Album: Folk Roots, New Routes by Davy Graham (1964)
Genre: Jazz | Style: Folk
Format: Album

Description:  "Folk Roots, New Routes" is a remarkably experimental record, first released in 1965, , uniting Shirley Collins' beautiful singing with Davy Graham's jazz-inflected guitar work. Although the partnership only lasted for this recording and a handful of live shows, it left a powerful legacy in the English folk song revival.
The album captures the first really great accompanied English folk song and was a template for Fairport Convention's seminal "Liege and Lief".

Artist Background: David Michael Gordon "Davey" Graham (originally spelled Davy Graham) (26 November 1940 - 15 December 2008) was a British guitarist and one of the most influential figures in the 1960s British folk revival. He inspired many famous practitioners of the fingerstyle acoustic guitar such as Bert Jansch, Wizz Jones, John Renbourn, Martin Carthy, John Martyn, Paul Simon and Jimmy Page. Graham is probably best known for his acoustic instrumental, "Anji" and for pioneering DADGAD tuning, later widely ... Part of the Hincley,England music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement. Known for Folk style.

Music Scene: Part of the Hincley,England music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement. Known for Folk style.

Tags: Jazz, Folk, 1960s, Album

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 "Folk Roots, New Routes" is a remarkably experimental record, first released in 1965, , uniting Shirley Collins' beautiful singing with Davy Graham's jazz-inflected guitar work. Although the partnership only lasted for this recording and a handful of live shows, it left a powerful legacy in the English folk song revival.
The album captures the first really great accompanied English folk song and was a template for Fairport Convention's seminal "Liege and Lief".

Folk Roots, New Routes

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