The Ornament Tree

The Ornament Tree is the 18th album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released virtually simultaneously with another album, Sketches.

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

1. "The Ornament Tree (Bonny Portmore)" - 3:50
2. "The Banks O'Sicily" (James Robertson, Hamish Henderson) - 3:33
3. "The Rambling Boys of Pleasure" - 4:40
4. "The Rocky Road to Dublin" - 2:58
5. "Three Dreamers" - 3:46
6. "The Mountain Streams" - 3:49
7. "The Blackbirds of Mullamore" - 4:47
8. "Lady Fair" - 2:15
9. "The Road Tae Dundee" - 4:07
10. "Tramps And Hawkers" - 3:15
11. "The January Man" (Dave Goulder) - 3:42
12. "Dobbins Flowery Vale" - 3:33

Personnel

• Bert Jansch - guitar, vocals
• Peter Kirtley - guitar
• Nigel Portman Smith - bass, accordion
• Dave Turner - bass
• Maggie Boyle - flute, whistles, bodhran
• Paul Boyle - fiddle
• Richard Curran - fiddle
• Steve Tilston - arpeggione, mandolin
• Michael Klein - percussion, backing vocals

References

1. Christmas ornament
2. Ornament
3. Bonny Portmore
4. Ornament (art)
5. Christmas tree
6. Buta (ornament)
7. The Christmas Ornament
8. Paulownia tomentosa
9. World tree
10. Norwegian Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.
11. Sketches (album)
12. Tree-topper
13. Bert Jansch discography
14. Tree of life
15. Fisherian runaway
16. Bert Jansch
17. The Road to Dundee
18. Biological ornament
19. Hanukkah bush
20. Christmas decoration