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Old and New is an album of American guitarist Norman Blake, released in 1975. It was reissued in 1992 by Flying Fish along with The Fields of November as a double CD.[1]

Old and New
Studio album by Norman Blake
Released	1975
Genre	Americana, folk
Label	Flying Fish
Producer	Bruce Kaplan
Norman Blake chronology
The Fields of November (1974) Old and New (1975) Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns (1975)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

In his Allmusic review, critic Jim Smith wrote "All of the musicians from Fields of November are present, but overall the energy is higher, especially on the instrumentals "Miller's Reel" and "Aljimina.""[2]

Track listing

All songs by Norman Blake unless otherwise noted.

Side one

1. "Widow's Creek"
2. "Bristol in the Bottle"
3. "Billy Gray"
4. "Forked Deer" (Traditional)
5. "Rubagfre"
6. "Cuckoo's Nest" (Traditional)
7. "Witch of the Wake" (Traditional)
8. "My Old Home in the Green Mountain Side"

Side two

1. "Miller's Reel" (Traditional)
2. "Dry Grass in the High Fields"
3. "Harvey's Reel"
4. "The Railroad Days"
5. "Valley Head"
6. "Sweet Heaven" (Traditional)
7. "Sally in the Garden" (Traditional)
8. "Aljamina"
9. "Flat Rock"

Personnel

• Norman Blake – guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, vocals
• Charlie Collins – guitar, fiddle
• Nancy Short – cello, bass, viola
• Tut Taylor – dobro
• Ben Pedigo – banjo

References

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