View basket “Like An Old Fashioned Waltz” 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 Trevor Beales Fireside Stories (Hebden Bridge circa 1971-1974) Folk | Basin Rock | 1LP Released 2nd December 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Trevor Beales Fireside Stories (Hebden Bridge circa 1971-1974) £22.00 Genre: Folk Label: Basin Rock SKU: BR015LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd December 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kate Rusby Hand Me Down Folk | Pure Records | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 22nd January 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kate Rusby Hand Me Down £25.00 Genre: Folk Label: Pure Records SKU: PRVIN63 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 22nd January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Katherine Priddy The Eternal Rocks Beneath Folk | Navigator | 1LP Released 24th May 2024 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Katherine Priddy The Eternal Rocks Beneath £21.00 Genre: Folk Label: Navigator SKU: NAVIGATOR108LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pearls Before Swine The Use Of Ashes Folk | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP Released 10th August 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pearls Before Swine The Use Of Ashes £27.00 Genre: Folk Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M234LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Keywest Ordinary Superhero Folk | Marshall Records | 1LP Released 27th September 2019 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Keywest Ordinary Superhero £17.00 Genre: Folk Label: Marshall Records SKU: 0190296899836 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Various Artists Son Of Morris On Folk | Import Records | 1LP Released 29th March 2022 £6.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Artists Son Of Morris On £6.00 Genre: Folk Label: Import Records SKU: nn239709 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th March 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View John Smith Hummingbird Folk | Commoner Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 5th October 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Smith Hummingbird £18.00 Genre: Folk Label: Commoner Records SKU: COMM011 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 5th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Fahey Proofs and Refutations Folk | Drag City | 1LP Released 8th September 2023 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations John Fahey Proofs and Refutations £20.00 Genre: Folk Label: Drag City SKU: DC759 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th September 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Michael Chapman Solo Acoustic Vol. 11 – Homages Folk | VDSQ | 1LP Released 29th July 2016 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Michael Chapman Solo Acoustic Vol. 11 – Homages £24.00 Genre: Folk Label: VDSQ SKU: VDSQ015LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paul's picks View Product Quick View Laura Marling Song For Our Daughter Folk | Partisan Records | 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Released 10th July 2020 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Laura Marling Song For Our Daughter £18.00 Genre: Folk Label: Partisan Records Released Date: 10th July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Folk Start again
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