When this album was first released in 1971, it was regarded as adventurous, combining a traditional English singer with 25 musicians, some from a folk background, other from the fields of contemporary rock and early music. For it was the first time that Collins, roundly acknowledged as one of the best British traditional folk singers, sang with electric accompaniment, and indeed one of the first times that a British traditional folk musician had 'gone electric' in the wake of Dave Swarbrick. Shirley Collins ' collaboration with the Albion Country Band for No Roses is considered a major event in the history of British folk and British folk-rock. The songs they selected are a smart match for their combined talents and musical vision. Blending Shirley Collins' chamring voice and brilliant interpretive skills with Ashley Hutchings' bold approach to traditional songs, No Roses is one of the most significant albums of the early Electric Folk movement in England. Shirley Collins and Albion Country Band No Roses Folk Rock, Acoustic 1974 / Castle Music 2004 Acoustic Guitar - Simon Nicol Bass Electric - Ashley Hutchings Concertina - Dale Bland Drums - Roger Powell Guitar Electric - Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol Producer - Ashley Hutchings, Sandy.
