The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth
1991 studio album by Skyclad
The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth | ||||
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Studio album by Skyclad | ||||
Released | 17 October 1991 | |||
Recorded | Jacobs Studios, Surrey England | |||
Genre | Folk metal, heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal[1] | |||
Length | 46:47[2] | |||
Label | Noise | |||
Producer | Skyclad, Kevin Ridley | |||
Skyclad chronology | ||||
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The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth is the debut album by British folk metal band Skyclad, and is regarded as one of the first folk metal albums, with the track "The Widdershins Jig" in particular pointing the way for the genre. Front cover artwork is by Garry Sharpe-Young.
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Track listing
- All lyrics by Martin Walkyier. All music as noted under "Writer(s)". (Published by Dark Wings.)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Sky Beneath My Feet" | Steve Ramsey | 5:41 |
2. | "Trance Dance (A Dreamtime Walkabout)" | Ramsey, Graeme English | 5:29 |
3. | "A Minute's Piece" | English | 1:10 |
4. | "The Widdershins Jig" | Ramsey | 3:40 |
5. | "Our Dying Island" | Ramsey | 7:07 |
6. | "Intro: Pagan Man" | Ramsey | 1:00 |
7. | "The Cradle Will Fall" | Ramsey | 6:26 |
8. | "Skyclad" | Ramsey | 5:01 |
9. | "Moongleam and Meadowsweet" | English | 4:35 |
10. | "Terminus" | Ramsey | 6:38 |
Personnel
- Skyclad
- Martin Walkyier – vocals
- Steve Ramsey – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
- Graeme English – electric bass, classical guitar
- Keith Baxter – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Joe "Guido" Caprani – voice on track 6
- Dominic Miller – classical guitar lead on track 9
- Mike Evans – fiddle
- Rog Patterson – keyboards, piccolo
References
- ^ "metalitalia.com". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth. Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth. AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
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- Steve Ramsey
- Graeme "Bean" English
- Georgina Biddle
- Kevin Ridley
- Arron Walton
- Dave Pugh
- Martin Walkyier
- Keith Baxter
- The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth (1991)
- A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol (1992)
- Jonah's Ark (1993)
- Prince of the Poverty Line (1994)
- The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea (1995)
- Irrational Anthems (1996)
- Oui Avant-Garde á Chance (1996)
- The Answer Machine? (1997)
- Vintage Whine (1999)
- Folkémon (2000)
- A Semblance of Normality (2004)
- In the... All Together (2009)
- Old Rope (1996)
- Poetic Wisdom (2001)
- History Lessens (2002)
- No Daylights... Nor Heel Taps (2002)
- Another Fine Mess (2001)
- Live at the Dynamo (2002)
- Tracks from the Wilderness (1992)
- Outrageous Fourtunes (1998)
- Classix Shape (1999)
- Jig-a-Jig (2006)