Milkwhite Sheets
Encyclopedia
Milkwhite Sheets is the fourth solo album
released by former Belle & Sebastian
member Isobel Campbell
. The album was released on October 23, 2006. It brings traditional songs from United Kingdom and songs written by Campbell. She said the album was inspired by the works of Jean Ritchie
, Anne Briggs
and Shirley Collins
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by former Belle & Sebastian
Belle & Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Belle and Sebastian are often compared with influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The name Belle & Sebastian comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965...
member Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell is a Scottish singer, cellist and composer in the indie and rock genres.-History:Campbell was a member of Belle & Sebastian from their formation in Glasgow in 1996 until 2002, when she departed the band for personal reasons. She played cello and keyboards with the band, and sang...
. The album was released on October 23, 2006. It brings traditional songs from United Kingdom and songs written by Campbell. She said the album was inspired by the works of Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie is an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player.- Out of Kentucky :Abigail and Balis Ritchie of Viper, Kentucky had 14 children, and Jean was the youngest...
, Anne Briggs
Anne Briggs
Anne Briggs is an English folk singer. Although she traveled widely in the 1960s and early 1970s, appearing at folk clubs and venues in England and Ireland, she never aspired to commercial success or to achieve widespread public acknowledgment of her music...
and Shirley Collins
Shirley Collins
Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE is a British folksinger who was a significant contributor to the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s...
.
Track listing
- "O Love Is Teasin'" – 1:56
- "Willow's Song" – 4:22
- "Yearning" – 4:19
- "James" – 3:55
- "Hori Horo" – 2:21
- "Reynardine" – 2:54
- "Milkwhite Sheets" – 1:20
- "Cachel Wood" – 2:38
- "Beggar, Wiseman Or Thief" – 3:13
- "Loving Hannah" – 3:18
- "Are You Going To Leave Me?" – 4:31
- "Over The Wheat & The Barley" – 2:34
- "Thursday's Child" – 7:09
- "Bird In The Wood" (hidden track) – 0:48
External links
- Official website Info on the album