Vermont, USA artrock band The Winter Tree have released their new album "Topaz Islands Dreaming". The album contains 10 deep-cut cover songs from Pink Floyd, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Prefab Sprout, and others.
Along with the covers are 3 poems adapted to music by Andrew Laitres, including the W. B. Yeats classic, "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"(featuring Nad Sylvan on vocals). Concluding the album is a 4 part, 26 minute new original ambient piece entitled "Topaz Islands".
The album features guests from all over the world. Jacob Holm-Lupo contributed real Mellotron to the Moody Blues cover.
To hear "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" :
http://www.thewintertreeband.com/Song_Samples.html
Track List:
1) "60 Years On" - Elton John
2) "Mother Nature's Son" - The Beatles
3) "Looking For Atlantis" - Prefab Sprout
4) "The Dawntreader" - Joni Mitchell
5) "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"
6) "That's The Way" - Led Zeppelin
7) "Matilda Mother" - Pink Floyd
8) "Isle of Islay" - Donovan
9) "And the Tide Rushes In" - The Moody Blues
10) "Fires
11) "Nod"
12 "Oh Sister" - Bob Dylan
13) "Dream Ships Set Sail" - Bill Nelson
14) "Topaz Islands"
i) A World of It's Own
ii) Paradox Island
iii) Northern Waters
iv) The Farthest Shore
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