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

Show of Hands

Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes.-Origins:...

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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. Steve Knightley has hinted the album could be re-released on a download.

"The Train"

Track 10, “The Train” / “Blackwaterside

Down by Blackwaterside

Down by Blackwaterside is a traditional folk song, provenance and author unknown, although it is likely to have originated near the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland...

”, includes "The Train". This is the third appearance on a Show of Hands album for the song, following its inclusion on Dark Fields

Dark Fields

Dark Fields is the third studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands, released in 1997. It was their first album to come in a gatefold/digipack...

and the 10 minute reprise of the song which takes the form of a hidden track also on Dark Fields

Dark Fields

Dark Fields is the third studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands, released in 1997. It was their first album to come in a gatefold/digipack...

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“The Train” / “Blackwaterside

Down by Blackwaterside

Down by Blackwaterside is a traditional folk song, provenance and author unknown, although it is likely to have originated near the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland...

” 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

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 by Steve Knightley

Steve Knightley

Steve Knightley is a singer-songwriter, musician and one half of British acoustic roots duo Show of Hands.-Career:...

 and Phil Beer

Phil Beer

Phil Beer is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and one half of English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands.-Biography:...

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1. “John Riley”
2. “Broomfield Hill”
3. “All Things Are Quite Silent”
4. “Lonesome Stockade Blues”
5. “Mary From Dungloe”
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
    Down by Blackwaterside
    Down by Blackwaterside is a traditional folk song, provenance and author unknown, although it is likely to have originated near the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland...
    
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