TIA BLAKE & her folk group – Folksongs & Ballads (1971)

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Tia Blake’s album, “Folksongs & Ballads”, was released in 1971 in France, featuring traditional folk songs and ballads. The album is known for its minimalist, delicate approach and gentle guitar accompaniment, with a focus on Blake’s haunting vocals. It was recorded in an afternoon at Pierre Barouh’s Studios Saravah.

1. Betty and Dupree (00:00)
2. Black Is the Color (03:25)
3. Wish I Was a Single Girl Again (05:50)
4. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (08:22)
5. Jane Jane (11:08)
6. Lost Jimmi Whalen (14:40)
7. The Rising of the Moon (16:58)
8. Hangman (20:50)
9. Turtle Dove (24:07)
10. Plastic Jesus (27:02)
11. Polly Vaughn (29:33)

(Previously unreleased CBC recodings)
12. My Father Is a Lonely Man (34:01)
13. Yellow Hair (36:20)
14. Country Boy (39:15)

(Previously unreleased Demos/rehearsal)
15. Betty & Dupree – (rehearsal) (42:39)
16. Hangman (rehearsal) (45:35)
17. White Bird (rehearsal) (48:34)
18. take) Wish I Was a Single Girl Again (take 1) (50:50)
19. take) Wish I Was a Single Girl Again (take 2) (52:03)
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