The Sweet Primeroses

by Shirley Collins

The Sweet Primeroses cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1967
  • Label: Topic
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking a crucial point in the British folk revival, 'The Sweet Primeroses' features traditional songs accompanied largely by a reproduction portative organ. The stark, drone-like instrumentation provides a haunting backdrop for the vocalist's unadorned, pure delivery of centuries-old material. This minimalist approach helped establish a distinct, historically informed aesthetic that influenced generations of subsequent folk artists.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, traditional, female-vocals, ballad, a-cappella, acoustic, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. All Things Are Quite Silent
  2. Cambridgeshire May Carol
  3. Spencer The Rover
  4. The Rigs Of The Time
  5. The Cruel Mother
  6. The Bird In The Bush
  7. The Streets Of Derry
  8. Brigg Fair
  9. Higher Germanie
  10. George Collins
  11. The Babes In The Wood
  12. Down In Yon Forest
  13. The Magpie's Nest
  14. False True Love
  15. The Sweet Primeroses

Credits

  • Dolly Collins - arranged by, portative organ [portative pipe-organ]
  • Austin John Marshall - producer

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