Songs Of Moonlight And Rain (Expanded Edition)

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Album Info

Release Date: 2007

Label: Hand/Eye

Songs 1-16 made up the original 'Songs of Moonlight and Rain' album (16 was an untitled hidden track.) Songs 2, 10, 11, 17 and 18 made up the 'Strange Familiars' 7" ep. 19, 20 and 21 were taken from the 'Of Mist and Ashes' cassette (1995). 22 is the first Stone Breath song ever recorded and originally appeared on the 'Shroud' cassette compilation from Zyon (1995). 23 was taken from the first ever Stone Breath concert, at CMJ festival in NYC, and marks the arrival of Prydwyn as part of the band. 24 and25 were updated versions of songs from this album recorded in later years of the band.

Vocal clips are from Philip Smith (deceased), a powwow doctor from York County, PA, interviewed in the 1970's by Mrs. Catherine Diehl, who kindly gave us the tapes.

Sounds: voice, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, bells, whistles, chimes, harp, bowed zither, tambourine, wind-chimes, tarka, Tibetan bells, water, blackbirds, kalimba, sitar, screech owl, sword, sheet metal, drums.

All songs copyright ©1995, 1996, 1997, 2007 by tiMOTHy / Stone Breath and published by Crow Tongue Music, BMI... except: 'Flowers on Your Grave' © Ron Hexe; and 'Seal of Seasons' © Marc Bolan

Thanks to Alison, Gideon, Ursula, Prydwyn, Sarade, Christianne, Fit & Limo, and to Tony Dale/Camera Obscura for having faith in Stone Breath during those very early days.