Cleveland Francis - Beyond The Willow Tree [New Vinyl LP] Rmst, Restored
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Cleveland Francis - Beyond The Willow Tree [New Vinyl LP] Rmst, Restored

Artist: Cleveland Francis

Title: Beyond The Willow Tree

Format: Vinyl LP

Genre: Country

UPC: 652401574316

Release Date: 2022

Record Label: Forager Records

Album Tracks

1. The Willow Tree
2. Little Green Apples
3. Early Morning Rain
4. When I'm Sixty Four
5. Hot Sun
6. Hey Jude
7. Just Think About It for a While
8. Both Sides Now
9. Rain
10. Time
11. Getting Ready for Tomorrow
12. With God on Our Side
13. What's Wrong with the World
14. Ballad of Martin Luther King
15. Change
16. It's Got to Get Better
17. Hot Sun (Demo)
18. Early Morning Rain (Demo)
19. Summertime
20. Just Think About It for a While (Demo)
21. The Willow Tree (Demo)

Beyond The Willow Tree is a hauntingly beautiful anthology of folk songs chronicling the experience of a young black man growing up in the segregated south. A balanced mix of covers and originals, Cleveland Francis' body of work seamlessly blends deep, soulful vocals with the stripped down acoustic instrumentation of folk. In the late 60's Francis coined the term "soulfolk", playing his genre bending music across college campuses and coffee shops while earning a medical degree at William & Mary. These songs serve as a missing link between soul and folk music, suppressed by the harsh political landscape of a music industry heavily influenced by racial stereotypes. "If you were black, you played blues or soul music... I wanted to play folk music," Cleveland professed. Included in this double LP set is Cleveland Francis' entire 1970 self released album Follow Me, featuring the original artwork and liner notes printed inside the gatefold. The second LP takes you Beyond The Willow Tree with unreleased demos recorded in 1968 along with one 45 only single recorded in 1970. "These recordings are a look into my soul through a long and lonely journey to understand feelings of my childhood, poverty, racial segregation, bigotry, war, love and hope. It represents my attempt to express and come to terms with all that I have seen and felt as a Black man growing up in America." - Cleveland Francis

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