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Penguin Eggs is an album by Nic Jones

Nic Jones

Nicolas Paul "Nic" Jones is an English folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player whose professional career spanned the years 1964-1982. He recorded five solo albums, and was a frequent guest performer.-Biography:...

, released in 1980. Allmusic described the album as "one of those rare records where not just every song, but each instrumental part is worth hearing".

English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

musician Kate Rusby

Kate Rusby

Kate Anna Rusby is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale, she has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times...

states that Penguin Eggs is her favourite album of all time.

Track listing

"Canadee - I - O
Canada-I-O
"O-Canada" is a traditional Canadian and English folk ballad. It is believed to have been written before 1839...

" 5:58
"The Drowned Lovers" 6:31
"The Humpback Whale" 6:04
"The Little Pot Stove" 5:37
"Courting Is a Pleasure" 5:22
"Barrack Street" 4:28
"Planxty Davis" 2:51
"The Flandyke Shore" 2:53
"Farewell to the Gold" 5:17

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