Recorded by Rob Peters at Highbury Studio, Birmingham;
Mixed and mastered by Francis Gorini at musicXart Studios;
Photo by Jack Sicer Adams;
Artwork by Dario Utichi

Musicians

Michael King, Benjamin Gilchrist, Anna Bennett, Lydia Glanville, Billy Moss

Tracks

Side 1

1. Tightrope (4.01)

Side 2

2. Heavy Was the Night (3.07)

All tracks by Michael King arr. Boat to Row

Recorded by Rob Peters at Highbury Studio, Birmingham;
Additional recording and engineering by Ben Gilchrist;
Drums on [4] recorded by Michael Clarke at Hockley Studios;
Mixed and mastered by Francis Gorini at London Mixing Studios

Musicians

Michael King: acoustic guitar [1-6, 8-11], electric guitar [5, 7], mandolin [3], organ [10], vocals;
Benjamin Gilchrist: bass [1, 5, 7-8, 11], electric guitar [2-3, 10], banjo [6], vocals [1-5, 8, 10-11];
Anna Bennett: violin [1-6, 8-11], viola [1, 6, 9], harmonium [2-3, 5, 11], organ [10], vocals [1-5, 8-11];
Hannah Fathers: keys [1, 4-7], bass [2-3], electric guitar [8, 11], autoharp [4, 8], vocals [1-5, 11];
Lydia Glanville: drums [1-5, 7-8, 10-11], darbuka [11]

with
Rachel Creswell: cello [3, 6, 8-10]

Tracks

Side 1

1. As the Day Is Long (2.35)
2. Whistle and I’ll Come to You (4.16)
3. Time and Time Again (4.35)
4. Handsome Beats (4.27)
5. Home Is Just a Word (4.20)
6. Passing Thoughts (4.22)

Side 2

7. The Tariff (3.58)
8. Turn the Page (4.36)
9. The Hunt (3.00)
10. Truth and Silence (5.27)
11. Sylvia (11.46)

All tracks by Michael King arr. Boat to Row except
Track 11 Michael King, Anna Bennett arr. Boat to Row

Recorded by Ben Gilchrist and Boat to Row in between autumn 2016 and summer 2018 at Hockley Street Studios, Moseley Rehearsal Studios, Michael Kings’ kitchen and living room, and Ben Gilchrists’s spare bedroom;
Mixed and mastered by Francis Gorini at London Mixing Studio;
Photography by Michael King and Lydia Glanville;
Artwork and design by Michael King

Folk Radio UK review by Mike Davies

Musicians

Michael King: acoustic guitar, electric guitar [5], bass guitar [3, 6], vocals;
Ben Gilchrist: electric guitar [1-3, 6-7, 10-12], bass guitar [2, 4-5, 8-12], backing vocals [1-5, 7-10];
Lydia Glanville: drums and percussion, xylophone [8];
Dan Cippico: keyboards [2, 7], piano [12]

with
Anna Bennett: violin [1-6, 8-11];
Lizzie Chan Foxley: viola [4, 9];
Billy Moss: keyboards [5, 8-10], bass [1], synthesisers [6-7];
Hannah Blake-Fathers: electric guitar [4];
Trevor Lines: double bass [7];
Katie Stevens: clarinet [7, 11], flute [4];
Elly Billington: flute [3, 9];
Claire Dawes: French horn [2, 7, 12];
Alexander Polak: trumpet [2, 7];
Katherine Priddy: backing vocals [2-5, 8-9, 11];
CJ Hillmann: pedal steel guitar [5]

Tracks

1. Moth to the Light (2.26)
2. On Your Own (3.54)
3. Stranger of Mine (4.03)
4. Lift your Head (5.32)
5. Fairest Flaws (5.20)
6. Spanish Moss (3.13)
7. Simmer Down (4.40)
8. Fledgling: The Leaving (2.53)
9. Fledgling: The Journey (2.54)
10. Fledgling: The Arrival (0.58)
11. Fledgling: The Weight (3.44)
12. Colours of May (3.58)

Video

Boat to Row perform Moth to the Light live in July 2019: