The Lady and the Unicorn (album) explained

The Lady and the Unicorn
Type:	Album
Artist:	John Renbourn
Cover:	The Lady and the Unicorn (album).jpg
Released:	1970
Recorded:	1970
Genre:	Folk, folk rock
Length:	35:14
Label:	Transatlantic Records (U.K.) Reprise (U.S./Canada) Windham Hill Records (1986)
Producer:	Bill Leader
Prev Title:	Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng and ye Grene Knyghte
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Faro Annie
Next Year:	1971

The Lady and the Unicorn is the 1970 solo album by British folk musician John Renbourn. On this release, Renbourn ventures into folk rock and medieval music territory. The first four tracks are arranged from the Add MS 29987 manuscript. The cover was taken from The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry.

Track listing

• 1.1."Trotto" (Anonymous) – 0:40
• 1.2."Saltarrello" (Anonymous) – 1:53
• 2.1."Lamento Di Tristan" (Anonymous) – 1:58
• 2.2."La Rotta" (Anonymous) – 0:55
• 3.1."Veri Floris" (Anonymous) – 0:44
• 3.2."Triple Ballade (Sanscuer-Amordolens-Dameparvous)" (Guillaume de Machaut) – 2:00
• 4.1."Bransle Gay" (Claude Gervaise) – 1:13
• 4.2."Bransle De Bourgogne" (Robert Johnson)– 1:34
• 5.1."Alman" (Anonymous)– 1:25
• 5.2."Melancholy Galliard" (John Dowland) – 2:47
• 6."Sarabande" (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 2:41
• 7."The Lady And The Unicorn" (John Renbourn) – 3:21
• 8.1."My Johnny Was A Shoemaker" (Traditional) – 4:16
• 8.2."Westron Wynde" (Traditional) – 1:25
• 8.3."Scarborough Fair" (Traditional) – 7:22

Personnel

• John Renbourn – guitar, sitar
• Terry Cox – hand drums, glockenspiel
• Lea Nicholson – concertina
• Ray Warleigh – flute
• Tony Roberts – flute
• Don Harper – viola
• Dave Swarbrick – violin

Production

• Producer: Bill Leader
• Liner notes: Colin Harper