Avocet is the twelfth album by Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 folk musician Bert Jansch

Bert Jansch

Herbert "Bert" Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter...

, released in 1979 in UK. The album was first released by Ex Libris in Denmark

Denmark

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 in late 1978 with alternate album cover and one alternate track title, although no difference in recorded content. The title song "Avocet" was inspired by the traditional song "The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo (song)

"The Cuckoo" is a traditional English folk song. It has been covered by many musicians in several different styles. An early notable recorded version was performed by Appalachian folk musician Clarence Ashley with a unique banjo tuning....

". All songs on the album are named after a sea bird or wading bird.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bert Jansch

• (All the tracks on this album are instrumentals)

1. "Avocet" - 17:59
2. "Lapwing" - 1:33
3. "Bittern" - 7:49
4. "Kingfisher" - 3:44
5. "Osprey" - 3:14
6. "Kittiwake" - 2:47

Credits

• Bert Jansch - guitar, piano
• Martin Jenkins - mandocello, violin, flute
• Danny Thompson
  Danny Thompson
  Daniel Henry Edward 'Danny' Thompson is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist and businessman...
  
  - bass