The Verdant Mile

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The Verdant Mile
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Released2004
Genre Folk
Singer-songwriter
Lengthmm:ss
Label Tracy Grammer Music
Tracy Grammer chronology
Drum Hat Buddha
(2001)
The Verdant Mile
(2004)
Flower of Avalon
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Kevin McCarthy(favorable) [1] link
Music Matters(favorable) [2] link
Paste (preview) [3] link
Rambles(favorable) [4] link
Sing Out! (favorable) [5]

The Verdant Mile is a 2004 extended play album by American folk singer Tracy Grammer.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Verdant Mile" (Grammer)
  2. "This Dirty Little Town" (Kane)
  3. "Wasn't Born To Follow" (Goffin, King)
  4. "Solitary Man" (Diamond)
  5. "When I Reach The Place I'm Goin'" (Gordy, Henry)
  6. "Jackson's Tune/Trickster Tale/St. Anne's Reel" (Grammer/unknown/traditional)
  7. "Old Paint" (traditional)

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References

  1. Review: The Verdant Mile, Kevin McCarthy's Celtic & Folk Music CD Reviews
  2. Review: The Verdant Mile by Michael Delvin, Music Matters Review
  3. "Tracy Grammer's new album", Paste web exclusive, February 19, 2004
  4. Review: The Verdant Mile by Dave Townsend, Rambles, cultural arts magazine, January 22, 2005
  5. "Off the Beaten Track: The Verdant Mile" by Richard Middleton, Sing Out! , Vol. 49, # 1, Spring 2005, p. (link w/ subscription to Highbeam)