Ghosts, Fools And Seers – Allen / Gallienne / Maddox / Webb / Wickham

This deeply expressive collection showcases contemporary art song at its finest. Performed by Allen, Gallienne, Maddox, Webb, and Wickham, the album explores literary texts through a musical lens, setting the words of Shakespeare, Yeats, and Zen poetry to evocative compositions. This is a richly varied and introspective listening experience, merging voice, piano, and poetic interpretation across multiple song cycles.

Track List:

Shakespeare Settings
1. No. 1, Fear No More The Heat Of The Sun
2. No. 2, No Longer Mourn For Me
3. No. 3, How Oft, When Thou, My

3 Songs
4. No. 1, The Ghost
5. No. 2, Winter
6. No. 3, Cranes

7 Zen Songs
7. No. 1, If You Were To Ask Me
8. No. 2, Crows The Cock Before The Dawn
9. No. 3, Cherry Blossoms Are Quiet
10. No. 4, Beside My Bed
11. No. 5, Come To The Orchard
12. No. 6, I Waited And I Yearned
13. No. 7, Snow Falls On Snow

4 Songs
14. No. 1, The Pear Tree
15. No. 2, Bargain Basement
16. No. 3, Sleight-of-hand
17. No. 4, Sonnet XVIII "Shall I Compare Thee"

2 Songs, Op. 76a
18. No. 1, On The Inland Sea
19. No. 2, On Betelgeuse

Crazy Jane
20. No. 1, Crazy Jane And The Bishop
21. No. 2, Crazy Jane On The Day Of Judgement
22. No. 3, Crazy Jane Reproved
23. No. 4, Jane With Jack The Journeyman
24. No. 5, Crazy Jane Talks With The Bishop
25. No. 6, Crazy Jane On God
26. No. 7, Crazy Jane Grown Old Looks at the Dancers

Pastorals
27. No. 1, Feral Cat
28. No. 2, Reflections
29. No. 3, Carapace
30. No. 4, Autumn Rain
31. No. 5, Winter Afternoon
32. No. 6, A Welcome "Fowls & Flowers"

Artist: Allen / Gallienne / Maddox / Webb / Wickham
Format: CD
Genre: Classical, Art Song, Contemporary