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EPYSODE 68: Swaddling Songs, by Mellow Candle. Guest: Mellow Candle's Alison O'Donnell. Additional commentary by my twin brother Maurice. This week we drop the needle on a true cult classic. Released in 1972 and largely overlooked in its time, this singular album has since become a holy grail of British folk-rock, revered for its mysticism and haunting beauty. Led by the spellbinding voices of Clodagh Simonds and Alison Williams (now Alison O'Donnell), Mellow Candle fused pastoral folk with progressive rock flourishes, baroque arrangements, and flashes of jazz and classical influence. Tracks like “Sheep Season” and “Dan the Wing” unfold with dramatic, almost otherworldly crescendos. With Alison's help, we explore the story behind the band, the circumstances that shaped Swaddling Songs, and why it vanished so quickly after its release, only to be rediscovered decades later by collectors and crate diggers. Light a candle, settle in, and join us as Vinyl Relics revisits one of the most enchanting lost records of the early '70s. I hope you dig Swaddling Songs as much as I do. -Farmer John ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com ===LINKS=== Check out all of Alison's music here: https://alisonodonnell.bandcamp.com ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jtVg6Mft71ZW9Niixuma1?si=f05d853ad16b44cb *denotes track is not available on Spotify. BILLY NICHOLLS "London Social Degree" OTIS REDDING “(Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay” THE SUPREMES “Reflections” *LOVE “She Comes In Colours” JONI MITCHELL “Blue” *MELLOW CANDLE “Feeling High” *MELLOW CANDLE “Tea With The Sun” JETHRO TULL “Teacher” MELLOW CANDLE "Heaven Heath" MELLOW CANDLE "Sheep Season" MELLOW CANDLE "Silver Song" MELLOW CANDLE "The Poet And The Witch" MELLOW CANDLE "Messenger Birds" MELLOW CANDLE "Dan The Wing" MELLOW CANDLE "Reverend Sisters" MELLOW CANDLE "Break Your Token" MELLOW CANDLE "Buy Or Beware" MELLOW CANDLE "Vile Excesses" MELLOW CANDLE "Lonely Man" MELLOW CANDLE "Boulders On My Grave" *FOVEA HEX “A Hymn To Sulphur” *FLIBBERTIGIBBET “Episodes” UNITED BIBLE STUDIES “Circles & Chambers” UNITED BIBLE STUDIES “Hoist The Drawbridge” *MELLOW CANDLE “The Virgin Prophet” ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out... NEWPORT ELECTRIC "Now It's All This" ^^ That's my band. This is shameless self-promotion! Here's a Spotify link to hear all our music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5y6kGmYnS4SWvqAfijhDdp?si=7zRH2mG6SPmkdC4ysT7oOw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 454: March 8, 2020 (International Women's Day) playlist: Midwife, "S.W.I.M." (Forever) 2020 The Flesner Helen Money, "Coil" (Atomic) 2020 Thrill Jockey Fovea Hex, "The Given Heat" (The Salt Garden III) 2019 Janet Big Joanie, "Fall Asleep" (Sistahs) 2018 The Daydream Library Series Jasmine Guffond, "Forever Listening" (Microphone Permission) 2020 Editions Mego Tenniscoats and yumbo, "Shiroimono" (Minna Miteru) 2020 Morr Music Larkin Grimm, "I Don't Believe You" (Chasing an Illusion) 2017 Northern Spy E, "Sunrise" (Complications) 2020 self-released Hilary Woods, "The Mouth" (Birthmarks) 2019 Sacred Bones Laurin Huber, "Juncture" (Juncture) 2020 Hallow Ground Louise Bock, "Oolite" (Abyss: For Cello) 2020 Geographic North This Mortal Coil, "Carolyn's Song" (Blood) 1991 4AD Email podcast at brainwashed dot com to say who you are; what you like; what you want to hear; share pictures for the podcast of where you're from, your computer or MP3 player with or without the Brainwashed Podcast Playing; and win free music! We have no tracking information, no idea who's listening to these things so the more feedback that comes in, the more frequent podcasts will come. You will not be put on any spam list and your information will remain completely private and not farmed out to a third party. Thanks for your attention and thanks for listening.
Spiritual Warfare 02. (Season -04 episode -29). music in this ep: Little Birds by the NMH Idumæa (feat. Clodagh Simonds)by Current 93 Six ways to Sunday by The Drones and 79s_83w by Sleep Research Facility bonus points if you can spot where that one shows up...
Episode 357: June 12, 2017 (guest artist Clodagh Simonds of Fovea Hex) playlist: Fovea Hex, "All Those Signs" (The Salt Garden II) 2017 Headphone Dust Fovea Hex, "Falling Things (Where Does a Girl Begin?)" (Here is Where We Used to Sing) 2011 Janet/Die Stadt Laura Sheeran, "An Apple For You (feat. Clodagh Simonds)" (Lust of Pig and The Fresh Blood) 2010 Flaming June Matmos, "Cockles and Mussels (featuring Clodagh Simonds)" (For Alan Turing) 2006 Vague Terrain Fovea Hex, "Solace" (The Salt Garden I) 2016 Headphone Dust Clodagh Simonds, "The Glacial Lake" (Not Alone (Medicins Sans Frontieres)) 2006 Durtro Jnana Fovea Hex, "Lullaby (debris mix)" (Hail Hope!) 2011 Janet Email podcast at brainwashed dot com to say who you are; what you like; what you want to hear; share pictures for the podcast of where you're from, your computer or MP3 player with or without the Brainwashed Podcast Playing; and win free music! We have no tracking information, no idea who's listening to these things so the more feedback that comes in, the more frequent podcasts will come. You will not be put on any spam list and your information will remain completely private and not farmed out to a third party. Thanks for your attention and thanks for listening.
"Sting Ray and the Beginning of Time, Part 4" by Exploding Star Orchestra from We Are All from Somewhere Else; "Caramel Cognac" by Milanese from Extend; "Targo"by Denzel and Huhn from Paraport; The title track from Conqueror by Jesu; "Mars on Paljastanut" by Avarus from Ruskeatimantii; "Stalemate Longan Runner" by the Shining from Grindstone; "Nouvelle Forme" by Outputmessage from Nebulae; "Earthed" by Soft Circle from Full Bloom; "Cockles and Mussels" by Matmos featuring Clodagh Simonds from For Alan Turing; "Seal and Seagulls" by Maher Shalal Hash Baz from Faux Depart; The Untitled second track from the Titan CD A Raining Sun Of Light and Love For You and You and You. Courtesy of TeePee.
"Sting Ray and the Beginning of Time, Part 4" by Exploding Star Orchestra from We Are All from Somewhere Else; "Caramel Cognac" by Milanese from Extend; "Targo"by Denzel and Huhn from Paraport; The title track from Conqueror by Jesu; "Mars on Paljastanut" by Avarus from Ruskeatimantii; "Stalemate Longan Runner" by the Shining from Grindstone; "Nouvelle Forme" by Outputmessage from Nebulae; "Earthed" by Soft Circle from Full Bloom; "Cockles and Mussels" by Matmos featuring Clodagh Simonds from For Alan Turing; "Seal and Seagulls" by Maher Shalal Hash Baz from Faux Depart; The Untitled second track from the Titan CD A Raining Sun Of Light and Love For You and You and You. Courtesy of TeePee.