View basket “The Tannahill Weavers” has been added to your basket. Despite The Snow Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo SKU: ES144LP Barcode: 5065001118340 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Folk Label: Everyone Sang Released Date: 9th May 2017 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Despite The Snow, the second studio album by Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo, was recorded live in just four days and the spontaneity of the performances is reflected in the simplicity of the production which showcases Emily’s gorgeous voice and sharply observed lyrics. Critically acclaimed upon its release ‘Despite The Snow’ garnered several four star reviews and prompted The Times to declare: ‘The hills have yet to be emptied of gold if you know where to look.’ The LP includes the song ‘Nostalgia’, the theme tune from the award-winning soundtrack of BBC TV drama Wallander. Emily writes: ‘‘Despite the Snow’ was recorded live in just four days in a 16th-century barn in Norfolk, England over the Easter weekend of 2008 in which it snowed and snowed and snowed some more. There is a long and winding story that connects the time between my debut solo album ‘Photos.Fires.Fables.’ (First released in 2005) and this one. The time between has meant that the songs have formed and developed through performing them live. It is this essence that I wanted to capture in the recording process. So for those who’ve seen us play, you’ll easily recognise the songs here. No frills, no digital tricks of trade, just the raw, exposed versions you’re accustomed to, that feature myself and my dear friends and musical companions: The Red Clay Halo (Gill, Jo and Anna.) We did however, have the pleasure of additional company in Tom Mason who played double bass and Dan See who played drums. They accompanied us on the first two days but, due to technical difficulties, and freezing condtitions (causing instruments to bend and fingers to not respond as requested) we were not able to use a lot of the versions of songs with full band line up. For the quartet recordings we sat in a circle with a microphone in front of each of us, and two microphones above us. We played through the songs until we felt we’d got a winner. During a tea break in the last hour on the final day, I started to play a dusty number written long ago, called ‘Bloated, blistered, aching heart.’ Gill wandered over to the battered old upright piano and promptly began to accompany me. Jo picked up her saw and bent out some haunting melodies. Eric, our patient and meticulous engineer, hastily re-arranged the microphones and we recorded the song. We played it twice and chose the second take. A similar process occurred with the recording of ‘The Greenway.’ We had come to the end of our recording weekend and were upstairs in the listening room trying to come to terms with the completion of such an intense few days. I couldn’t bear to finish. So, despite hand spasms and a knackered set of vocal chords, I picked up my guitar and played another forgotten-about song in front of just one microphone. This was the organic nature of our recording experience. The title ‘Despite the Snow’ is taken from a poem by Robert Graves called ‘She tells her love while half asleep.’ It is a love poem. Most of the songs on the album are, unashamedly, inspired by the same theme. They are songs written during a time of self-discovery through the discovery of another. Thank you to all involved in making this album happen for us.’ Artist Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo Genre Folk Label Everyone Sang Buying Options 180g 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Format 180g , 1LP , Gatefold Sleeve Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1 Nostalgia 2 All Love Knows 3 Disappear 4 If It's All Night Long 5 Bloated, Blistered, Aching Heart 6 Bright Phoebus 7 Storm In A Teacup 8 The Greenway 9 Sideline 10 Breath 11 Serendipity 12 Oh Journey Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo and more from Folk View Product Quick View Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo Dear River Folk | Linn Records | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 2nd October 2013 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo Dear River £20.00 Genre: Folk Label: Linn Records SKU: AKH605 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 2nd October 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cian Nugent She Brings Me Back To The Land Of The Living Folk | No Quarter | 1LP Released 5th May 2023 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cian Nugent She Brings Me Back To The Land Of The Living £24.00 Genre: Folk Label: No Quarter SKU: NOQ086LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 5th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ailbhe Reddy Personal History Folk | Friends Of The Family | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd October 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ailbhe Reddy Personal History £19.00 Genre: Folk Label: Friends Of The Family SKU: FOTFLP1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 2nd October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Simon And Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (SACD) Folk | Mobile Fidelity | SACD Released 31st August 2024 £41.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Simon And Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (SACD) £41.00 Genre: Folk Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: CMFSA2263 Formats: SACD Released Date: 31st August 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Trembling Bells The Constant Pageant Folk | Honest Jon's | 1LP Released 18th March 2011 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Trembling Bells The Constant Pageant £13.00 Genre: Folk Label: Honest Jon's SKU: HJRLP55 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 18th March 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sandy Denny Like An Old Fashioned Waltz Folk | Proper / Island | 180g, 1LP Released 11th November 2022 £23.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Sandy Denny Like An Old Fashioned Waltz £23.00 Genre: Folk Label: Proper / Island SKU: UMCLP008 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th November 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Cara Dillon A Thousand Hearts Folk | Charcoal | 1LP Released 14th August 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cara Dillon A Thousand Hearts £19.00 Genre: Folk Label: Charcoal SKU: CHARLP010 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Michael Chapman Live At Folk Cottage, Cornwall 1967 Folk | Tree House 44 | 2LP Released 1st September 2014 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Michael Chapman Live At Folk Cottage, Cornwall 1967 £22.00 Genre: Folk Label: Tree House 44 SKU: TH44LP0201 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 1st September 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jackson C Frank Mystery Folk | Mooncrest | 1LP Released 22nd March 2024 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jackson C Frank Mystery £22.00 Genre: Folk Label: Mooncrest SKU: CRESTLP120 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Mastersons, The Transient Lullaby Americana / Country | Red House Records | 1LP Released 21st September 2023 £12.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Mastersons, The Transient Lullaby £12.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Red House Records SKU: nn272264 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st September 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Meg Baird Furling Folk | Drag City | 1LP Released 27th January 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Meg Baird Furling £22.00 Genre: Folk Label: Drag City SKU: DC782 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Folk Start again
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