Songs from the Wood

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Songs from the Wood (1977) is an album by Jethro Tull, the first of a trio of folk rock albums, Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses and Stormwatch. Songs from the Wood was the first Tull album to receive unambiguously positive reviews since the time of Benefit and Living in the Past.

Filled with folk and fantasy imagery, and ornamental folk arrangement, the album is a departure from the hard rock of earlier Tull material. Although the band continued using folk elements in the next two albums, none were as cheerful or purely folk as this.

The 2003 remastered edition includes a pair of bonus tracks, featuring a live rendition of "Velvet Green".

Track listing

(All songs written by Ian Anderson)

1. "Songs From The Wood" – 4:52
2. "Jack-In-The-Green" – 2:27
3. "Cup Of Wonder" – 4:30
4. "Hunting Girl" – 5:11
5. "Ring Out, Solstice Bells" – 3:43
6. "Velvet Green" – 6:03
7. "The Whistler" – 3:30
8. "Pibroch (Cap In Hand)" – 8:27
9. "Fire At Midnight" – 2:26
10. "Beltane" (bonus) – 5:19
11. "Velvet Green" (bonus) – 5:56

Personnel

• Ian Anderson - flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Barriemore Barlow - drums, percussion
• Martin Barre - electric guitar
• John Evan - piano, organ, synthesizers
• John Glascock - bass guitar, vocals
• David Palmer - portative pipe organ, synthesizers

External links

• Template:Amg
• Template:Amg (bonus tracks)
• Ground and Sky review
• Cup of Wonder