SILVER BIRCH LP/1974 UK/Rare British Folk/Sandy Denny/Fotheringay/Dulcimer/Trees

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SILVER BIRCH 's/t' LP (Germany, Granadilla Music, Catalogue #GM 202CC4) Brand new/unplayed copy of Granadilla Music label vinyl edition of very rare 1974 British Folk LP by Silver Birch. Vocals, Fiddle, Harmonium, Mandolin, Autoharp, Guitar, Bells, Recorder and Tambourines. This was the band's only album release.

(NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITON OF 500 COPIES ONLY!)

'This cutie actually should be one of the crown jewels of British folk music from the early 1970s, but as things sometimes happen, the greatest art often gets its deserved praise not before the second spring. This is the case with Silver Birch, a group which is still active in a different incarnation up to today. Their only album from 1973 was a beautiful affair with clearly-structured folk tunes, mostly traditionals, based on haunting vocal arrangements and an all acoustic but very rich instrumentation with fiddle, acoustic guitars, harmonium, tambourine and bells for the rhythms, and mandolin, weaving a fine-meshed lattice of melodies on which the enchanting vocals can find a solid footing. Close your eyes while you take a listen and take a journey to the royal courts of King Arthur to the smoky pubs where the peasants celebrate their joy of life. Silver Birch prove their dedication to this music with their vivid, passionate, and often steaming performance, even in the most fragile moments. A grand piece of classic, song-driven folk music that is highly recommended to everybody who loves acts such as Mellow Candle, Dulcimer or the great late Gwydion Pendderwen.'

'Supposedly pressed in a run of 200 copies, this rare private album offers pleasant folk with full band arrangements and a mixture of contemporary and traditional material. They also contributed material (along with Galley and others) to the equally scarce Eastern Approaches compilation, and returned to issue a second, cassette-only album, Lady Of the Woods, twenty years on.' - Richard Falk/Galactic Ramble

- Granadilla Music reissues this rare slab of 1970s British folk from Silver Birch.
- Mostly traditional songs with haunting vocal arrangements, fiddles, acoustic guitars, harmonium, tambourine and bells.
- In the vein of Mellow Candle, Dulcimer or Gwydion Pendderwen.
- The LP edition is limited to 500 copies.

Tracks on this LP are as follows:

• Ushers Well (4:50)
• Come By The Hills (3:54)
• Daddy Fox (2:54)
• Crazy Man Michael (3:58)
• Dance Tunes (3:32)
• Flower & Young Man (5:23)
• Bells (3:14)
• Lord Franklin (3:47)
• Lyke Wake Dirge (2:44)
• Wild Flying Dove (3:10)
• Bold Reynold (2:12)
• Orange Balloon (2:50)
• Trees (2:43)
• Glimpse Of Heaven (3:16)

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