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The Water Of Leith

Blue Rose Code

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Format: CD

Cat No: NAVIGATOR103

Release Date:  27 October 2017

Label:  Navigator Records

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  805520621038

Genres:  Folk  Singer Songwriter  

Release Date:  15 December 2017

Label:  Ronachan Songs

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5052442012061

Genres:  Folk  Singer Songwriter  

  • Description

    A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross Wilson, aka Blue Rose Code, writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre and the twelve new songs on his new album The Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits. Underlining the sense of movement and place in Ross's work, The Water Of Leith is rooted in his return to his Scottish homeland. There, he reconnected with the stellar musicians who were to become an integral part of the new album's sound: multi award-winning singer Julie Fowlis, celebrated Gaelic singer Kathleen MacInnes, BBC Folk Award Winner, Ross Ainslie, 2017's Scottish Jazz Awards' instrumentalist of the year Konrad Wiszniewski, leading violinist Seonaid Aitken and three of Scotland's finest jazz musicians; John Lowrie, Colin Steele and James Lindsay, to name just some of the contributors. Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman features on the opening track. Ross co-produced the album with Angus Lyon. In the space of a few short years and the release of well-received albums North Ten, The Ballads Of Peckham Rye, and And Lo The Bird Is On The Wing, Blue Rose Code has built a growing reputation as a powerful writer and performer, gaining extensive radio play and the praise of key broadcasters including Edith Bowman, Mary Ann Kennedy, Bob Harris and also actor Ewan McGregor who made a cameo appearance on And Lo The Bird Is On The Wing after commenting: "My uncle Denis Lawson (star of Local Hero) gave me a copy of The Ballads Of Peckham Rye, it's beautiful and I can't stop listening to it."

    Description

    Deluxe Gatefold 2LP Edition of the new release by Blue Rose Code

    A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross Wilson, aka Blue Rose Code, writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre and the twelve new songs on his new album The Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.

    Underlining the sense of movement and place in Ross's work, The Water Of Leith is rooted in his return to his Scottish homeland. There, he reconnected with the stellar musicians who were to become an integral part of the new album's sound: multi award-winning singer Julie Fowlis, celebrated Gaelic singer Kathleen MacInnes, BBC Folk Award Winner, Ross Ainslie, 2017's Scottish Jazz Awards' instrumentalist of the year Konrad Wiszniewski, leading violinist Seonaid Aitken and three of Scotland's finest jazz musicians; John Lowrie, Colin Steele and James Lindsay, to name just some of the contributors. Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman features on the opening track. Ross co-produced the album with Angus Lyon.

    In the space of a few short years and the release of well-received albums North Ten, The Ballads Of Peckham Rye, and And Lo The Bird Is On The Wing, Blue Rose Code has built a growing reputation as a powerful writer and performer, gaining extensive radio play and the praise of key broadcasters including Edith Bowman, Mary Ann Kennedy, Bob Harris and also actor Ewan McGregor who made a cameo appearance on And Lo The Bird Is On The Wing after commenting: "My uncle Denis Lawson (star of Local Hero) gave me a copy of The Ballads Of Peckham Rye, it's beautiful and I can't stop listening to it."

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. OVER THE FIELDS (FOR JOHN)
      • 2. BLUEBELL
      • 3. EBB & FLOW
      • 4. PASSING PLACES
      • 5. SANDAIG
      • 6. NASHVILLE BLUE
      • 7. ON THE HILL REMAINS A HEART
      • 8. LOVE IS...
      • 9. POLARIS
      • 10. TO THE WATER
      • 11. TO THE SHORE
      • 12. CHILD

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Over The Fields
      • 2. Bluebell
      • 3. Ebb & Flow
      • 4. Passing Places
      • 5. Sandaig
      • 6. Nashville Blue
      • 7. On The Hill Remains A Heart
      • 8. Love Is...
      • 9. Polaris
      • 10. The Water
      • 11. To The Shore
      • 12. Child