Tiger Tree by Jude Edwin-Scott

Tiger Tree
EP2

Here is my second EP 'Tiger Tree'. When I lived in London I would always gravitate to the parks and green spaces to find solace and replenishment. 'Green Park' for my lunch when I worked in Trafalgar Square; 'Brockwell Park' on many excursions with my twins in the double buggy; the hilly 'Greenwich Park' in my early London days and 'Dulwich Park' for it's secret silver birch grove! I grew up in the Cheshire countryside so this was my way of touching base with my roots. My move back to Cheshire after these 15 years felt natural. 'Over The Green' was the first song I wrote returning north. It's about embracing the new present moment with a nod to the past. It centres around the village where I live and particularly the 'Town Field' which sits at the end of a long public footpath. You can still see the 'ridge and furrow' archaeological pattern in the field created by years of prolonged ploughing, dating back to the medieval period. It's written in the folk tradition, with a chorus we can all sing along with. The song 'Tiger Tree' was inspired by walks on 'Bickerton Hills' on the Sandstone Way. The next song on the EP 'Green Man' is inspired by the events of the last year. Initially it grew from my post-Brexit blues and feeling disillusioned with the current government. I imagined a fox running away from the hunt, deep into the countryside, fed up with the bickering scoundrels! Then the pandemic happened and we were all at home more. For me this meant being in a more rural environment. When I returned back to work it felt strange to walk on concrete pavements having spent most my time walking in the countryside. The fourth song 'See You In The Light' is about loss and bridging that loss. My mother-in-law, the poet Eleanor Cooke, passed away in 2016 not long after our move up here. The song is about how love continues beyond death. I was interested in the idea of objects as portals of connection, offering comfort to those left behind. When I wrote the guitar part I definitely had a John Martyn feel in mind. The last track on the EP is 'Morning Blues', an instrumental. It's just one of those songs that came about fairly quickly. You might be able to tell I'd been listening to a lot of Bert Jansch at the time. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for your support.
See you soon, Cheers Jude

Tracklist

1.	Over The Green	2:58

2.	Tiger Tree	4:25

3.	Green Man	5:08

4.	See You In The Light	2:25

5.	Morning Blues	2:20

Credits

released August 27, 2021

All the music and lyrics written by Jude Edwin-Scott
Copyright Jude Edwin-Scott 2021

Jude Edwin-Scott
Vocals, acoustic guitar and mandolin

Tracks 1, 2, 4 and 5 on Tiger Tree were recorded at The Big Rock Room Studio, Cheshire by Paul Shone between 2017-2020 with thanks to Richard Larkum.

Track 3 was recorded at Perryvale Studios, Forest Hill, London by Pat Collier.

All tracks mixed and mastered at Perryvale Studios by Pat Collier in April 2021

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