The Marble Downs

by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Trembling Bells

Type: Album
Released: 9 April 2012
Label: Honest Jon's
Country: United Kingdom
Length: 48:25
Community rating: 3.3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This potent transatlantic collaboration pairs the iconic Will Oldham with the Glasgow-based psychedelic folk outfit Trembling Bells. The arrangements heavily channel the sprawling, electric folk-rock of Fairport Convention, featuring intricate vocal duets between Oldham and Lavinia Blackwall over driving, improvisational instrumentation. The project seamlessly integrates traditional Appalachian sensibilities with robust, progressive British folk traditions.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk

Tracklist

I Made a Date (with an Open Vein) (6:34)
I Can Tell You're Leaving (4:36)
Ferrari in a Demolition Derby (4:14)
Ain't Nothing Wrong with a Little Longing (6:55)
Excursions into Assonance (4:22)
Every Time I Close My Eyes (We're Back There) (5:50)
Love Is a Velvet Noose (3:39)
My Husband's Got No Courage in Him (2:15)
Riding (3:12)
Lord Bless All (6:44)

Credits

Trembling Bells - primary artist
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - primary artist
Michael John McCarthy - accordion
Lucy Stein - artwork [insert]
Alasdair C. Mitchell - backing vocals
Dave Dixon - backing vocals
John Nicol - backing vocals
Simon Shaw - bass