Handful of Earth

by Dick Gaughan

Handful of Earth cover art

Dick Gaughan's 'Handful of Earth' combines traditional Scottish and Irish songs with explicitly political material. His forceful guitar style and direct vocal delivery made the album a major reference point in modern British folk revival discourse.

Genres

  • Scottish Folk Music
  • Scots Song
  • Irish Folk Music

Tracklist

  1. Erin-Go-Bragh
  2. Now Westlin Winds
  3. Craigie Hill
  4. World Turned Upside Down
  5. The Snows They Melt The Soonest
  6. Lough Erne / First Kiss At Parting
  7. Scojun Waltz / Randers Hopsa
  8. Song For Ireland
  9. Workers' Song
  10. Both Sides The Tweed