Wintersmith (Steeleye Span album)

Wintersmith is the twenty-second studio album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span. It was released in October 2013. It features the line-up of Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Julian Littman, Pete Zorn and Liam Genockey. Guest musicians are Terry Pratchett (voice), Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes), Bob Johnson (vocals), and John Spiers (melodeon).

Wintersmith
Studio album by
Steeleye Span
Released28 October 2013
Recorded2013
GenreBritish folk rock, progressive rock
LabelPark Records
ProducerChris Tsangarides
Steeleye Span chronology
Cogs, Wheels and Lovers
(2009)		 Wintersmith
(2013)		 Dodgy Bastards
(2016)

The songs on the album were inspired principally by Wintersmith and other Discworld books featuring Tiffany Aching. There is a spoken contribution by the author, Terry Pratchett.

A double CD Deluxe Edition was released in October 2014: the second disc featured a mixture of new tracks, live performances and demos.

Personnel

Tracks

2013 Standard Edition
  1. "Overture"
  2. "The Dark Morris Song"
  3. "Wintersmith"
  4. "You"
  5. "The Good Witch" – featuring Terry Pratchett (spoken word)
  6. "Band of Teachers"
  7. "The Wee Free Men"
  8. "Hiver"
  9. "Fire & Ice"
  10. "The Making of a Man"
  11. "Crown of Ice"
  12. "First Dance"
  13. "The Dark Morris Tune"
  14. "The Summer Lady"
  15. "Ancient Eyes"
  16. "We Shall Wear Midnight"

2014 Deluxe Edition

Tracks - Deluxe Edition Disc 2:

  1. "To Be Human"
  2. "Be Careful What You Wish for"
  3. "Granny Aching"
  4. "Just One Heart"
  5. "You" (live)
  6. "Ancient Eyes" (live)
  7. "The Dark Morris Tune" (live)
  8. "The Dark Morris Song" (live)
  9. "The Making of a Man" (live)
  10. "Crown of Ice" (live)
  11. "Summer Lady" (live)
  12. "We Shall Wear Midnight" (live)
  13. "Ancient Eyes" (demo)
  14. "The Wee Free Men" (demo)

Chart Performance

Wintersmith debuted at No. 77 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

The album received very positive reviews and has been described as "a marriage between the written word and music that is devastatingly superb."[1]

Folk Radio UK hailed the release as "a concept album it has that feel of being made for a stage production".[2]

References
  1. Hall, Ian D. (27 November 2013). "Steeleye Span, Wintersmith. Album Review". Liverpool Sound and Vision. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. Gallacher, Alex (23 November 2013). "STEELEYE SPAN – WINTERSMITH". Folk Rock UK. Retrieved 27 January 2018.



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