Ballads of the Book
Download links and information about Ballads of the Book. This album was released in 2007 and it belongs to World Music genres. It contains 18 tracks with total duration of 01:09:17 minutes.
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| Release date: | 2007 |
| Genre: | World Music |
| Tracks: | 18 |
| Duration: | 01:09:17 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Song for Irena (Mike Heron) | 4:50 |
| 2. | Steam Comes Off Our House (De Rosa) | 3:56 |
| 3. | A Calvinist Narrowly Avoids Pleasure (James Yorkston, Bill Duncan) | 2:21 |
| 4. | Dreamcatcher (Foxface) | 2:41 |
| 5. | A Sentimental Song (Alasdair Gray & Lord Cut-Glass) | 3:00 |
| 6. | The Sixth Stone (Aidan Moffat, Ian Rankin) | 2:43 |
| 7. | Girl (Norman Blake) | 6:01 |
| 8. | The Good Years (Karine Polwart) | 5:03 |
| 9. | The War On Love Song (* Sons, The Daughters) | 4:05 |
| 10. | The Leaving (Alasdair Roberts, Robin Robertson) | 4:40 |
| 11. | Message In a Bottle (Strike The Colours) | 4:21 |
| 12. | If You Love Me You'd Destroy Me (Aereogramme) | 4:50 |
| 13. | The Rebel On His Own Tonight (Malcolm Middleton) | 4:41 |
| 14. | Half an Apple (Ali Smith) | 3:51 |
| 15. | The Fire (Vashti Bunyan) | 3:03 |
| 16. | Where and When? (King Creosote) | 3:08 |
| 17. | Jesus On the Cross (Emma Pollock) | 2:39 |
| 18. | The Weight of Years (Idlewild) | 3:24 |
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[Edit]Those who’ve heard this collection of some of the very best Scottish indie-pop musicians paired with an astonishing roster of Scottish literary talent sometimes come away scratching their heads. “Why’ve I not heard the raucous folk-rock of Foxface, or the dark and delicate Aereogramme, or Will Oldham pal Alasdair Roberts before? How could I have missed all this great music?” Roddy Woomble, of the rock band Idlewild, conceived Ballads of the Book and he invited musicians to interpret chosen literary works in whatever way suited them. The result is an immensely satisfying collection, comprised mostly of indie-pop stylings (Malcom Middleton and Aidan Moffat of Arab Strap are here, as are Lord Cut-Glass and Emma Pollock of the Delgados, indie pop bands Sons and Daughters and De Rosa, and even Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub, among others), textured with numerous folk flourishes (the highly regarded James Yorkston, BBC Folk Awards-winner Karine Polwart and the prolific King Creosote, to name a few). Venerable artist Vashti Bunyan and the Incredible String Band’s Mike Heron also make surprising appearances.