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Celtic Legend - 'Lyonesse'
'The tale of an ancient kingdom lost beneath the waves ...' Lyonesse is Celtic Legend's second album. After telling the story of Tristan and Isolde for this recording they explored another Cornish legend - the story of Lyonesse. Lyonesse is Cornwall's answer to the legend of Atlantis; a mythical kingdom that once existed to the west of Land's End in an area now covered by the pounding waves of the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| After the ensemble approach of 'Tristan and Isolde' on the music side at least Celtic Legend coalesced into a more definable band. The catalyst for this was the arrival in August 2005 of Emily Ovenden, a Cornish singer with the group the ‘Mediaeval Baebes’. She took over the role of principal vocalist and featured on the three subsequent Celtic Legend videos: Song of Tomorrow, The Boatman and Soldier Boy. | |||||||
 'Lyonesse' Track List Prelude Lyonesse Sonnet Sweet Rosemary Song of Tomorrow Battle of Camlann As so the river The Boatman The White Horse Where the sea flows Soldier Boy These Ancient Stones Seven Years Hymn to Lyonesse The Boatman (instrumental) |
The writers of Lyonesse were: Music: Chris Payne, Emily Ovenden, Dominique Adam, Franck Hemard and Pepper Lyrics: Emily Ovenden, Daniel Sands, Dominique Adam and Chris Payne The principal contributors were: Emily Ovenden: Lead and Backing vocals Dominique Adam: Vocals and Chorus Chris Payne: Piano, Early Music Instruments, Mandolin and Irish Whistles Nigel Bates: Guitars, Percussion, Bass and Keyboards Pepper: Sound Design, Synthesisers and Piano Franck Hemard: Keyboards Jai Michael: Visual Director, Backing Vocals Additional contributions by: Katharine Blake, Claire Rabbit, Maxine Fone and Anouchka & Marikay Payne Produced by Chris Payne with additional production by Pepper and Nigel Bates Mixed and mastered by Nigel Bates Cover/sleeve photograph and artwork by Hayley Madden and Annie Ovenden |
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