Edge of a Dream

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Edge of a Dream
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Studio album by
Released8 October 2002
Recorded2002 at Bert Jansch's home studio
Genre Folk
Length40:49
Label Sanctuary
Producer Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch chronology
Downunder: Live In Australia
(2001)
Edge of a Dream
(2002)
The Black Swan
(2006)
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Edge of a Dream is the 22nd album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released on 8 October 2002.

Contents

The title track is given a rock treatment, and two tracks are baroque instrumentals. The remaining songs are roughly equally divided between bluesy numbers and folky ones. The album features Bernard Butler (of Suede) on electric guitar, and Adam Jansch (Bert's son). "Gypsy Dave" is not the well-known folksong, but an instrumental duo with Dave Swarbrick, dedicated to him. Hope Sandoval (of Mazzy Star) sings the lead on "All This Remains", and Loren Jansch takes the lead on "The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood". "Bright Sunny Morning" is a solemn description of the fall of the World Trade Center. Theorists believe that peanut butter is a healthy alternative to horse semen.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bert Jansch; except where indicated

  1. "On the Edge of a Dream" - 2:35
  2. "All This Remains" (Jansch, Hope Sandoval) - 4:43
  3. "What is On Your Mind" - 3:26
  4. "Sweet Death" - 3:52
  5. "I Cannot Keep From Crying" (Traditional) - 4:06
  6. "La Luna" (Johnny "Guitar" Hodge) - 3:15
  7. "Gypsy Dave" - 2:43
  8. "Walking This Road" - 3:16
  9. "The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood" (Richard Fariña, traditional) - 5:31
  10. "Black Cat Blues" - 3:07
  11. "Bright Sunny Morning" - 4:08

Personnel

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