Folk Music (album)

Folk Music
Studio album by Show of Hands
Released 1998
Recorded September 1998
Genre Folk
Label Hands on Music
Producer Gerard O’Farrell
Show of Hands chronology

Dark Fields
(1997)		 Folk Music
(1998)		 Covers
(2000)

Folk Music was the fourth studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands.

The album includes traditional songs.

Background

The duo have said the album is an album which connects them to their roots, which they felt worked well.

Release

The album was only ever made available through post and at the band's concerts, and for a limited time only.

The album is out of print as of today. In February 2015, the band offered it as a free download to anyone who subscribed to their mailing list.

"The Train"

Track 10, “The Train” / “Blackwaterside”, includes "The Train". This is the third appearance on a Show of Hands album for the song, following its inclusion on Dark Fields and the 10 minute reprise of the song which takes the form of a hidden track also on Dark Fields.

“The Train” / “Blackwaterside” is the only song still available from the album, as it was released on the best-of album Roots.

Track listing

All tracks are traditional arrangements of folk songs by Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, except where noted.

  1. “John Riley”
  2. “Broomfield Hill”
  3. “All Things Are Quite Silent”
  4. “Lonesome Stockade Blues”
  5. “Mary From Dungloe” (arr. Beer)
  6. “Down In Yon Forest”
  7. “je ne sais quoi” (Steve Knightley) / “le boeuf anglais” (Gareth Turner)
  8. “Digging Down” (lyrics by Mark Glover)
  9. “Matt Hyland”
  10. “The Train” (Steve Knightley) / “Blackwaterside”
  11. Hidden track (version of "High Germany")

Credits