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Roots and Branches

Lorre Wyatt
Roots and Branches

Describing Lorre Wyatt, Pete Seeger said the following:

"Lorre Wyatt’s songs share a quality with the finest of traditional folk songs: they are at once timely and timeless. They grow on you and with you and become part of your life. I predict that many of Lorre’s songs will be sung – humanity willing! – by our grandchildren’s grandchildren.”

This is Wyatt's first album, originally released on Folk-Legacy in 1985. It is a collection of traditional and original songs, all performed with inventive arrangements and a vocal delivery that is both gentle and impassioned. The tracks discuss a range of topics, including labor, sailing, and renewable energy. Joining Wyatt's skillful fingerstyle guitar are accompanying vocal harmonies, bass, banjo, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, concertina, bouzouki, and flute that work to provide the album with a rich depth of sound.

Track Listing

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Mingulay Boat Song Lorre Wyatt 03:36
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Islay Reaping Song Lorre Wyatt 03:00
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Peach Picken' Time in Georgia Lorre Wyatt 03:12
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The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore Lorre Wyatt 03:42
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The Chemical Worker's Song Lorre Wyatt 02:03
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Der Yid Der Schmid Lorre Wyatt 03:28
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Let It Be Your Lullabye Lorre Wyatt 03:51
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Old Time Nutrition Lorre Wyatt 03:04
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I Could Not Find My Baby-O Lorre Wyatt 04:48
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Keep on the Sunny Side Lorre Wyatt 02:39
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No Nukes for Me Lorre Wyatt 02:42
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Once a Boat Has Broken from the Shore Lorre Wyatt 02:21
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The Laird O' Drum / The Hare in the Corn Lorre Wyatt 04:38
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Somos El Barco / We Are the Boat Lorre Wyatt 03:36