Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo - Dear River (Deluxe Version) (2013)

Emily Barker is a singer songwriter of rare depth and individuality. Her new album, Dear River, is a compelling song cycle that marks an unmistakable watershed in her rapidly burgeoning career. Full of contrasting dynamics and a broad cavalcade of emotions Dear River is a fascinating exploration of self, place and people which sees Emily blend her own story into the wider joys and sorrows gleaned from her rigorous researches into others' experiences of travel and emigration. With Linn and Blue Nile producer Calum Malcolm at the helm, the result is a beautiful, sensitive, provocative and at times surprising album, all the more potent for the immaculate sound quality, gleaned from state-of-the art studios and equipment. Emily's talent is perfectly complemented by the magnificent arrangements of her band The Red Clay Halo, whose rootsy ensemble playing underpins Barker's agile vocal blend of strength and fragility. The Red Clay Halo band consists of Gill Sandell (accordion,harmonium,piano), Jo Silverston(cello)and Anna Jenkins(violin,viola). Together, Emily and The Red Clay Halo have toured internationally, enjoyed a stream of sold-out UK tour dates and dazzled audiences at music festivals across the country. A UK tour is planned for autumn 2013.

TRACKLIST
01. Dear River
02. Tuesday
03. Letters
04. The Leaving
05. Everywhen
06. Sleeping Horses
07. Ghost Narrative
08. A Spadeful Of Ground
09. The Cormorant And The Heron
10. In The Winter I Returned
11. The Blackwood
12. Dear River (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)
13. Tuesday (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)
14. Letters (Acoustic Version Bonus Track
15. The Leaving (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)
16. Everywhen (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)
17. Sleeping Horses (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)
18. Ghost Narrative (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)
19. A Spadeful of Ground (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)
20. The Cormorant and the Heron (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)
21. In the Winter I Returned (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)
22. The Blackwood (Acoustic Version Bonus Track)