Time In The Trees
“The year’s first home grown album of depth, vision and commitment” ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ Spiral Earth
“A jamboree of versatility and melody” Folk Radio UK, Featured Album Of The Month
“Brimming with vigour and style” ⭑⭑⭑⭑ RnR
Songs from a year in the woods
There was a moment after a few months in the trees, when time seemed to move differently. I could suddenly feel how the trees were communicating on a frequency lower than we could hear. I could sense how our needs and concerns were just chatter to them, but how important they still were to us.
I came into the studio and asked Boo and Chris if we could make the songs ‘earthy but still modern’. Out came the old instruments, the harmonium, the dulcitone, the marxophone. In came a little bit of electronics, even a drum loop here and there. I’ve never felt so creatively at home as in the days we had recording this record. This is the sound I want to make. I hope you enjoy it.
The Oak - a film by Silvertip Productions
Brambles - a film by Daria Eliseeva
A Little Space - a film by Daria Eliseeva
The people behind the music
Boo & Chris
Boo Hewerdine was the the one who started all this; who suggested I might first make a record; who produced the album and played many of the instruments; who shaped the songs as they were written. Chris Pepper is the quiet genius who is too easy to overlook; who recorded and mixed and played drums; who snuck in a bit of electronics when he thought I wasn’t looking. The collaboration between the three of us is what has created Serious Child, and long may it continue.
Carla & Steve
These are my two friends who have been playing live and writing with me from the start. A lot of the breadth in musical styles comes from Steve Welch, and some lovely wit in the lyrics comes from Carla March, as well as those beautiful harmonies. I can’t thank them enough.
The Professionals
Some amazing musicians gave a little bit of their creative DNA for this record, and it shows. The loudest shout should go to Gustaf Ljunggren, who raised the songs to a new level with his gentle interjections. John Parker came in to the studio for a morning with his double bass, and changed the way I think about music forever. And of course John McCusker, Beth Porter and Tanya Brittain brought pure class to the proceedings.