Title: The Time Has Come Artist: Anne Briggs Label: Earth Recordings Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 809236002860 Genre: Folk Release Date: 2025-03-28 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: COLORED VINYL, GREEN
Offering some of her first original compositions, 'The Time Has Come' was a break from tradition in more ways than one for Anne Briggs. Where previous recordings displayed the unaccompanied melodies of her voice, this album - originally released by CBS in 1971 - brings additional instrumentation in the form of guitar and bouzouki. The result is that her vocals are not submerged but heightened - the plucked strings providing the perfect foil for her crystalline inflection. 'The Time Has Come' is a mix of Anne's own songs alongside some notable covers (Lal Waterson, Steve Ashley, Stan Ellison, Henry McCulloch). All are graced with the quietly self-assured elegance of Anne's playing, with sounds ranging from the breezy 'Clea Caught A Rabbit' to the terrible beauty of 'Wishing Well' - each song typifying the bouzouki or guitar style. To say that Anne was an accomplished picker is to do her something of an disservice - the intricacy of her finger-work rivals - and more often than not eclipses - any number of her contemporaries.
Tracks: 1.1 Sandman's Song 1.2 Highlodge Hare 1.3 Fire and Wine 1.4 Step Right Up 1.5 Ride, Ride 1.6 The Time Has Come 1.7 Clea Caught A Rabbit 1.8 Tangled Man 1.9 Wishing Well 1.10 Standing On The Shore 1.11 Tidewave 1.12 Everytime 1.13 Fine Horseman
