Our second full length, and our first attempt at a full studio album. This includes arrangements from the very beginning of our life as a band, honed over our first five years of gigging and understanding our own perspective on the material we play. This album is a record of our attempts so far to reach for the additive power of collective expression that has forever been essential to traditional music. Unable to summon the strength of a hundred voices in song or the reeling energy of a session, we've substituted our own careful and collaborative arrangements.
Tracklist
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance / The Worms Crept Out
The Merry Golden Tree
O’Sullivan’s March
The Rolling Wave
Kissing’s Nae Sin / Newcastle / Portsmouth (Come, Come, My Brave Boys)
Four Loom Weaver
The Grey Cock
Personnel
Alex McKenzie: Accordion, Burdola, Clarinet, Flute, Low Whistle, Tin Whistle, Voice
Daniel S. Evans: Bass Drum, Cello, Cittern, Guitar, Piano, Pipe Organ
Fidelma Hanrahan: Harp, Low Whistle, Voice
Jacken Elswyth: Banjo, Shruti Box, Voice
Joshua Barfoot: Bodhrán, Hammered Dulcimer, Percussion, Voice
Mataio Austin Dean: Guitar, Voice
Nick Granata: Pipe Organ, Pump Organ, Voice
Oliver Hamilton: Violin, Voice
Tom Hardwick-Allan: Bass Harmonica, Death Horns, Harmonica, Trombone, Voice
Produced, mixed and with additional Piano and Tambourine by Mike O’Malley.
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis studios.
Additional Hurdy Gurdy by Rowan Gatherer.
Photography and image design by Brad Gilbert.
Artwork by Mataio Austin Dean.
Design by Devin Shaffer.
Many thanks to Andy at Press Play Studios, Syd at Ariesound Studios, Mark at Abbeydale Picture House and Rosemary at St. Mark’s, Clerkenwell.
It takes a village to raise a folk band, this album wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our friends, family, and significant others. A special thank you to Geoff Travis for supporting the recording of this album and to Jordan, Eli, Devin, Cody and Forest at American Dreams for believing in us.
American Dreams Records, 2024