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2007 studio album by Various Artists
Ballads of the Book is a collaborative
studio album , released on 5 March 2007, on
Chemikal Underground . The project was curated by
Idlewild lead vocalist
Roddy Woomble , and features collaborations between
Scottish musicians and Scottish writers. The album is considered a "joint effort" by all those involved. Ballads of the Book was produced at
Chem19 studios by
Paul Savage and
Andy Miller .
Artwork
The album's front cover was designed by
Scottish author/artist
Alasdair Gray , and painted by
Richard Todd . The cover states that it is "for
Edwin Morgan ."
The album's liner notes include each of the poems in full.
Track listing
"Song For Irena" –
Mike Heron &
John Burnside
"Steam Comes Off Our House" –
De Rosa &
Michel Faber
"A Calvinist Narrowly Avoids Pleasure" –
James Yorkston & Bill Duncan
"Dreamcatcher" –
Foxface &
Rody Gorman
"A Sentimental Song" –
Lord Cut-Glass &
Alasdair Gray
"The Sixth Stone" –
Aidan Moffat &
Ian Rankin
"Girl" –
Norman Blake &
John Burnside
"The Good Years" –
Karine Polwart &
Edwin Morgan
"The War on Love Song" –
Sons and Daughters &
A. L. Kennedy
"The Leaving" –
Alasdair Roberts &
Robin Robertson
"Message in a Bottle" – Strike the Colours & Rody Gorman
"If You Love Me You'd Destroy Me" –
Aereogramme &
Hal Duncan
"The Rebel on His Own Tonight" –
Malcolm Middleton &
Alan Bissett
"Half An Apple" –
Trashcan Sinatras &
Ali Smith
"The Fire" –
Vashti Bunyan &
Rodge Glass
"Where And When" –
King Creosote &
Laura Hird
"Jesus on the Cross" –
Emma Pollock &
Louise Welsh
"The Weight of Years" –
Idlewild &
Edwin Morgan
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