''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. Harper's face can also be seen within the leaves upon the album's cover. Canadian musician

Jeff Martin Jeff Martin may refer to: * Jeff Martin (American musician) (born 1957), lead vocalist for the bands Surgical Steel and Racer X; drummer for Badlands *Jeff Martin (Canadian musician) (born 1969), guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the Tea Party ...

plays a variety of instruments on eight of the album's eleven songs.

Track listing

''All tracks credited to Roy Harper except "The Apology" - Jeff Martin / Roy Harper'' # "The Green Man" – 5:35 # "Wishing Well" – 5:53 # "Sexy Woman" – 6:30 # "The Apology" – 2:58 # "Midnight Sun" – 4:22 # "Glasto" – 4:24 # "The Monster" – 8:22 # "New England" – 4:42 # "Solar Wind Sculptures" – 3:36 # "Rushing Camelot" – 8:46 # "All in All" – 4:50

Personnel

* Roy Harper – guitar and vocals, left

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– hurdy-gurdy, 12 string slide. electric guitar.

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

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, bongos, tambourine, right

, guitar, 6 string,

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

* John Fitzgerald –

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– uilleann pipes, low D whistle * Colm O'Sullivan –

, low D whistle * Chris Thorpe – mastering * Harry Pearce – cover design

References

External links

Roy Harper official site

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