The Fields of November
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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.
Blake later married Nancy Short, who plays cello on this release. They would release a number of duet albums throughout the years.
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guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Norman Blake
Norman Blake (American musician)
Norman Blake is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups...
, released in 1974. It was reissued in 1992 by Flying Fish along with Old and New as a double CD.
Blake later married Nancy Short, who plays cello on this release. They would release a number of duet albums throughout the years.
Side one
- "Green Leaf Fancy"
- "Last Train from Poor Valley"
- "White Oak Swamp"
- "Ruins of Richmond"
- "Graycoat Soldiers"
- "Caperton Ferry"
- "Southern Railroad Blues"
Side two
- "Lord Won't You Help Me"
- "Krazy Kurtis"
- "Coming Down from Rising Fawn"
- "Uncle"
- "The Old Brown Case"
- "The Fields of November"
Personnel
- Norman Blake – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, dobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, vocals - Charlie Collins – guitar, fiddle
- Nancy Short – cello