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Mel Biggs: From Darkness Comes Light

From Darkness Comes Light Mel Biggs Talking Cat Recordings TCCD2103 (DL, UK, 28 May 2021) Talking Cat Recordings TCCD2103 (CD, UK, 1 October 2021)

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jon Loomes at Talking Cat Recordings during lockdown September 2020-March 2021;
David Squirrell’s parts recorded at home in his living room by Peter Millson;
Photography by Elly Lucas

Folking.com review by Jodie ‘Shebeat’ Schofield

Musicians

Mel Biggs: diatonic accordions, vocals;
Kat Biggs: piano accordion;
David Squirrell: mandolin, octave mandola;
Bridget Slater: fiddle;
Jon Loomes: guitar, cittern

Tracks

1. A New Day Dawns (2.12)
2. Dream Big (5.14)
3. Shivelight In Spring (5.17)
4. Mounthills / Coleford Jig (6.48)
5. High Places (1.15)
6. Oppland Upland (5.10)
7. Shimmer (5.11)
8. Long Shadows (0.39)
9. Catching Flies (4.02)
10. Winter Weather Warning (1.57)
11. Silver Linings (3.56)
12. Katy’s Theme (4.24)

All tracks written by Mel Biggs