A Glint at the Kindling

by Robin Williamson & His Merry Band

A Glint at the Kindling cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Criminal
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 42:49
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following the dissolution of the Incredible String Band, Robin Williamson embraces a slightly more refined, distinctly Celtic-focused acoustic sound. The album marries deeply poetic, heavily mythological storytelling with intricate chamber-folk instrumentation, including harps, whistles, and fiddles. It remains a beautifully executed, pastoral masterwork that honors ancient Scottish and English bardic traditions.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folklore, male-vocals, storytelling, acoustic, harp

Tracklist

  1. The Road The Gypsies Go (3:15)
  2. Me And The Mad Girl (4:35)
  3. Lough Foyle (4:12)
  4. The Woodcutter's Song (4:05)
  5. By Weary Well (5:16)
  6. An Instrumental In 2 Parts: Boyhood Of Henry Morgan/The Pooka (3:15)
  7. Five Denials On Merlin's Grave (13:57)
  8. The Poacher's Song (4:14)

Credits

  • Traditional - written-by
  • Chris Caswell - written-by, music by
  • Sylvia Woods - written-by, music by

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