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NEW ALBUM - OUT NOW!!!

Released February 2008:

Ebb and Flow

by Nelsons Wake (Chris & Siobhan Nelson and Barry Wake)

Ebb and Flow is a one-off 'trio' album of previously unrecorded original songs from the pen of Chris & Siobhan's long-time musical collaborator Barry Wake.  Chris and Siobhan's live sets and albums usually include some of Barry's moving and thought-provoking songs; the addition of Barry's guitar and voice to the mix gives another dimension to Chris & Siobhan's performance.

Nelsons Wake = 2 Nelsons and a Wake (hence the lack of apostrophe)!

Siobhan: lead vocals; backing vocals Chris: fiddle; viola; mandolin; octave mandola; lead vocals; backing vocals Barry: guitars; lead vocals; backing vocals All songs written by Barry Wake. TRACKS: Heartbeat of the Town; The Itchen Ferry Lad; Along the Way; Woolston's Pride; Mazey Days; A Drink Now and Then; The Morning Train; 15th April 1912; Soldier Boy; Raise a Banner; St.Crispin's Day; Living in a Shadow; Ebb and Flow; James and John; Close the Door

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For some brief notes about the songs, click here.

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REVIEWS OF EBB AND FLOW:

"...evocative songs... Gently imaginative arrangements, excellent solo and harmony singing, accomplished musicianship... A thoroughly charming release" (fRoots, June 2008)

"The veritable song-writing talent of [Barry Wake]... [Siobhan's] utterly charming vocals... her voice at times exhibiting echoes of Maddy Prior... The instrumental accompaniment of Chris Nelson is always sympathetic to the material and a joy to listen to." (Mike Wilson, folking.com) - click here to read the full review.

"[the album is] chock-full of true craftsmanship in the writing and partnered by responsive and abundantly sensitive musicianship... Just under half of the songs are sung by Siobhan, beautifully and expressively and with exemplary diction... ...a most attractive collection of classy and satisfying songs that richly deserve to be heard (and sung) more widely." (David Kidman, NetRhythms) - click here to read the full review.

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BUY EBB AND FLOW:

Ebb and Flow is available online from CD Baby: click on the album cover below to buy it (in CD form, and as a download), and to hear clips from all 15 tracks.

The CD is also available directly from us (e-mail for details), and through The Music Well.

Download Ebb and Flow:

Ebb and Flow can be downloaded at CD Baby (see link above)... you'll also find it on iTunes (the whole album or individual tracks) and probably also on a number of other download sites. Thanks to the lovely folks at CD Baby for organising this for us.

Day Has Dawned

released June 2006

TRACKS: The Climbing Boy (Barry Wake); Streets of Forbes (Trad.); False Knight on the Road (Trad.); Oregon (Tucker Zimmerman); Young Waters (Trad.); Purple, White & Green (Barry Wake); Mole in a Hole (Mike Waterson); Curlew (Abbie Lathe/Tony Poole); The Bold Dragoon (Trad.); Outside of the Inside (Richard Thompson); Rain and Snow (Trad./Mark Schatz); Rockin' Chair (Billy Mitchell/Vince Grey); Song of the Artesian Water (A.B. Patterson/Cathie O'Sullivan); City Lights (Barry Wake); Seventeen Cents (Jody Stecher); Chapel Streets (Barry Wake) Guest musicians: Roger Gardiner (bass), Bill Hackney (harmonica), Pete Rimmer (guitar).

****Reviews****

"A credible, intimate acoustic set, with Siobhan's powerful yet tender voice accompanied by Chris's sensitive fiddle/viola and mando/guitar. Enterprising selection of songs... One to savour and return to." fRoots (Oct. 2006 issue)

"[Chris's] imaginative combinations of instrumental timbres... [Siobhan's] moving, appealingly tender-sounding voice which can sometimes quite belie its very power... This is a quite exceptional CD, which manages the difficult feat of being both satisfyingly charming and thought-provoking in a way that doesn’t need to shout at you but makes a more unassuming impact by virtue of its integrity, excellent taste and high-quality musicianship." (David Kidman, NetRhythms) Read the full review here

"Day Has Dawned sparkles like the sun on the dew in the morning." (FATEA)

****Sound Clips****

You can hear 2-minute clips from all 16 tracks by clicking on the album cover below:

Tomorrow's Sun

released February 2004

TRACKS: Winter Song (Alan Hull); Winter Winds (Sandy Denny); If I Lose, Let Me Lose (Trad.); Saturday Rolling Around (Richard Thompson); Cherry Tree (Robert Buck/Natalie Merchant); The Mayflower (Barry Wake); United States of Mind (Alan Hull); Dr Syn (R.S. Kenward); Snow Falls (John Tams); The Widow Maker (Barry Wake); The Union/Titchfield Carnival/The Magic Fiddle (Chris Nelson); Time of No Reply (Nick Drake); For the Empire (Barry Wake); Daddy’s Gone to Knoxville (Mark Knopfler); With Me It Goes Deeper (Pete Atkin/Clive James); Tomorrow’s Sun/Battle of the Somme (Barry Wake/Laurie)

Read a review of Tomorrow's Sun here

****Sound Clips****

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Residents' Lounge

by the Residents of the Bothy Folk Club in Southport - released 2007

Chris and Siobhan appear on Residents' Lounge, a new CD featuring all the current residents of the Bothy Folk Club in Southport. Most of the tracks on the album have been recorded and produced by Chris and Siobhan. For more details, and some sound clips, go to The Bothy's MySpace page. A clip from Chris and Siobhan's track, Bonny Kate, can be heard . The CD is available online, via Abicat - click here for details.

Buy CDs Online
	DAY HAS DAWNED To buy the Day Has Dawned CD from worldwide distributors CD Baby, and to hear 2 minute clips from all 16 tracks, click on the album cover below:
	Day Has Dawned and Tomorrow's Sun are also available from the UK-based Abicat secure online store: click here

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