Witch Fields by The Rowan Amber Mill
An album containing tales (both dark and light) taken from the Witch Fields, where every year they still tie a 20 foot high corn dolly onto the electricity pylons hoping to harness the magic of both the old gods and the power of the "new" energy.
The album takes in tales of fields cursed by the persecution of witches; the eternal hum of the beehive overtaken by the hum of the new gods (the fiizzing wires held by the electricity pylons); the scent of that call of the summer; the coming of, and revenge on, the machines; the power of the plough returning all to the good earth; the echoes (and ghosts) of the past that scythe through into the present.
By the way, it's our favourite collection of songs that we've made so far. 12 tracks, 50 mins and 05 secs. Hope you like it too.
Tracklist
| 1. | Hex into Dream State | 2:32 |
| 2. | The Eyes of the Scarecrow | 5:32 |
| 3. | A Siren Song | 5:10 |
| 4. | Dreams of Flying | 4:20 |
| 5. | The Living and the Dead | 4:23 |
| 6. | Raise the Pylons High (and Worship Your Metal Gods) | 3:01 |
| 7. | A Curse on the Fields | 4:11 |
| 8. | Witch Fields | 4:10 |
| 9. | Machines | 5:13 |
| 10. | Souls Were Lost Here | 4:24 |
| 11. | Magpie | 4:51 |
| 12. | Salting the Fields | 2:22 |
Credits
Written, composed, played, sung, produced and mixed by Stephen Stannard.
Artwork and packaging by Stephen.
License
All rights reserved.
Since 2007 The Rowan Amber Mill have been purveyors of Woodland Folkadelica/alt-Folk. Releases include: "folk devils & moral panics", "midsummers" and "Heartwood". The Book of the Lost (with Emily Jones). Silent Night Songs (with Angeline Morrison).The folk horror collection Harvest the Ears. The synth album Follows Shortly (as Making Tea For Robots). They are half of Rowan:Morrison.