Taproot

by Michael Hedges

Taproot cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 August 1990
  • Label: Windham Hill Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:41
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Subtitled an 'autobiographical myth', the project showcases the acoustic guitar virtuoso moving beyond solo fingerstyle performance to embrace full-band orchestration. The integration of woodwinds and fretless bass creates a lush, cinematic soundscape that bridges contemporary folk with expansive, impressionistic instrumentation.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, Acoustic, acoustic, technical, instrumental, melodic, guitars, virtuosic, folk

Tracklist

  1. The Naked Stalk (1:42)
  2. The Jealous Tunnel/About Face (4:21)
  3. The Jade Stalk (3:55)
  4. Nomad Land (1:54)
  5. Point A (1:34)
  6. Chava's Song (3:16)
  7. Ritual Dance (2:17)
  8. Scenes (On The Road To Shrub 2) (4:23)
  9. The First Cutting (3:03)
  10. Point B (1:58)
  11. Song Of The Spirit Farmer (4:46)
  12. The Rootwitch (2:29)
  13. I Carry Your Heart (4:57)

Credits

  • Michael Moore - clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet
  • E. J. Ulrich - arranged by
  • Michael Manring - bass
  • David Crosby - harmony vocals
  • Graham Nash - harmony vocals
  • E. E. Cummings - lyrics by

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