The Wild Swan

For other uses, see Wild Swans (disambiguation).

The Wild Swan
Studio album by
Foy Vance
Released13 May 2016
RecordedNashville
GenreRoots rock[1]
Length43:39
LabelGingerbread Man
ProducerJacquire King, Elton John[2]
Foy Vance chronology
Joy of Nothing
(2013) 		The Wild Swan
(2016) 		From Muscle Shoals
(2019)

The Wild Swan is the third album by Northern Ireland singer-songwriter, Foy Vance. On this album, Foy Vance channels a wide variety of styles. The song "Upbeat Feelgood" was compared to Van Morrison by the Irish Times.[3] Elton John executive produced the album.[4]

Track listing

Every track written by Foy Vance, except "Ziggy Looked Me in the Eye" written by Vance and Marc Bolan

No.TitleLength
1."Noam Chomsky Is a Soft Revolution"2:28
2."Upbeat Feelgood"3:23
3."Coco"2:30
4."Casanova"3:16
5."Bangor Town"4:26
6."Burden"3:33
7."She Burns"3:48
8."Be Like You Belong"4:48
9."Unlike Any Other"4:15
10."Ziggy Looked Me in the Eye" (Marc Bolan / Foy Vance)4:01
11."Fire It Up (The Silver Spear)"4:04
12."The Wild Swans on the Lake"3:07

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic:[5]

  • Foy Vance – keyboards, guitar, mando-guitar, vocals
  • Eric Darken – chimes, percussion, vibraphone
  • Mike Farris – backing vocals
  • Clare Hadwen – violin
  • Richard Hadwen – viola
  • Paul Hamilton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Leisa Hans – backing vocals
  • Jim Hoke – piano, saxophone
  • Alys Jackson – violin
  • Tim Lauer – accordion, dulcimer, keyboards, harmonium
  • Kolton Lee – baritone guitar
  • Colm McClean – guitar, steel guitar, Mandocaster
  • Conor McCreanor – bass guitar, double bass
  • Blake Mills – slide guitar
  • Darragh Murphy – low whistle, Uilleann pipes
  • Ryan Rafferty – bagpipes
  • Heather Rigdon – backing vocals
  • David Sloan – cello
  • Ashley Wilcoxson – backing vocals
  • Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, octophone, strings, backing vocals

References

  1. ^ The Wild Swan at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Elton John Credited For Foy Vance Album". noise11.com. 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Foy Vance: The Wild Swan album review – one of our most talented singer-songwriters". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Foy Vance | Foy Announces New Album "The Wild Swan"". Foy Vance. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  5. ^ "The Wild Swan – Foy Vance – Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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