I’d Like to Walk Around In Your Mind: A British Folk Mixtape by Scott Hirsch

Scott Hirsch is one of our very favorite musicians, not only because of he’s a tremendous writer of songs and maker of sounds, but also because he’s a true head with a deep love for the classics and a wealth of musical knowledge. Scott turned me onto “the purple one” (Andy Irvine & Paul Brady), and talked about the time Linda Thompson came to the studio to record with his old band The Court & Spark, so I knew he’d be the perfect source for more unknown-to-me tracks within this tradition of music I love so much but have felt I’m barely scratching the surface on. I asked him if he’d be interested in making a wintry British folk mix and boy oh boy did he deliver, ripping these songs directly from vinyl and you can still hear the warm scratches and pops, adding warmth and texture to these incredible songs like so much north country fire.

I sat down to put together some music from the deep well of the British folk tradition. The breadth of the genre felt overwhelming at first, but that feeling was reconciled by simply following the tunes that I have loved and returned to again and again over the years. The music led me down a path to create a companion with which to curl up next to a fire on a wet chilly evening. And that’s all one could ask for really. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I have.❤️

Scott Hirsch

Tracklist:

1. Anne Briggs – Tongue in Cheek
2. Mike Heron – Flowers of the Forest
3. Steeleye Span – The Dark-Eyed Sailor
4. Roy Harper – Goldfish
5. Bridget St. John – Ask Me No Questions (Live)
6. Lal & Mike Waters –  Bright Phoebus
7. Sandy Denny – It’ll Take a Long Time
8. Incredible String Band – First Girl I Loved
9. Bert Jansch – Needle of Death
10. Clive’s Original Band – Eleven Willows
11. Vashti Bunyan – I’d Like to Walk Around In Your Mind
12. Steve Tilson – Simplicity
13. John Martyn – Over the Hill
14. Fairport Convention – Reynardine
15. Richard & Linda THompson – Beat the Retreat
16. Shirley Collins & Davy Graham – Proud Maisrie
17. Albion Country Band – Sheriff’s Ride
18. Barry Dransfield – Broken Barricades
19. Gay & Terry Woods – I Found You
20. Pentangle – In your Mind
21. Carolanne Pegg – Open The Door
22. Fairport Convention – Sloth
23. Dr. Strangely Strange – Friends

Art by Jeremy Rendina, @marginsimprint

Don’t miss Scott Hirsch’s most recent album, Windless Day, which topped our list of favorite and most-listened to albums of 2021- and his other albums have been on repeat lately as well. Check him out on Bandcamp.