The Ornament Tree

1990 studio album by Bert Jansch
The Ornament Tree
Studio album by
Bert Jansch
ReleasedNovember 1990
Recorded1990 at Heartbeat Sound, London
GenreFolk
Length43:41
LabelRun River
ProducerMichael Klein
Bert Jansch chronology
Sketches
(1990)
The Ornament Tree
(1990)
When the Circus Comes to Town
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Ornament Tree is the 18th album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released virtually simultaneously with another album, Sketches.[2]

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "The Ornament Tree (Bonny Portmore)" - 3:50
  2. "The Banks O'Sicily" (James Robertson, Hamish Henderson) - 3:33
  3. "The Rambling Boys of Pleasure" - 4:40
  4. "The Rocky Road to Dublin" - 2:58
  5. "Three Dreamers" - 3:46
  6. "The Mountain Streams" - 3:49
  7. "The Blackbirds of Mullamore" - 4:47
  8. "Lady Fair" - 2:15
  9. "The Road Tae Dundee" - 4:07
  10. "Tramps And Hawkers" - 3:15
  11. "The January Man" (Dave Goulder) - 3:42
  12. "Dobbins Flowery Vale" - 3:33

Personnel

  • Bert Jansch - guitar, vocals
  • Peter Kirtley - guitar
  • Nigel Portman Smith - bass, accordion
  • Dave Turner - bass
  • Maggie Boyle - flute, whistles, bodhran
  • Paul Boyle - fiddle
  • Richard Curran - fiddle
  • Steve Tilston - arpeggione, mandolin
  • Michael Klein - percussion, backing vocals

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Bert Jansch website". Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
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Live albums
  • Live at the 12 Bar: An Authorised Bootleg (1996)
  • Downunder: Live in Australia (2001)
  • Sweet Sweet Music (2012)
Compilation albums
  • Lucky Thirteen (1966)
  • Dazzling Stranger: The Bert Jansch Anthology (2000)
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