The album is composed by Cerys Matthews with Hidden Orchestra and features 10 UK poets: MA.Moyo, Raymond Antrobus, Lemn Sissay, Liz Berry, Anthony Anaxagorou, Adam Horovitz, Cia Mangat, Imtiaz Dharker, Kim Moore and Kayo Chingonyi.

“We are living in extraordinary times, I wanted to respond but had the urge to offer more than one voice, more than one perspective. Not an echo chamber” – Cerys Matthews.

In February 2020 Abbey Road studios welcomed each of the 10 poets to record pieces from their collections. Then lock down hit…. But remotely and with the additional help of field recordists and musicians around the world, Cerys and Joe Acheson (Hidden Orchestra) created a sound journey for these poems with the theme of: Genesis: Birth, heritage, a journey about to begin.

Side A

Flame Lily
Happy Birthday Moon
Adventure Flight
She Strikes The Ball Like A Match
Once I Had An Acceptance Speech
And The Soul

Side B

Connemara
A House Built From Cloth
Loch Long By Ardgartan, Argyll
The Trick
Birmingham Roller
Sometimes You Think Of Bowness

Format

Album

Record Label

Decca

Size

12” Vinyl Records

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