Name: The Power Of The True Love Knot
Brand: Shirley Collins

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fled3028

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Limited edition

Release date

2007-08-07

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Shirley Collins

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Folk

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<p>Shirley Collins is a British folksinger, born on July 5, 1935 in Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom. She has made significant contributions to the folk music scene and is known for her captivating vocals and authentic storytelling. In the late 1950s, she collaborated with American musicologist Alan Lomax on his field recordings, further enhancing her knowledge and passion for traditional music. With a career spanning several decades, Shirley Collins continues to be an influential figure in the folk genre.</p>

this is shirley collins' great 1967 album 'the power of the true love knot'. produced by joe boyd with exquisite arrangements by dolly collins and contributions from robin williamson and mike heron of the incredible string band, and bram martin (cellist on the beatles' 'eleanor rigby'). the songs on this record belong to ladies fair and tender, the ballad-heroines with lily hands, riding through meadows distracted, saving or losing their virtue, getting pregnant, eloping with gypsies, dying of remorse, twined in the true-lover's knot. shirley collins: vocals, banjo, dulcimer; dolly collins: pipe organ; bram martin: cello; robin williamson: tin whistle, chanter, percussion; mike heron: percussion. produced by joe boyd.

The Power Of The True Love Knot

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