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Olivia Chaney
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Olivia Chaney Metric Acorn MACD3 (CD EP, UK, 17 December 2012) |
Musicians
Olivia Chaney: vocals, harmonium, guitar, piano
Tracks
- Back Garden Beautiful (3.17)
- Imperfections (4.23)
- The King’s Horses (4.40)
- Swimming in the Longest River (3.39)
- Ballade (3.01)
All tracks written by Olivia Chaney
> Folk Music > Records > Olivia Chaney: The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions
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The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions Delphonic Music DELPH027 (DL, UK, 24 June 2013) |
Recorded on 22 May 2013 for Mark Radcliffe’s BBC Radio 2 programme The Folk Show.
Musicians
Olivia Chaney: vocals, harmonium, guitar, piano
Tracks
- The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232) (5.01)
- Ballade (2.50)
- Holiday (3.20)
> Folk Music > Records > Olivia Chaney: The Longest River
Olivia Chaney: The Longest River
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The Longest River Nonesuch Records 541 711-2 (CD, UK, 27 April 2015) |
Produced by Leo Abrahams and Olivia Chaney;
Recorded by Jerry Boys at RAK Studios except
track 7 recorded by Leo Abrahams at home,
track 11 recorded at St Paul’s Deptford Church;
Additional engineering by Leo Abrahams;
Assistant engineers: Mike Horner, Robbie Nelson;
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios;
Cover photo by Lisa Chaney;
Album design by Barbara deWilde
Musicians
Olivia Chaney: vocals,
guitar [1, 6, 8-9],
piano [2, 5, 7-8, 10, 12],
organ [2, 4],
harmonium [3, 11],
pedal harmonium [7, 11],
synthesisers [3, 10, 12],
Mosrite Dobro [4],
electro-acoustic guitar [4],
baritone guitar [4],
glass harmonica [5],
Wurlitzer [7, 12];
Jordan Hunt: violin [1-3, 5, 9-12],
accompanying vocals [3, 5, 10];
Emma Smith, violin [1, 9];
Vince Sipprell: viola [1, 9];
Ian Burdge: cello [1, 9];
Laurene Durantel: double bass [1, 9];
Oliver Coates: cello [2];
Leo Abrahams: guitar [4];
Leo Taylor: drums [11]
Tracks
- The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (4.03)
- Imperfections (4.31)
- Waxwing (3.25)
- Loose Change (4.10)
- Swimming in the Longest River (4.33)
- The King’s Horses (4.24)
- Too Social (3.38)
- La Jardinera (3.23)
- There’s Not a Swain (4.18)
- Holiday (4.13)
- Blessed Instant (5.11)
- Cassiopeia (4.23)
All songs written by Olivia Chaney except
Track 1 trad. arr. Olivia Chaney;
Track 3 Alasdair Roberts;
Track 8 Violeta Parra;
Track 9 Henry Purcell, Anthony Henley;
Track 11 Sidsel Endresen;
> Folk Music > Records > Olivia Chaney: Folkadelphia Sessions 6/6/2015
Olivia Chaney: Folkadelphia Sessions 6/6/2015
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Folkadelphia Sessions 6/6/2015 Folkadelphia (DL, UK, 16 June 2016) |
Recorded at the WXPN Performance Studio on 6 June 2015 by James Clark Conner and Brian Goehrig;
Mixed by James Clark Conner in Philadelphia;
Photo courtesy of Olivia Chaney
Musicians
Olivia Chaney: vocals, guitar, harmonium;
Jordan Hunt: violin, vocals
Tracks
- Loose Change (4.10)
- There’s Not a Swain (4.18)
- The King’s Horses (4.24)
- Waxwing (3.25)
All songs written by Olivia Chaney except
Track 2 Henry Purcell, Anthony Henley;
Track 4 Alasdair Roberts
> Folk Music > Records > Offa Rex: The Queen of Hearts
Offa Rex: The Queen of Hearts
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The Queen of Hearts Nonesuch Records 7559-79399-9 (CD, UK, 14 July 2017) |
Produced by Tucker Martine and Colin Meloy;
Recorded and mixed by Tucker Martine in September-October 2016 at Flora Recording & Playback, Portland, OR;
Additional engineering by Michael Finn;
Assistant engineers: Keegan Curry, Justin Chose;
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME;
Front cover and booklet front and back cover photography by Samantha Muljat;
Back cover photography by Shervin Loinez;
Studio photography by Jason Quigley;
Art direction and design by Jeri Heiden and Nick Steinhardt, SMOG Design
Musicians
Olivia Chaney:
lead vocals [1, 3-6, 8-10],
backing vocals [2, 11],
electric harpsichord [1, 9-10],
harmonium [2, 4, 9, 11],
dobro electric guitar [3],
acoustic six-string guitar [5, 8],
piano [11];
Colin Meloy: lead vocals [2, 11],
backing vocals [9],
acoustic twelve-string guitar [1, 9],
acoustic six-string guitar [2, 9, 11],
electric guitar [5-7, 10],
nylon-string guitar [8];
Chris Funk: electric guitar [1, 7, 9-10],
mandolin [2],
autoharp [3],
hammered dulcimer [3];
Nate Query: electric bass [1-2, 5-7, 9-11],
bass guitar [3],
upright bass [8];
Jenny Conlee: Rhodes piano [1],
accordion [7],
Hammond organ [9-10];
John Moen: the drums [1-3, 5-7, 9-11],
gong [10];
Anna Fritz: cello [1];
Raph Carney: bass clarinet [2, 7],
woodwind drone [6];
Mirabai Peart: viola [3, 5-6],
backing vocals [5];
Steve Drizos: congas [9]
Tracks
- The Queen of Hearts (Roud 3195) (3.56)
- Blackleg Miner (Roud 3193) (2.22)
- The Gardener (Roud 339; Child 219; G/D 4:840) (4.59)
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (3.31)
- Flash Company (Roud 954) (4.14)
- The Old Churchyard (Roud 3386) (4.03)
- Constant Billy (Oddington) / I’ll Go EnlistEnlist (Sherborne) (1.55)
- Willie o’ Winsbury (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (7.29)
- Bonny May (Roud 92; Child 217; G/D 4:838) (6.30)
- Sheepcrook and Black Dog (Roud 948; Henry H30a) (4.34)
- To Make You Stay (4.59)
All songs trad. except
Track 4 Ewan MacColl;
Track 11 Lal Waterson;
> Folk Music > Records > Olivia Chaney: Shelter
Olivia Chaney: Shelter
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Shelter Nonesuch Records 7559-79305-2 (CD, UK, 15 June 2018) |
Produced and recorded by Thomas Bartlett;
Additional recording by Patrick Dillett and James Yost;
Mixed by Patrick Dillett;
Recorded and mixed at Reservoir Studios, New York;
Mastered by Gerg Calbi at Sterling Sound;
Cover photo by Rich Gilligan;
Other photos by Olivia Chaney, Lisa Chaney and Colin Hickey;
Illustration by Lily Irwin;
Design by Babara de Wilde, Raisa Veikkola and Sam Steer
Musicians
Olivia Chaney: vocals,
guitar [1, 7],
piano [2, 5-6, 8-10],
Rhodes [2, 4],
harmonium [3, 6, 8],
electric dobro [4],
Estey pump organ [6]
Jordan Hunt: violin [2, 5-6, 8-9],
backing vocals [9];
Thomas Bartlett: mellotron [2-3, 6, 9],
op-1 [2-3, 5-6, 8-10],
piano [3],
handclaps [4],
percussion [4],
Rhodes bass [4];
Bells of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome [9]
Tracks
- Shelter (4.12)
- Dragonfly (4.34)
- Arches (6.07)
- IOU (4.03)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (4.32)
- Colin and Clem (4.59)
- O Solitude (4.05)
- Long Time Gone (3.17)
- Roman Holiday (4.13)
- House on a Hill (4.03)
All songs written by Olivia Chaney except
Track 5 refrain from Molly Malone;
Track 7 Henry Purcell, adapted from Katherine Philips’ translation of
La Solitude by Saint-Amant, arr. Olivia Chaney;
Track 8 Frank Harford, Tex Ritter
> Folk Music > Records > Olivia Chaney
Other records with Olivia Chaney
Various Artists,
Looking for a New England,
CD, fRoots ACE1, w/ magazine 317/318, 2009
Seth Lakeman,
Hearts & Minds,
CD, Virgin 471084-2, 2010
Concerto Caledonia,
Revenge of the Folksingers,
CD, Delphian DCD34108, 2011
The Woodbine & Ivy Band,
The Woodbine & Ivy Band,
CD, Folk Police FPR004, 2011
Various Artists,
Oak Ash Thorn,
CD, Folk Police FPR003, 2011
Alasdair Roberts & Friends,
A Wonder Working Stone,
CD, Drag City DC534CD, 2013
Various Artists,
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014,
2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK15, 2014
Concerto Caledonia,
Purcell’s Revenge,
CD, Delphian DCD34161, 2015
Various Artists,
Shirley Inspired…,
3 LP / 3 CD, Earth EARTHLP003/EARTHCD003, 2015
Kronos Quartet,
Folk Songs,
CD, Nonesuch 7559 79387 3, 2017
Various Artists,
Bridges,
CD, fRoots KS18-001, 2018
Various Artists,
Vision & Revision: The First 80 Years of Topic Records,
2 CD/2 LP, Topic TXCD597, 2019
Various Artists,
The Electric Muse Revisited: The Story of Folk into Rock and Beyond,
4 CD, Good Deeds Music GDM060, 2021