On the Shore

by Trees

On the Shore cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1971
  • Label: CBS
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 49:04
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Standing as a legendary, highly sought-after masterpiece of the British folk-rock revival, Trees' sophomore album is a remarkably powerful fusion of acoustic tradition and heavy electric fuzz. 'On the Shore' is beautifully melodic and intensely pastoral, weaving wonderfully psychedelic guitar work and fiercely passionate female vocals into deeply progressive, epic English folklore.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, progressive, folklore, british, traditional, folk, female-vocals, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Soldiers Three (1:50)
  2. Murdoch (5:09)
  3. Streets of Derry (7:34)
  4. Sally Free and Easy (10:08)
  5. Fool (5:22)
  6. Adam's Toon (1:12)
  7. Geordie (5:05)
  8. While the Iron Is Hot (3:20)
  9. Little Sadie (3:10)
  10. Polly on the Shore (6:09)

Credits

  • Trees - primary artist
  • Tony Cox - arranged by, bass guitar, producer
  • Bias Boshell - bass guitar, vocals, piano, twelve-string guitar [acoustic]
  • Hipgnosis - design [sleeve], photography by, artwork [tinting]
  • Unwin Brown - drums, vocals, tambourine
  • Roger Quested - engineer
  • Vic Gamm - engineer
  • Michael Jefferies - harp
  • Barry Clarke - lead guitar, dulcimer
  • David Costa - twelve-string guitar [electric], acoustic guitar, mandolin
  • Celia Humphris - vocals

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