Folklore (Big Big Train album) explained

Folklore
Type:studio
Artist:Big Big Train
Cover:Folklore300.jpg
Released:27 May 2016
Genre:Progressive rock, neo-prog
Length: (CD version)
(Double LP version)
Label:English Electric
Producer:Big Big Train
Prev Title:Wassail
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Grimspound
Next Year:2017

Folklore is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock band Big Big Train. Released on 27 May 2016,[1] it was recorded at English Electric Studios, produced by Big Big Train, and mixed and mastered at Aubitt Studios by Rob Aubrey. It is the first studio album to feature Rachel Hall and then-Beardfish lead vocalist Rikard Sjöblom as official members.

The album was released in multiple formats: standard and High Res downloads, as a single CD, and as a double-LP vinyl release that features two additional tracks, "Mudlarks" and "Lost Rivers of London", both of which were previously released on the 2015 EP Wassail. Both versions of the album contain the title track from Wassail, meaning that the vinyl release features all three of the original songs on the EP.

Reception

Reviews were largely positive for this release, the ProgReport saying "from the first listen is so breathtaking and magnificent, that more listens are welcomed".[2] Concluding with "All in all, this is a sprawling collection of brilliantly told stories with even more impressive music".[2]

Track listing

Vinyl Release

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burning Shed Newsletter 1/4/2016. Burning Shed. 7 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Big Big Train – Folklore (Album Review). ProgReport . 26 May 2016 . 30 May 2019.