| Traveller's Prayer | ||||
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| Studio album by John Renbourn | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 52:28 | |||
| Label | Shanachie [1] | |||
| Producer | John Renbourn | |||
| John Renbourn chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
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The Birmingham Evening Mail deemed the album "pleasant if you're just curious, paradise if you're a folkie or guitar buff." [6]
Tracks 3 & 8, unusually, do not include Renbourn, but are a cappella songs by Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill and The Voice Squad
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