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Tracklist

A1Woman With The Radio Mind (3:16)

A2All The Horses Running (3:04)

A3La Tete Anglaise,Le Coeur Francais (4:05)

A4Elise Cherche Dans Le Ciel (2:35)

A5Flying / Spring Of 44 (4:39)

B1La Jeune Mariee (2:36)

B2Elsie (3:27)

B3Loving And Losing (3:35)

B4Over Queen Charlotte Sound (2:44)

B5Where The Grey Sky Meets The Sea (1:47)

B6Le Coffre A Jouets (3:54)

Condition

Here's a pressing that doesn't surface very often Marie-Lynn Hammond's "Vignettes" on Black Tie Records from 1983. Hammond was already well-established in Canadian folk circles by this point, having been part of the influential duo Stringband in the early '70s before carving out her distinctive solo path. What makes this album particularly compelling is how it captures Hammond at her most experimental, weaving together English and French vocals with worldly instrumentation that hints at her later explorations into Latin and European folk traditions. The Black Tie label was a small Canadian independent that had a brief but notable run, and they gave Hammond the creative freedom to craft something genuinely unique during an era when folk music was becoming increasingly polished and commercial.

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Retro Revolution Records Halifax, Nova Scotia

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