- folk
- 10 tracks
- Topic Records
Handful of Earth is the fifth solo studio album by Scottish folk musician and singer Dick Gaughan, released in 1981 by Topic Records. The album was Gaughan's first after spending several years largely avoiding playing music while regaining his health following a mental breakdown in 1979.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1Erin‐Go‐Bragh
- A2Now Westlin Winds
- A3Craigie Hill
- A4World Turned Upside Down
- A5The Snows They Melt the Soonest
- B1Lough Erne / First Kiss at Parting
- B2Scojun Waltz / Randers Hopsa
- B3Song for Ireland
- B4Workers’ Song
- B5Both Sides the Tweed
About the album
- Artist
- Dick Gaughan
- Label
- Topic Records
- Released
- 1981
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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