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Released
  
1974

Artist
  
Norman Blake

Label
  
Flying Fish Records

The Fields of November (1974)
  
Old and New (1975)

Release date
  
1974

Genres
  
Folk music, Americana

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Similar
  
Norman Blake albums, Americana albums

The Fields of November is an album of American guitarist Norman Blake, released in 1974. It was reissued in 1992 by Flying Fish along with Old and New as a double CD.

Contents

Blake later married Nancy Short, who plays cello on this release. They would release a number of duet albums throughout the years.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, critic Jim Smith called the album " a thoroughly relaxed affair that did much to establish the sound he would follow throughout the rest of his career, mixing wistful ballads with controlled instrumental material. He demonstrates his musical prowess by playing fiddle, mandolin, and dobro, as well as composing all of the album's songs."

Track listing

All songs by Norman Blake.

Side one

  1. "Green Leaf Fancy"
  2. "Last Train from Poor Valley"
  3. "White Oak Swamp"
  4. "Ruins of Richmond"
  5. "Graycoat Soldiers"
  6. "Caperton Ferry"
  7. "Southern Railroad Blues"

Side two

  1. "Lord Won't You Help Me"
  2. "Krazy Kurtis"
  3. "Coming Down from Rising Fawn"
  4. "Uncle"
  5. "The Old Brown Case"
  6. "The Fields of November"

Personnel

  • Norman Blake – guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, vocals
  • Charlie Collins – guitar, fiddle
  • Robert Arthur "Tut" Taylor - dobro
  • Nancy Short – cello
  • Songs

    1Green Leaf Fancy
    2Last Train From Poor Valley
    3White Oak Swamp

    References

    The Fields of November Wikipedia


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