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Wintersmith | ||||
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Released | 28 October 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | British folk rock, progressive rock | |||
Label | Park Records | |||
Producer | Chris Tsangarides | |||
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Wintersmith is the twenty-second studio album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span. It was released in October 2013. It features the line-up of Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Julian Littman, Pete Zorn and Liam Genockey. Guest musicians are Terry Pratchett (voice), Kathryn Tickell ( Northumbrian pipes), Bob Johnson (vocals), and John Spiers (melodeon).
The songs on the album were inspired principally by Wintersmith and other Discworld books featuring Tiffany Aching. There is a spoken contribution by the author, Terry Pratchett.
A double CD Deluxe Edition was released in October 2014: the second disc featured a mixture of new tracks, live performances and demos.
with:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Overture" | Bob Johnson/Peter Knight | Prior | |
2. | "The Dark Morris Song" | Julian Littman | Prior | |
3. | "Wintersmith" | Rick Kemp | Kemp | |
4. | "You" | Littman | Littman | |
5. | "The Good Witch" | Maddy Prior | Prior, Terry Pratchett (spoken word) | |
6. | "Band of Teachers" | Prior | Prior | |
7. | " The Wee Free Men" | Johnson | Johnson, Prior | |
8. | "Hiver" | Prior | Prior | |
9. | "Fire and Ice" | Kemp | Kemp | |
10. | "The Making of a Man" | Knight | Knight | |
11. | "Crown of Ice" | Kemp | Kemp | |
12. | "First Dance" | Kemp | Prior | |
13. | "The Dark Morris Tune" | Knight | Instrumental | |
14. | "The Summer Lady" | Littman | Littman | |
15. | "Ancient Eyes" | Johnson | Prior | |
16. | " We Shall Wear Midnight" | Knight | Knight |
Tracks - Deluxe Edition Disc 2:
Wintersmith debuted at No. 77 on the UK Albums Chart.[ citation needed]
The album received very positive reviews and has been described as "a marriage between the written word and music that is devastatingly superb." [1]
Folk Radio UK hailed the release as "a concept album it has that feel of being made for a stage production". [2]