Folklore
by Big Big Train
- Type: Album
- Released: 27 May 2016
- Label: English Electric
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:08:38
- Community rating: 3.48/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Nick D'Virgilio, Rachel Hall, Andy Poole, Greg Spawton, David Longdon, Danny Manners, Rob Aubrey
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Expanding their fascination with deeply English narratives, the progressive rock veterans incorporate vibrant brass sections and delicate folk string arrangements. The songwriting is pastoral and highly melodic, spinning intricate historical tales that celebrate regional mythologies and forgotten industrial landscapes.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, progressive, folklore, history, complex
Tracklist
- Folklore (7:30)
- London Plane (10:11)
- Along the Ridgeway (6:06)
- Salisbury Giant (3:36)
- The Transit of Venus Across the Sun (7:18)
- Wassail (6:47)
- Winkie (8:26)
- Brooklands (12:38)
- Telling the Bees (6:03)
Credits
- Dave Desmond - arranged by [brass arrangements by], guest [with], trombone
- Greg Spawton - bass guitar, pedalboard [bass pedals], acoustic guitar, backing vocals, words by, music by, arranged by [string arrangements with]
- Nick D'Virgilio - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Evie Anderson - guest [with], cello
- John Storey - guest [with], euphonium
- Nick Stones - guest [with], french horn
- Ben Godfrey - guest [with], trumpet, cornet
- Jonathan Truscott - guest [with], tuba
- Big Big Train - Primary Artist
- David Longdon - Arranged By [Brass Arrangements With], Arranged By [String Arrangements With], Words By, Music By
- Rachel Hall - Arranged By [String Arrangements By]
- Danny Manners - Arranged By [String Arrangements With]