Orkney Monster by The Chair
Orkney Monster is the long-awaited third album by The Chair, a band now synonymous with barnstorming festival concerts and late-night parties. Drawn from their experiences of island living, the album features many tunes written by the band, ranging widely from rollicking reels to mellifluous and sensitive airs, songs by Tim O'Brien and Tom Waits, and just about everywhere in between. Orkney Monster was arranged, recorded and produced to capture as much of the band's sizzling onstage energy as possible.
Tracklist
| 1. | Beachcombers | 3:58 |
| 2. | Norway to Sweden | 4:00 |
| 3. | Walk Beside Me | 3:39 |
| 4. | Wee Davie | 5:39 |
| 5. | Fixing Jigs | 5:57 |
| 6. | The Blue Lamp | 4:35 |
| 7. | The Rose in the Gap | 4:25 |
| 8. | Shiver Me Timbers | 4:21 |
| 9. | Turn the Handle | 3:53 |
| 10. | Margaret Davidson | 4:18 |
| 11. | Festival Reels | 4:37 |
Credits
All tracks arranged by The Chair.
Recorded and mixed by Mattie Foulds at Caribou Recording.
Additional recording at Burn Villa and Cellardyke, Orkney.
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound.
License
All rights reserved.
Combining a benignly hedonistic version of Viking berserker spirit with a formidable breadth of musicianship, Orcadian eight-piece The Chair deliver a turbocharged mash-up of folk, blues, rock, dub, klezmer and more. Collectively the sound bursts with the energy of a heavy rock gig—a rampant ruckus of fiddles, banjos, accordions and drums—yet remains acoustic at heart.