album · December 1, 2022
The Water Is the Shovel of the Shore
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folkfolk rocksinger-songwriter
This 2022 collection from Shovel Dance Collective revisits traditional folk songs, imbuing them with a contemporary sensibility and a distinctive vocal approach.
- The album was released on 2022-12-01 by Memorials of Distinction.
- The genre classification for this release includes folk, folk rock, and singer-songwriter.
- The title is a reference to a line in the folk song 'The Water is Wide'.
Shovel Dance Collective is a UK-based folk collective exploring traditional music through a modern lens. "The Water Is the Shovel of the Shore" arrived as their second album, a period of deepening their established sound.
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