Wintersmith (Steeleye Span album)
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| Studio album by Steeleye Span | ||||
| Released | 28 October 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Electric folk, progressive rock | |||
| Label | Park Records | |||
| Producer | Chris Tsangarides | |||
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Wintersmith is the twenty-second studio album by the electric folk band Steeleye Span. It was released on 28 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 are inspired principally by Wintersmith among other Tiffany Aching and Discworld books. There is a spoken contribution by the author, Terry Pratchett.
On 27 October 2014 a double CD Deluxe Edition was released, disc two containing a mixture of new tracks, live performances and demos.
Tracks - Deluxe Edition Disc 2:
Wintersmith debuted at No. 77 on the UK Albums Chart.
The album has received very positive reviews, and has been described as "a marriage between the written word and music that is devastatingly superb."
Folk Radio UK hailed the release as "a concept album it has that feel of being made for a stage production", and another review says that the album "effortlessly weaves contrasting styles together into a cohesive and enchanting vision of eternal Winter."
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