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Dust on the Nettles: A Journey Through the British Underground Folk Scene 1967-1972
Dust on the Nettles: A Journey Through the British Underground Folk Scene 1967-1972
UPC: 5013929183001
Format: CD (3 disc)
Release Date: Jun 29, 2015
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Tributees: Clive Palmer; John Renbourn.
Liner Note Author: David Wells .
This richly realized collection from the Cherry Red label's psych/garage imprint Grapefruit offers up three heaping discs worth of British folk from its late-'60s and early-'70s heyday. The scene's influential flagship acts like Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Pentangle, and the Incredible String Band are all represented, but the real attraction here is a hefty amount of deep cuts from more obscure regional acts who received scant recognition in their time. Chronicling the five-year period between 1967 and 1972, Dust on the Nettles pools together the various intertwining movements of underground folk in the U.K. from the more staunch traditionalists to the more cerebral, psych-influenced acts and everything in between. Progressive bands like Comus and Synanthesia get their due, as do mysterious rarities like Shide & Acorn, Agincourt, and Melton Constable. Cult heroes like Vashti Bunyan and Bill Fay, who received unexpected post-millennium career revivals, sit alongside acts who would later become associated with other genres like Marc Bolan's pre-glam Tyrannosaurus Rex and early, neo-folk editions of new wavers Duncan Browne and Joan Armatrading. With its generous mix of recognizable masters and unexpected surprises, Dust on the Nettles is a treasure trove begging to be discovered. ~ Timothy Monger
Liner Note Author: David Wells .
This richly realized collection from the Cherry Red label's psych/garage imprint Grapefruit offers up three heaping discs worth of British folk from its late-'60s and early-'70s heyday. The scene's influential flagship acts like Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Pentangle, and the Incredible String Band are all represented, but the real attraction here is a hefty amount of deep cuts from more obscure regional acts who received scant recognition in their time. Chronicling the five-year period between 1967 and 1972, Dust on the Nettles pools together the various intertwining movements of underground folk in the U.K. from the more staunch traditionalists to the more cerebral, psych-influenced acts and everything in between. Progressive bands like Comus and Synanthesia get their due, as do mysterious rarities like Shide & Acorn, Agincourt, and Melton Constable. Cult heroes like Vashti Bunyan and Bill Fay, who received unexpected post-millennium career revivals, sit alongside acts who would later become associated with other genres like Marc Bolan's pre-glam Tyrannosaurus Rex and early, neo-folk editions of new wavers Duncan Browne and Joan Armatrading. With its generous mix of recognizable masters and unexpected surprises, Dust on the Nettles is a treasure trove begging to be discovered. ~ Timothy Monger
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
2 - Willow's Song [From The Wicker Man]
3 - Come All You Travellers
4 - Love Is a Funny Thing
5 - Images of Passing Clouds
6 - Peek Strangely and Worried Evening
7 - Glass of Water
8 - Winter Is Blue
9 - Winter Is a Coloured Bird
10 - Seagulls Scream
11 - Stories of Jesus
12 - Amanda
13 - Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity
14 - Roses for Columbus
15 - Til the Morning Comes
16 - Black Girl
17 - Garden of Jane Delawney
18 - Weirdsong of Breaking Through at Last
19 - Minas Tirith
20 - Prisoners, Victims, Strangers, Friends
Disc 2:
1 - Pilgrim
2 - River Lane
3 - Way Out Hermit
4 - All Things Are Quite Silent
5 - Upon Reflection
6 - Love Is Come Again
7 - Stargazer
8 - There Are No Greater Heroes
9 - Visionary Mountains
10 - Glow of the Firelight
11 - Searching for Lambs
12 - Samantha Carol Fragments
13 - Fotheringay [Demo Version]
14 - You Know What Has to Be
15 - Meanwhile Back in the Forest
16 - First Girl I Loved [Demo Version]
17 - Halfdan’s Daughter
18 - Mutant
19 - Meeting by the Moonlight Mill
20 - Highways (Misty Mist)
21 - Gabilan
22 - Sand All Yellow
Disc 3:
1 - Garden Song [Demo Version]
2 - Music of the Ages
3 - Song for the System
4 - Colour Is Blue
5 - Silent Village
6 - Welcome to the Citadel
7 - Evil Venus Tree
8 - Standing on the Shore
9 - Kind Sir
10 - Eagle
11 - Rosemary Hill
12 - Happy King
13 - Me and My Kite
14 - Wizard Shep
15 - Scarborough Fair
16 - Prisoner
17 - Patrice
18 - Girl of the Cosmos
19 - Elegy to a Dead King
20 - Silence Returns
21 - Orange Days and Purple Nights
1 - Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
2 - Willow's Song [From The Wicker Man]
3 - Come All You Travellers
4 - Love Is a Funny Thing
5 - Images of Passing Clouds
6 - Peek Strangely and Worried Evening
7 - Glass of Water
8 - Winter Is Blue
9 - Winter Is a Coloured Bird
10 - Seagulls Scream
11 - Stories of Jesus
12 - Amanda
13 - Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity
14 - Roses for Columbus
15 - Til the Morning Comes
16 - Black Girl
17 - Garden of Jane Delawney
18 - Weirdsong of Breaking Through at Last
19 - Minas Tirith
20 - Prisoners, Victims, Strangers, Friends
Disc 2:
1 - Pilgrim
2 - River Lane
3 - Way Out Hermit
4 - All Things Are Quite Silent
5 - Upon Reflection
6 - Love Is Come Again
7 - Stargazer
8 - There Are No Greater Heroes
9 - Visionary Mountains
10 - Glow of the Firelight
11 - Searching for Lambs
12 - Samantha Carol Fragments
13 - Fotheringay [Demo Version]
14 - You Know What Has to Be
15 - Meanwhile Back in the Forest
16 - First Girl I Loved [Demo Version]
17 - Halfdan’s Daughter
18 - Mutant
19 - Meeting by the Moonlight Mill
20 - Highways (Misty Mist)
21 - Gabilan
22 - Sand All Yellow
Disc 3:
1 - Garden Song [Demo Version]
2 - Music of the Ages
3 - Song for the System
4 - Colour Is Blue
5 - Silent Village
6 - Welcome to the Citadel
7 - Evil Venus Tree
8 - Standing on the Shore
9 - Kind Sir
10 - Eagle
11 - Rosemary Hill
12 - Happy King
13 - Me and My Kite
14 - Wizard Shep
15 - Scarborough Fair
16 - Prisoner
17 - Patrice
18 - Girl of the Cosmos
19 - Elegy to a Dead King
20 - Silence Returns
21 - Orange Days and Purple Nights