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Archangel Hill

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"Archangel Hill" is a studio album by British folk musician Shirley Collins, released in 2023. It is her third album since her return to music at age 81. All of the songs on the album were recorded in 2022 except for “Hand And Heart”, which was taken from a live performance at the Sydney Opera House in 1980 and features an arrangement by Shirley’s sister Dolly Collins. The album is named after her stepfather, Bill Williams’, nickname for Mount Caburn in East Sussex where there is a prominent Iron Age hill fort. Shirley Collins – vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12, 13), arrangement (1, 2, 5, 7, 9–12), accompanied by members of her Lodestar Band: Dave Arthur – snare drum (tracks 3, 4), arrangement (3, 4, 11), banjo (3), harmonica (5), shruti box (10) Pip Barnes – electric guitar (5), acoustic guitar (10–12), arrangement (10, 11) Pete Cooper – viola (tracks 1, 12), fiddle (3–5, 11), arrangement (3, 4, 11), mandolin (3, 4) Ian Kearey – production, arrangement (all tracks); bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 11), 12-string guitar (1), acoustic guitar (2, 5, 8), celesta (2, 6), electric guitar (6, 12, 13), acoustic 12-string guitar (7), piano (8, 12), bottleneck electric guitar (8), tiple (12); treated piano, melodeon (11); whistle (12) Glen Redman – drum (tracks 5, 11); arrangement, dance (11) User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

tracks

1

Fare Thee Well My Dearest Dear

Shirley Collins

3:16
2

Lost In A Wood

Shirley Collins

3:00
3

The Captain With The Whiskers

Shirley Collins

2:46
4

June Apple

Shirley Collins

1:52
5

The Golden Glove

Shirley Collins

3:11
6

High and Away

Shirley Collins

3:54
7

Oakham Poachers

Shirley Collins

2:19
8

Hares On The Mountain

Shirley Collins

3:00
9

Hand and Heart

Shirley Collins

2:47
10

The Bonny Labouring Boy

Shirley Collins

4:18
11

Swaggering Boney

Shirley Collins

1:42
12

How Far is it to Bethlehem?

Shirley Collins

2:06
13

Archangel Hill

Shirley Collins

4:33

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