Beat about the Bush

Beat about the Bush
Studio album by Show of Hands
Released	1994
Recorded	January 1994 at Wytherston Studios, West Dorset
Genre	Folk
Length	55:20
Label	TWAH! records Twah105 (1994) Hands on Music HMCD08 (1999)
Producer	Mike Trim
Show of Hands chronology
Live '92 (1994) Beat about the Bush (1994) Lie of the Land (1995)

Beat about the Bush is a 1994 studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Knightley, except where noted.

1. "Beat about the Bush" – 4:41
2. "The Class of Seventy Three" – 3:09
3. "Armadas" – 4:31
4. "Nine Hundred Miles" (Trad) / "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" (Trad) – 4:19
5. "Shadows in the Dark" – 3:51
6. "The Galway Farmer" – 5:48
7. "White Tribes" (Knightley/Matt Clifford) – 2:38
8. "Day Has Come" – 4:39
9. "The Hook of Love" – 4:18
10. "Cars" – 3:55
11. "The Blue Cockade" (Trad) – 6:11
12. "Mr May’s" (Phil Beer) / "Gloucester Hornpipe" (Trad) – 4:06
13. "The Oak" – 3:07

Credits

• Steve Knightley - vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Cuatro, Mandocello
• Phil Beer - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle, Mandocello, Mandolin, Melodeon, Slide Guitar, Spanish Guitar, Viola
• Biddy Blyth - Flute, Harp, Whistle
• Matt Clifford - Piano
• Nick France - drums, Tea Tray
• Stefean Hannigan - Bodhran, Uilleann Pipes
• Ralph McTell - Vocals, Mouthharp
• Mike Trim - Vocals, Acoustic Bass, Percussion
• Vladimir Vega - Vocals, Charango, Zamponas
• Pete Zorn - Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass, Saxophone

External links

• Beat about the Bush on Allmusic