To the Ground

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To the Ground
To the ground cover.jpg
Studio album by Kerfuffle
Released7 July 2008
RecordedDecember 2007 – January 2008
Genre Folk
Length48:07
Label RootBeat Records
Producer Kerfuffle, Andrew Bell
Kerfuffle chronology
Links
(2006)
To the Ground
(2008)
Lighten the Dark: A Midwinter Album
(2009)

To the Ground is the fourth album by folk band Kerfuffle.

Kerfuffle

Kerfuffle were a four-piece English folk band, originally formed in 2001 around the East Midlands and South Yorkshire regions of the UK, initially comprising Hannah James, Sam Sweeney, Chris Thornton-Smith (guitar) and Tom Sweeney. Thornton-Smith was replaced by Jamie Roberts in 2007. Kerfuffle disbanded in August 2010.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Katie Shaw"3:43
2."Dr Letcher's Favourite"5:05
3."Down By The Greenwood Side"5:05
4."Rondo"5:58
5."Arise Arise"1:23
6."Castleton Carol"5:49
7."Betty Corrigall's Lament"5:13
8."The Trip"4:18
9."The Snows"4:00
10."Two Sisters"3:39
11."Bonaparte's Retreat"1:13
12."The Rogue's March"2:41
Total length:48:07

Personnel

Sam Sweeney British musician

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