Silks & Spices, by Finest Kind

Silks & Spices

by Finest Kind

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1.	Bright Shining Morning 03:54	info	buy track
2.	Fair Maid Walking 03:18	info	buy track
3.	At the End of a Long Lonely Day 02:50	info	buy track
4.	The Ten Dollar Bill 02:47	info	buy track
5.	The Maple Leaf Forever 02:12	info	buy track
6.	As I Roved Out 03:22	info	buy track
7.	Jack the Jolly Tar 04:11	info	buy track
8.	Shepherd of the Downs 05:00	info	buy track
9.	John Barleycorn 03:01	info	buy track
10.	Sweet Forget-Me-Not 03:54	info	buy track
11.	Shepherds Arise 03:15	info	buy track
12.	Blackest Crow 03:51	info	buy track
13.	The Painful Plough 02:46	info	buy track
14.	The Times They are A-Changin' 02:48	info	buy track
15.	Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 04:02	info	buy track

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Finest Kind's third CD, another great mix of songs old and new sung in the trio's inimitable and glorious vocal harmony.
Also available on CD, from www.ianrobb.com

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released August 1, 2003

All songs arranged and all arrangements © 2003 by Ann Downey SOCAN, Shelley Posen BMI, and Ian Robb SOCAN.
All songs traditional /public domain except as noted.
VOCALS Finest Kind
GUITAR Shelley Posen
BASS, BANJO Ann Downey
CONCERTINA Ian Robb
FIDDLE, VIOLA, TENOR GUITAR, MANDOLIN James Stephens
RECORDING James Stephens at Stove Studios, Chelsea, Quebec
MIXING James Stephens and David Bignell at Heat of Sound, Ottawa
MASTERING David Cain at Shark Fin Mastering, Ottawa
ILLUSTRATIONS Marilyn Koop, Elora

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Ian Robb Ottawa, Ontario

Self-described “singer and writer of old songs”, Ian Robb started out singing in English folk clubs in the 1960s, before emigrating to Canada in 1970. Since then, he has sung with Finest Kind, The Friends of Fiddler’s Green, Jiig, Arrowsmith:Robb Trio and most recently, with James Stephens. In 2005 he was awarded one of the first Canadian Folk Music Awards for “Best Singer: Traditional”. ... more

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