ANTHONY PHILLIPS & HARRY WILLIAMSON - Battle of the Birds - A Celtic Tale (2003)
Symphonic Prog-United Kingdom“An expanded re-release of the 1981 Mother Gong release Battle of the Birds, which was previously only available as a limited cassette release available via mail order and sold at gigs. The recording makes use of Ant and Harry Williamson’s 1978 recording of Gypsy Suite (with additional flute parts by Didier Malherbe and oboe by Ant’s brother Robin) as the backing music for Gilli Smyth’s narration of the story of the Battle of the Birds. Harry and friends also contribute some spoken parts as characters in the story and additional musical contributions were also later made by Jan Emerick, Hugh Hopper and Guy Evans. This CD essentially makes use of Ant and Harry’s music as the backing for the story and is not a “new” Ant release. Ant’s contribution to the recording is confined to his co-writing and playing on Gypsy Suite, which is available in it’s original form on the Gypsy Suite CD release.
Tracks 13-15 are instrumental mixes of three of the pieces used as the backing for the story and were not featured on the original cassette release.
p.s. do Merlinus: Postagem dedicada ao meu Amigo Peter Hammill que gentilmente cedeu-me esta obra no ano passado.
GOOD VIBRATIONS!
Track Listings:
GOOD VIBRATIONS!
Track Listings:
01. The Wren And Raven (2:52)
02. Raven Flight (3:08)
03. The Magic Bundle (4:51)
04. The Promise (3:06)
05. The First Test (3:33)
06. The Second Test (4:26)
07. Wed The Giants Daughter (2:34)
08. The First Spell (3:54)
09. The Last Spell (2:22)
10. From Rags To Riches (6:26)
11. Auburn Mary (3:08)
12. The Choice (2:14)
13. Sombre (1:19)
14. Flight (3:09)
15. Twilight (3:48)
Total Time: 50:50
Produced and re-mixed by Harry Williamson, assisted by Gilli Smyth
Line-up/Musicians:
Line-up/Musicians:
- Anthony Phillips / guitar
- Harry Williamson / guitar
- Gilli Smyth / narration & vocals Didier Malherbe / flute
Guest musicians:
Guest musicians:
- Simon Phillips / oboe- Carl & Dorothy / violin & cello- Didier Malherbe / flute, piccolo, saxophones- Ian Emerick / guitar- Hugh Hopper / bass- Guy Evans / percussion, paper drums- Harry Williamson / guitar, 12 string guitar- Anthony Phillips / guitar, 12 string guitar
With:
- Gilli Smyth / narrator- Tasmin Smyth / The first Queen- Harry Williamson / The Raven- Orlando Allen / The Mouse and the Hoodies- Bee / Williamson The Cooks son, mice & the Hoodies- Taliesin Allen / The second young son & the Hoodies- Aardvark / The Shoemaker- Helen / The Shoemakers Wife- Dave the Wave / The Giant & guest- Clare / Auburn Mary song
Releases information:
Releases information:
-UK Blueprint Records BP359CD
*Originally recorded in Send Barnes, Surrey, 1976-8. Now released first time re-mixed and lightly edited and some music slightly rearranged to fit the story better. Blueprint BP359CD.
site oficial: http://www.anthonyphillips.co.uk/
site oficial: http://www.anthonyphillips.co.uk/
Original post by Merlinus