Reissue from FAIRPORT CONVENTION / STEELEYE SPAN founder member, 'Sway With Me' comes from 1991, and in his Ashley compilation for Free Reed, Nigel Schofield hits the nail on the head with the delicious understatement "a concept album about trees might seem an unusual notion".
01 Tree 02 The oak 03 Pierce the screen 04 Thirlmere february 1922 05 Morning of high silence 06 Achren's riddle 07 Hanging tree 08 The fallen elm 09 The woodlands of england 10 Hazel nutting 11 Green city 12 Dialogue from a canterbury tale
13 Turn the lathe gently 14 Wood burning rhythm 15 The charcoal burner/burning up 16 The willow 17 Mannikins 18 The bee and the butterfly 19 Thanks tree! 20 Sway with me 21 Apple pie