The Wild Swan (album)

The Wild Swan is the third album by Northern Ireland singer-songwriter, Foy Vance. On this album, Foy Vance channels a wide variety of styles. "Upbeat Feelgood" will bring comparisons to Van Morrison,[3] while "She Burns" may remind listeners of Bruce Springsteen. Elton John executive produced the album.[4]

The Wild Swan
Studio album by
Foy Vance
Released13 May 2016
RecordedNashville
GenreRoots rock[1]
Length43:39
LabelGingerbread Man
ProducerJacquire King, Elton John[2]
Foy Vance chronology
Joy of Nothing
(2013)		 The Wild Swan
(2016)		 From Muscle Shoals
(2019)

Track listing

Every track written by Foy Vance, except "Ziggy Looked Me in the Eye" written by Vance and Marc Bolan

No.TitleLength
1."Noam Chomsky Is a Soft Revolution"2:28
2."Upbeat Feelgood"3:23
3."Coco"2:30
4."Casanova"3:16
5."Bangor Town"4:26
6."Burden"3:33
7."She Burns"3:48
8."Be Like You Belong"4:48
9."Unlike Any Other"4:15
10."Ziggy Looked Me in the Eye" (Marc Bolan / Foy Vance)4:01
11."Fire It Up (The Silver Spear)"4:04
12."The Wild Swans on the Lake"3:07

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic:[5]

  • Foy Vance – keyboards, guitar, mando-guitar, vocals
  • Eric Darken – chimes, percussion, vibraphone
  • Mike Farris – backing vocals
  • Clare Hadwen – violin
  • Richard Hadwen – viola
  • Paul Hamilton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Leisa Hans – backing vocals
  • Jim Hoke – piano, saxophone
  • Alys Jackson – violin
  • Tim Lauer – accordion, dulcimer, keyboards, harmonium
  • Kolton Lee – baritone guitar
  • Colm McClean – guitar, steel guitar, Mandocaster
  • Conor McCreanor – bass guitar, double bass
  • Blake Mills – slide guitar
  • Darragh Murphy – low whistle, Uilleann pipes
  • Ryan Rafferty – bagpipes
  • Heather Rigdon – backing vocals
  • David Sloan – cello
  • Ashley Wilcoxson – backing vocals
  • Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, octophone, strings, backing vocals

References
  1. The Wild Swan at AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  2. "Elton John Credited For Foy Vance Album".
  3. "Foy Vance: The Wild Swan album review – one of our most talented singer-songwriters". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. "Foy Vance | Foy Announces New Album "The Wild Swan"". Foy Vance. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  5. "The Wild Swan – Foy Vance – Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 14 November 2017.



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