Skirting the River Road

~ Release by Robin Williamson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Subtitle: "Songs and Settings of Whitman, Blake and Vaughan"

Recorded March / April 2001
at Gateway Studios, Kingston-Upon-Thames
Mixed at Albany Productions Ltd, Cardiff

An ECM Production

℗ 2002 ECM Records GmbH
© 2002 ECM Records GmbH

Other Identifiers
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 02516
SPARS Code: DDD

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-01 17:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The Morning Watch / A Song of Joys
recording of:
The Morning Watch / A Song Of Joys
lyricist:
Henry Vaughan and Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Paul Dunmall (British saxophonist), Mat Maneri and Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
5:32
2Here to Burn
recording of:
Here To Burn
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) and Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
composer:
Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
3:50
3The Four Points Are Thus Beheld
recording of:
The Four Points Are Thus Beheld
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Paul Dunmall (British saxophonist), Ale Möller and Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
6:22
4Infant Joys
recording of:
Infant Joys
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
3:27
5Dalliance of Eagles
recording of:
Dalliance Of Eagles
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Mick Hutton and Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
3:48
6Abstinence Sows Sand
recording of:
Abstinence Sows Sand
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
2:57
7The Journey
recording of:
The Journey
lyricist and composer:
Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
4:03
8The Terrible Doubt / The Price of Experience
recording of:
The Terrible Doubt / The Price Of Experience
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) and Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Mat Maneri, Ale Möller and Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
4:48
9West From California's Shores
recording of:
West From California's Shores
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
5:11
10Shepherd's Tune
recording of:
Shepherd's Tune
composer:
Ale Möller
0:44
11The Map With No North
recording of:
The Map With No North
lyricist and composer:
Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
4:34
12The Spider
recording of:
The Spider
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
3:39
13The Fly
2:44
14Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
recording of:
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Paul Dunmall (British saxophonist), Mick Hutton, Mat Maneri and Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
16:35
15The World of Light
arranger:
Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
recording of:
They are all gone into the world of light
lyricist:
Henry Vaughan
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 2011)
3:46

Credits

Release

photography:Sascha Kleis (task: cover photo)
Steve Lowe (engineer) (task: liner photos)
producer:Steve Lake (producer, liner notes)
recording engineer:Steve Lowe (engineer)
clarinet, ocarina, other instruments [moxeño], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:Paul Dunmall (British saxophonist)
double bass:Mick Hutton
flute [bamboo flutes], flute [drone flutes], flute [natural flutes], hammered dulcimer, lute, mandola and vibraphone:Åle Möller
guitar, harp, whistle [whistles] and vocal:Robin Williamson (Scottish multi-instrumentalist)
viola and violin:Mat Maneri
design:Sascha Kleis
manufactured by:Universal M & L, Germany (CD manufacturing plant)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:ECM Records GmbH (owner of label and publisher)
recorded at:Gateway Studio, London (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:Albany Productions Ltd, Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1126579 [info]
ASIN:US: B00006L3GB [info]