by Sting
Release Date: 26 October 2009
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Universal
£18.99 £4.99
Sting If on a Winter's Night Limited Vinyl LP.
SPLIT TO TOP SPINE
Overview
If on a Winter's Night presents an arc of songs that conjure the season of spirits, the eerie silences of the snow; days of solitude and reflection for some, a time of re-birth and celebration for many.
With traditional music of the British Isles as their starting point, Sting and his guest musicians draw the listener in through a collection of songs, carols, and lullabies spanning the centuries - such as The Snow it Melts the Soonest (traditional Newcastle ballad), Soul Cake (traditional English "begging" song which has its roots in Halloween/All Souls Day), Gabriel's Message (14th century carol), as well as two of Sting's own compositions - Lullaby for an Anxious Child and The Hounds of Winter. Also featured on the album is Hurdy Gurdy Man - a musical reworking and English translation (by Sting) of Der Leiermann from Schubert's classic winter song-cycle Winterreise.
Featured Tracks
Gabriel's Message
Soul Cake
There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue
The Snow It Melts The Soonest
Christmas At Sea
Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming
Cold Song
Side 2
The Burning Babe
Now Winter Comes Slowly
The Hounds Of Winter
Balulalow
Cherry Tree Carol
Lullaby For An Anxious Child
Hurdy Gurdy Man
You Only Cross My Mind In Winter
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