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Tim Harrison
Wheatfield With Crows
Genre: Folk

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Wheatfield With Crows
2. Home Boys
3. Elizabeth's Lament
4. Innocent Eyes
5. The Parting Letter to Ophelia
6. Fortune And Men's Eyes
7. The Song of Wandering Aengus
8. There But For Fortune
9. Watson Goes To The Park
10. Joy Alright
11. Maps of Paris
12. The Stars Above
13. Song Of Thanksgiving
14. Sea-fever

CD Details

All Artists: Tim Harrison
Title: Wheatfield With Crows
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Original Release Date: 11/29/2002
Re-Release Date: 12/10/2002
Genre: Folk
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 625989346323

Synopsis

Album Description

Wheatfield With Crows is a collection of traditional and contemporary folk songs; seven new, and seven newly recorded arrangements of songs from a now discontinued title, "The Stars Above". In addition to his poetic compositions, Tim Harrison renders a powerful performance of "There But For Fortune" (Phil Ochs), a delightful (and bassett hound-inspired) instrumental, "Watson Goes To The Park"; a musical offering of one of his favourite poems, "Sea-fever" by John Masefield, as well as new arrangements to "The Song of Wandering Aengus" (poem by W.B. Yeats - music: trad/Judy Collins/Dave Van Ronk). The album features Harrison on guitar, mandolin, bass & vocals, Sahra Featherstone (celtic harp), Tom Leighton (accordion), Liane de Lotbiniere (vocals), Paul Mills aka Curly Boy Stubbs (guitar), and Chris Whiteley (harmonica).

CD Reviews

Simple Yet Beautiful

D. Hutchins | Stanhope, NJ United States | 01/08/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard about Tim Harrison through an album I have of Enoch Kent (a gruff sounding Scotsman. But I love his voice). That's how I often find out about other singers who aren't well known. Tim backs up Enoch instrumentally on his recordings and also have a recording studio together. I took a gamble on this one, because Amazon didn't have any samples of his music to listen to. (After I received the CD, I discovered his website - www.timharrison.ca -- where there are music samples than can be heard.) His music style is simple, but his songs are complex and personally involving.

Too many musicians rely on synthesizers, or a lot of other modern instrumentation. Very often, those additions obscure the singer and the song's message. Tim prefers to use a lot of acoustic instruments (guitar, harp, and mandolin), which I find refreshing. Sticking with those instruments seems to be a lost art these days. Also, with his clear singing voice, it's easy to understand his lyrics. I fell in love with his music instantly. Once you hear him yourself, you'll understand why. His music is honest, natural, and beautiful to listen to. I highly recommend this CD to anyone who likes folk music by a quality, talented performer. You won't be disappointed.

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