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Bernie Parry: Sailing to the Moon

Bernie Parry: Sailing to the Moon (Free Reed FRR 026)

Sailing to the Moon
Bernie Parry

Free Reed Records FRR 026 (LP, UK, 1980)

Sailing to the Moon—and Beyond
Bernie Parry

Free Reed Records FRRR 13 (CD, UK, 2008)

 Bernie Parry: Sailing to the Moon—and Beyond (Free Reed FRRR 13)

Recorded at Millstream Studios, Cheltenham, September 1978 and February 1979;
Engineered by Mike Pela and Mick Dolan;
Produced by Allan Taylor;
Sleeve design by Bryan Ledgard;
Photography by Mike Billington

Musicians

Bernie Parry: guitar, vocals;
Bob Fox: Portuguese guitar [2, 4, 6], guitar [9], piano [1, 3, 8], bass synthesiser [2b, 6, 9], vocal harmony [1-2, 4-5, 7];
John Kirkpatrick: accordion [2a, 5, 7];
Allan Taylor: guitar [2, 5, 9], dulcimer [2b, 6];
Tom McConville: fiddle [2b, 5-6, 8-9];

Tracks

LP Side 1

  1. The Village Fool (4.03)
  2. The Harper / Finagle’s Dream (8.33)
  3. Mr Lowry (4.50)
  4. Man of the Earth (5.23)

LP Side 2

  1. Sailing to the Moon (3.33)
  2. The Windwitch (4.03)
  3. Davy (6.13)
  4. Lady of Style (4.04)
  5. Song of the Crooked Oak (4.23)

CD Bonus Tracks

Early Bernie Parry recordings, mainly done as demos or radio broadcasts

  1. Tumbling Wear (instrumental) (1.14)
  2. The Dark Shores (3.26)
  3. Photographs (4.06)
  4. High Flew the Raven (3.36)
  5. Old Fashioned Clown (4.47)
  6. Time Stands Still in London (4.23)
  7. The Goblin’s Riddle (4.06)
  8. The Ballad of Louis Collins (2.51)

All tracks written by Bernie Parry