The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth
| 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 Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 46:47[1] | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Skyclad, Kevin Ridley | |||
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The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth is the debut album by British folk metal group 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.
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 - vocals on track 1
- Dominic Miller - classical guitar lead on track 9
- Mike Evans - fiddle
- Rog Patterson - keyboards, piccolo
References
- ↑ 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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