Davey Graham & Shirley Collins - Folk Roots, New Routes

Title: Folk Roots, New Routes Artist: Davey Graham & Shirley Collins Release Date: 1964 Re-Released On: 10/18/2005 Label: Fledg'ling UPC: 5020393305228 Genre: Folk Styles: Folk Jazz, British Folk, Folk-Blues, Folk Revival, Progressive Folk, British Folk-Rock Moods: Literate, Passionate, Autumnal, Earthy, Organic, Plaintive, Poignant, Reflective, Rustic, Searching, Sentimental, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bittersweet, Dreamy, Earnest, Gentle, Pastoral, Reverent, Rollicking, Sophisticated, Springlike, Wistful, Yearning Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Nottamun Town
2. Proud Maisrie
3. The Cherry Tree Carol
4. Blue Monk
5. Hares on the Mountain
6. Reynardine
7. Pretty Saro
8. Riff Mountain
9. Jane Jane
10. Love Is Pleasing
11. Bollweevil Holler
12. Hori Horo
13. Bad Girl
14. Lord Greggory
15. Grooveyard
16. Dearest Dear

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Fledg'ling 3052

Folk Roots, New Routes

This pairing of one of British folk's finest voices (Shirley Collins) with one of the country's finest acoustic guitarists (Davey Graham) had a notable influence on the U.K. folk scene, although it eluded wide acclaim at the time. Collins' rich, melancholy vocals were most likely an influence on Sandy Denny, Maddy Prior, and Jacqui McShee. Graham helped redefine the nature of folk accompaniment with his imaginative, rhythmic backing, which drew from jazz, blues, and a bit of Middle Eastern music as well as mainline British Isles folk. Performed with tasteful restraint and selected with imaginative eclecticism, the album also includes an instrumental showcase for Graham in "Rif Mountain," which provides evidence of his clear influence on guitarists such as Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, and the acoustic style of Jimmy Page. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Austin John Marshall Original Liner Notes David Suff Research, Project Coordinator Davy Graham Arranger, Soloist, Guitar, Accompaniment, Guitar Arrangements Denis Blackham Digital Mastering Gus Dudgeon Engineer Ken Hunt Essay Phil Smee Packaging Ray Horricks Producer Shirley Collins Arranger, 5-string Banjo Tim Chacksfield Research, Project Coordinator