Shide and Acorn - "Under The Tree" (1971): Pure english folk

Fairport Convention, Incredible String Band and Pentangle form the foundations of English folk revival and still remain a constant source of inspiration today. The names of the undergrowth are numerous: For example, the adventure of the Shide and Acorn, known as the Peppermint Snuff of Wight, began from Wight Island. Soft, intimate and devoid of the strong personality typical of other folk singers, Joy Perkins' voice plunges into an acoustic sound without orphans and excessive technicism. In 1971, the quintet produced its only LP, UNDER THE TREE: ten tracks wrapped in a genuine load made of passages with an ancient taste but endowed with a modern spirit and a deeper soul.

The precious Trucking, electric and spatial, is one of the few counterpositions to the acid/folk aesthetics that the group manifests through Marigold, dominated by the flute and piano, to continue with Eleanor’s Song, Solitaire, Away, Fly Away Love and the very Under The Tree, strong of a natural and exciting composition. The 33 is published by a local label, the Solent Record, in just 99 copies: With such a pull cross the boundaries of Wight is impossible. As if it wasn't enough, a part of these 99 copies must be mistakenly lost. Under the Tree was re-released in 1993 by Kissing Spell in digital and by Acme in 500 vinyl-numbered copies. Despite the strong rediscovery that for years interests the minor protagonists of the folk scene, even today the Shide and Acorn remain one of the darkest moments of English music.