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The Green Man was released in 2000 and is the twenty first studio album by Roy Harper.

History

The album takes its name from an ancient character / representation found, principally, throughout Western Europe. The Green Man may be carved in stone or wood, found in churches, or painted on pub signage and is usually a "representation of a face surrounded by (or made from) leaves".[2] Harper's face can also be seen within the leaves upon the album's cover.

Canadian musician Jeff Martin assisted Harper in recording the album and plays a variety of instruments on eight of the album's eleven songs.

I had an idea to keep this record purely acoustic. I succeeded in the main. The only non-acoustic instrument is John Fitzgerald's Fender Rhodes sound on "The Monster". I felt like I wanted to go back to my real roots. It did me good. I decided not to have bass and drums as such. Not because I've become anti rhythm section or anything stupid, but because I needed to get nearer to the real heart of me. I recorded the songs entirely alone other than when Jeff (Martin) was in the studio. (14 days). Jeff gave me a hand when it came to recording his bits. I particularly like his mandolin on "Sexy Woman". Jeff brought 2 items into the place. A great heart: and complete chaos. We had quite a time...[3]

Track listing

All tracks credited to Roy Harper except "The Apology" - Jeff Martin / Roy Harper

  1. "The Green Man" – 5:35
  2. "Wishing Well" – 5:53
  3. "Sexy Woman" – 6:30
  4. "The Apology" – 2:58
  5. "Midnight Sun" – 4:22
  6. "Glasto" – 4:24
  7. "The Monster" – 8:22
  8. "New England" – 4:42
  9. "Solar Wind Sculptures" – 3:36
  10. "Rushing Camelot" – 8:46
  11. "All in All" – 4:50

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Wiki link to Green Man Information
  3. ^ Roy Harper Official Site Archived 2006-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
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