Ballads Of Seduction, Fertility And Ritual Slaughter

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Kutkh_Jackdaw Aside from a couple of oddities, the vast majority of these songs fit in with the film's original tone perfectly with a suitably subtle twist to the originals. Favorite track: Appointment with the Wicker Man.

John Baines Some interesting versions of the greatest soundtrack ever. Well worth a listen. Favorite track: Willow's Song.

Gareth Radford Meg Baird singing Willows Song has given me proper goosebumps!

dantannabeatzreality This whole album is an amazing reinterpretation of the soundtrack....highly atmospheric and imginative....so so recommend this!!! Favorite track: May Pole.

rowdyt love the album. waited patiently for months for the vinyl which finally arrived this week. sadly so poorly packed that the outer and inner sleeves ripped and damaged. please contact me to address. thanks
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contacted personally and had pristine copy delivered.
so well produced and sound incredible. wonderful packaging and great customer service. happy now. so appreciated

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	1.	Burd Ellen - The Highland Widow's Lament 07:48
	2.	Alvarius B - Corn Rigs 02:30
	3.	Andrew Liles - The Landlord's Daughter 03:10
	4.	Good Shepherd feat. Maydo Kay - Gently Johnny 04:58
	5.	Magpahi - May Pole 02:30
	6.	Sophie Cooper - Fire Leap 01:29
	7.	The Owl Service & Harriet Bradshaw - The Tinker of Rye 02:58
	8.	United Bible Studies - Procession/Chop Chop 05:49
	9.	Meg Baird - Willow's Song 03:14
	10.	Hawthonn - Lullaby 02:53
	11.	Teleplasmiste - Festival/Mirie It Is 08:33
	12.	Sharron Kraus - Sing Cuckoo (Summer Is A-Coming In) 02:53
	13.	David Colohan - Loving Couples/The Ruined Church 02:46
	14.	Burial Hex - The Masks/Hobby Horse 02:45
	15.	The Banshees of Bunworth - Searching For Rowan 02:22
	16.	Michael Begg - Appointment with the Wicker Man 05:06
	17.	Dean McPhee - Sunset 01:47

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We got together seventeen of our favorite artists to cover the Wicker Man soundtrack in support of the Scottish Wildlife Trust.

for more info, like the why & the who of it, see wasistdas.co.uk/Ballads/

"a fittingly weird 50th anniversary tribute to The Wicker Man’s startling soundtrack. Magpahi’s synth-drizzled Maypole, Dean McPhee’s Sunset and Meg Baird’s Willow’s Song are particularly gorgeous.” - The Guardian

"a wonderfully consistent, decidedly spooky reimagining of a brilliant soundtrack. It is full of odd delights and is, almost certainly, best listened to sitting down. Shocks are, after all, so much better absorbed with knees bent”. - Folk Radio UK

“a theatrical blending of modern sounds, traditional instruments and avant-garde soundscapes to create an equally unsettling yet thoroughly enticing soundscape.

I can feel Summerisle calling.” - Songlines

“ranks as a more than respectable companion to the soundtrack and one that stands tall without seeking to either emulate or surpass the original. ‘Folk Album of the Month’? Possibly so, although its experimentalism and amorphousness suggests that such a narrow designation would be insufficient.

Sgt Howie would never have approved, mind you.” - Terrascope

“I would argue that a good cover version needs to do two things. Of course, it must sound good on its own terms. But it should also make you notice things you’d not heard in the original. This collection has an astonishingly high hit-rate on both counts.“ - Dogrando

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released June 24, 2023

Artwork and photography by Richard Wells

Expertly mastered by Andrew Liles

Bright idea of Ned Netherwood

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Was Ist Das? Phoenix, Arizona

We don't have a genre. We don't have a format. We have passion for music. We release what we release because we believe it has to be released and we want you to hear it.

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