 2017). "The Innovative Folk Revival Sound Of Shirley Collins' 'Folk Roots, New Routes'" – via NPR.
- ^ "Shirley Collins and Davy Graham – Folk Roots – New Roots – CD". Rough Trade.