Midsummer Tideline (pre-order)

Following a successful fundraising campaign in Autumn 2024, Midsummer Tideline will be released on vinyl as the second volume in the DVRC Lantern Series early in 2025.

• Full length album
• 12-inch vinyl in reverse board printed sleeve
• Includes insert and download code (download code emailed on receipt of order)
• Expected shipping date: Feb 2025

Side A: Over and Over, Midsummer Tideline, Between Two Births, The Sea Cave
Side B: A Backwash of Breakers, Do Not Be Afraid, Granderi, Breakers (reprise)

Midsummer Tideline was written over several years while researching maritime folklore in Scotland’s Northern Isles. The songs arrived slowly during this time, written in the evenings once my main work was done for the day. They dwell on the nature of land and sea, the uncertainty of the foreshore, and the tide as a metaphor for the breath.

These recurring themes work their way through the music, but the album is also a document of lived experiences. The song Granderi - a Shetland word for magical art or skill - grew from a morning on Fetlar, waking on a beach as golden rays arched out over the hills in pink light.

The album was recorded at Analogue Catalogue in Northern Ireland; with a group of musicians playing together in a room, recording to magnetic tape through an analogue desk. Additional overdubs were made at Abdie and Dunbog Parish Church near Perth in Scotland. The album benefits greatly from the contributing talents of Emily Scott, Sarah Hayes, Owen Curtis Williams, Pete Harvey and the Pumpkinseeds - this is their record too.