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Lodestar

Her first album in 38 years, made at home in Lewes.
Shirley Collins, 2016

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It collects English, American and Cajun songs from the 16th century to the 1950s. It reached number 88 on the UK albums chart and 13 on the UK independent chart, and Metacritic scores it 82. musicOMH called it a triumph of storytelling and sound, and the Guardian's Alexis Petridis gave it three stars. The Quietus put it fifth among the albums of 2016.

Track listing

  1. Awake Awake / The Split Ash Tree / May Carol / Southover11:09
  2. The Banks of Green Willow3:18
  3. Cruel Lincoln3:30
  4. Washed Ashore2:57
  5. Death and the Lady4:45
  6. Pretty Polly4:17
  7. Old Johnny Buckle1:43
  8. Sur le Borde de l'Eau3:53
  9. The Rich Irish Lady / Jeff Sturgeon5:58
  10. The Silver Swan1:26

More from Shirley Collins

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Sources

  1. Lodestar (album), Wikipedia
  2. Shirley Collins reveals new music video for Pretty Polly, Klof (2016-10)