The Fields of November explained

The Fields of November
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Norman Blake
Cover:	The Fields of November.jpg
Released:	1974
Genre:	Americana, folk
Label:	Flying Fish
Prev Title:	Home in Sulphur Springs
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Old and New
Next Year:	1975

The Fields of November is an album of American guitarist Norman Blake, released in 1974. It was reissued in 1992 by Flying Fish along with Old and New as a double CD.^[1]

Blake later married Nancy Short, who plays cello on this release. They would release a number of duet albums throughout the years.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, critic Jim Smith called the album " a thoroughly relaxed affair that did much to establish the sound he would follow throughout the rest of his career, mixing wistful ballads with controlled instrumental material. He demonstrates his musical prowess by playing fiddle, mandolin, and dobro, as well as composing all of the album's songs."

Track listing

All songs by Norman Blake.

Side one

1. "Green Leaf Fancy"
2. "Last Train from Poor Valley"
3. "White Oak Swamp"
4. "Ruins of Richmond"
5. "Graycoat Soldiers"
6. "Caperton Ferry"
7. "Southern Railroad Blues"

Side two

1. "Lord Won't You Help Me"
2. "Krazy Kurtis"
3. "Coming Down from Rising Fawn"
4. "Uncle"
5. "The Old Brown Case"
6. "The Fields of November"

Personnel

• Norman Blake – guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, vocals
• Charlie Collins – guitar, fiddle
• Robert Arthur "Tut" Taylor - dobro
• Nancy Short – cello

Notes and References

1. Allmusic reissue entry for The Fields of November/Old and New