Barafundle

by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

Barafundle cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 April 1997
  • Label: Fontana
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 47:25
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Tom Rawlins, Lynn Childs, Fiona Owen, Euros Childs, Euros Rowlands, Andy Frizell, Simon James, Gorwel Owen, John Lawrence, Stuart Evans, Megan Childs

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Making the leap to a major label, the Welsh psychedelic collective delivered their most cohesive and meticulously arranged project to date. Beautifully blending medieval folk instrumentation, Canterbury-scene progressive rock, and whimsical indie pop, 'Barafundle' is frequently cited as the absolute creative zenith of the 'Cool Cymru' movement.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, medieval, progressive, eccentric, bizarre, folk, acoustic, experimental, male-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Diamond Dew (2:50)
  2. The Barafundle Bumbler (1:50)
  3. Starmoonsun (3:03)
  4. Patio Song (2:42)
  5. Better Rooms... (3:46)
  6. Heywood Lane (2:52)
  7. Pen Gwag Glas (3:58)
  8. Bola Bola (1:45)
  9. Cursed, Coined And Crucified (2:26)
  10. Sometimes The Father Is The Son (3:16)
  11. Meirion Wyllt (2:48)
  12. The Wizard And The Lizard (1:57)
  13. Miniature Kingdoms (4:18)
  14. Dark Night (4:47)
  15. Hwyl Fawr I Pawb (1:47)
  16. Wordless Song (3:20)

Credits

  • Richard James - guitar [spanish], written-by, bass, bass, keyboards [korg micro preset], guitar [steel string], backing vocals, guitar [spanish], bass, guitar [steel string], organ [hammond], piano, bass, piano, strings, other [gas tank], bass, handclaps [claps]
  • Euros Rowlands - percussion, snare, other [legs in trousers], tambourine, drums
  • Megan Childs - violin, backing vocals, organ [hammond], violin, other [gas tank], piano, violin, vocals, handclaps [claps], written-by
  • Euros Childs - vocals, harmonium, organ [hammond], written-by, vocals, voice [voices], harmonium, piano [ice cream piano], synth [teisco synth], keyboards [vox continental], backing vocals, vocals, organ [hammond], synth, synthesizer [moog], piano, vocals, guitar [spanish], vocals, piano, vocals, harmonium, piano, keyboards [vox continental], voice [monk voices], vocals, piano, organ [wurlitzer], backing vocals, keyboards [korg micro preset], harmonium, vocals, vocals, organ [hammond], piano, organ [wurlitzer], backing vocals, keyboards [korg micro preset], keyboards [korg micro preset], backing vocals, narrator [narration], vocals, synth [teisco synth], backing vocals, vocals, piano, keyboards [korg micro preset], synth [teisco synth], voice [warped talking], voice [chant], other [gas tank], synth [teisco synth], handclaps [claps], vocals, piano, vocals, mellotron [melotron], keyboards [vox continental], backing vocals
  • Lynn Childs - shawm, crumhorn
  • Stuart Evans - shawm, flute
  • Tom Rawlins - shawm, crumhorn, hurdy gurdy
  • Fiona Owen - backing vocals

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