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01. Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus - Bruton Town
02. Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus - Barbry Ellen
03. Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus - Fortune My Foe
04. Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus - Willie of Winsbury
05. Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus - The Nightingale
06. Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus - John Hardy
07. Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus - The Derry Dems of Arrow
08. Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus - Now Westlin' Winds
09. Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus - False Sir John
ARTIST
TITLE
Leaves From Off The Tree
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
WEAVIL 016CD WEAVIL 016CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/11/2010

2022 restock. Bo' Weavil releases Leaves From Off The Tree: a three-way project of Sharron Kraus, Meg Baird (Espers) & Helena Espvall (Espers). This is a beautiful recording of traditional folk material, with the most stunning singing and arrangements of some of England and Appalachia's finest songs. The songs on this record were recorded after many an evening swapping songs (and beers!) in Fishtown, Philadelphia, where Sharron had moved from her native England, and Meg and Helena were already installed. Meg and Sharron both had traditional music backgrounds and would meet up and teach each other Appalachian and English ballads, and improvise harmonies and alternate melodies. At some point, Helena was invited along and her voice and cello added a rich new layer. All nine songs were recorded live in one afternoon, so as to capture the relaxed atmosphere of the group's gatherings.