Taproot (album)

Taproot
File:Taproot Michael Hedges.jpg
Studio album by Michael Hedges
Released	1990
Recorded	Speech & Hearing Clinic, Mendocino, CA
Genre	New Age, world
Length	40:27
Label	Windham Hill
Producer	Michael Hedges
Michael Hedges chronology
Live on the Double Planet (1987)Live on the Double Planet1987 Taproot (1990) The Road to Return (1994)The Road to Return1994

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Taproot is a recording by guitarist Michael Hedges released on the Windham Hill label. It was a Grammy nominee for Best New Age Album.

Track listing

• All compositions by Michael Hedges except as noted.
• “Song of the Spirit Farmer” arranged by E. J. Ulrich.
• Lyrics to “i carry your heart” by e. e. cummings.

1. "The Naked Stalk" – 1:43
2. "The Jealous Tunnel/About Face" – 4:20
3. "The Jade Stalk" – 3:55
4. "Nomad Land" – 1:54
5. "Point A" (Prince) – 1:33
6. "Chava's Song" – 3:14
7. "Ritual Dance" – 2:17
8. "Scenes (on the road to Shrub)" – 4:23
9. "The First Cutting" – 3:02
10. "Point B" – 1:57
11. "Song of the Spirit Farmer" – 4:45
12. "The Rootwitch" – 2:29
13. "I Carry Your Heart" (Hedges, e. e. cummings) – 4:55

Personnel

• Michael Hedges – guitar, vocals, bass, flute, synthesizer, piano, drums, sound effects
• Michael Manring – fretless bass
• David Crosby – harmony vocals
• Graham Nash – harmony vocals
• Bryan Lanser – percussion, drums
• Mike Moore – clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone
• Mindy Rosenfeld - unspecified

Production notes

• Produced by Michael Hedges
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman

Reissue

The album was reissued in 2011 by Valley Entertainment.