Featuring and kicking off with probably her most famous recording, ‘Morning Dew’ sits alone a little with respect to the rest of the music. Inducted into the Hall of fame almost 60 years after release, this was her protest song of the time, to sit comfortably alongside the likes of Dylan and Baez, or being Canadian, alongside Mitchell and Young. Released several years before this LP was put out, you can tell from the punchy backbeat why it was covered by much ‘heavier’ bands down the years.
But let that not over-shadow the rest of the LP. It drifts seamlessly between C&W and Folk so you can never fully settle into what is coming next. And I think this is probably helped by the various songwriters credited on both sides.
If I am honest, no one track makes me sit up and take more notice. If it was playing in the background nothing would be shouting above the rooftops at me with any track, but perhaps that is the strength of the LP. It has it’s own identity but it’s probably one that you have to make up your own mind about.
