Mellow Candle - Swaddling Songs (CD, Imported)

The lone official Mellow Candle release from their early '70s heyday, SWADDLING SONGS disappeared upon release but eventually became a favorite of rare-record collectors. While classifiable as British Isles folk rock, the Irish quintet embraced a piano-driven prog-folk sound more in common with the Horslips and Comus than more traditional genre stalwarts like Fairport Convention. However, with lyrics about witches, unicorns, and all things druidic--courtesy of singer-lyricists Clodagh Simonds and Alison Williams--there is no mistaking that their hearts were clearly at the Rennaissance Faire. Simonds and Williams intertwine leads and trade thrumming harmonies on stand-outs such as "The Poet and the Witch," "Sheep Season," and album opener, "Heaven Heath," which also features a hypnotic accordion and harpsichord interplay. Despite its lack of commercial viability, SWADDLING SONGS remains a resonant, lost gem of the electric folk era.

General

Label:	Esoteric Publishing
Release date:	March 2008
Originally released:	June 2008
Performers:	Mellow Candle
Dimensions:	144 x 125 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Running time:	42 minutes
Categories:	Music > Folk Promotions
LSN:	XJM-5KM-WJE-6
Barcode:	5013929714427

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Disk 1

1	Heaven Heath
2	Sheep Season
3	Silversong
4	The Poet And The Witch
5	Messenger Birds
6	Dan The Wing
7	Reverend Sisters
8	Break Your Token
9	But Or Beware
10	Vile Excesses
11	Lonely Man
12	Boulders On My Grave

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