Dear Companion

by Meg Baird

Dear Companion cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 May 2007
  • Label: Drag City
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:15
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Dear Companion' is the debut solo album by American musician Meg Baird, known predominantly for her work with the psych-folk band Espers. The record is an intimate collection featuring Baird's ethereal vocals accompanied by intricate acoustic guitar fingerpicking. It highlights her deep connection to Appalachian and British styles through a mix of original compositions and traditional covers.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Lo Fi, folk, acoustic, female-vocals, traditional, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Dear Companion (3:44)
  2. River Song (2:31)
  3. The Cruelty Of Barbary Allen (6:26)
  4. Do What You Gotta Do (2:48)
  5. River House In Tinicum (4:01)
  6. The Waltze Of The Tennis Players (3:05)
  7. Maiden In The Moor Lay (2:26)
  8. Sweet William And Fair Ellen (5:13)
  9. All I Ever Wanted (3:20)
  10. Willie O'Winsbury (6:09)
  11. Dear Companion (Acappella) (2:27)

Credits

  • Meg BAIRd - primary artist, written-by
  • Roger Seibel - lacquer cut by
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Chris Thompson - written-by
  • Jimmy Webb - written-by
  • Allan Fraser - written-by
  • John Dawson - written-by
  • Sheila Kay Adams - other [after]

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