The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth
| The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth |
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| Studio album by Skyclad |
| Released |
October 17, 1991 |
| Recorded |
Jacobs Studios, Surrey England |
| Genre |
Folk metal
Thrash metal |
| Length |
46:47 |
| Label |
Noise Records |
| Producer |
Skyclad, Kevin Ridley |
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The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth is the first album by British folk metal group Skyclad, and is thus probably the first ever folk metal album, with the track "The Widdershins Jig" in particular pointing the way for the genre.
Front cover artwork is by Garry Sharpe-Young.
Track listing
- All Lyrics By Martin Walkyier. All Music As Noted. (Published By Dark Wings.)
- The Sky Beneath My Feet - 5:41 (Steve Ramsey)
- Trance Dance (A Dreamtime Walkabout) - 5:29 (Ramsey, Graeme English)
- A Minute's Piece - 1:10 (English)
- The Widdershins Jig - 3:40 (Ramsey)
- Our Dying Island - 7:07 (Ramsey)
- Intro: Pagan Man - 1:00 (Ramsey)
- The Cradle Will Fall - 6:26 (Ramsey)
- Skyclad - 5:01 (Ramsey)
- Moongleam and Meadowsweet - 4:35 (English)
- Terminus - 6:38 (Ramsey)
Personnel
Skyclad
Additional Musicians
- Joe "Guido" Caprani: Vocals on track 1
- Dominic Miller: Classical Guitar Lead on track 9
- Mike Evans: Fiddle
- Rog Patterson: Keyboards, Piccolo
References
Encyclopaedia Metallum - bands by letter - S - Skyclad - The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth (retrieved 8-31-07)