The Iron Stone Explained

The Iron Stone
Type:	studio
Artist:	Robin Williamson
Cover:	The Iron Stone.jpg
Released:	October 2006
Recorded:	September 2005
Genre:	Folk jazz • folk • jazz
Length:	64:19
Label:	ECM
Producer:	Steve Lake
Prev Title:	Four Gruagach Tales
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Just Like The River And Other Songs For Guitar
Next Year:	2008

The Iron Stone is an album released in 2006 by Robin Williamson. It is the third in a trio of Robin Williamson albums on ECM Records. "The Yellow Snake" and "The Iron Stone" are originally from the album Wee Tam and the Big Huge by The Incredible String Band, and "Verses At Ellesmere" and "Political lies" are from Ten of Songs.

Track listing

1. "The Climber" (Maneri, Möller, Phillips, Williamson)
2. "Sir Patrick Spens" (Traditional)
3. "Wyatt's Song of Reproach" (Williamson, Wyatt)
4. "There Is a Music" (Maneri, Phillips, Williamson)
5. "Even Such Is Time" (Morison, Raleigh)
6. "The Iron Stone" (Williamson)
7. "The Badger" (Clare, Maneri, Möller, Phillips, Williamson)
8. "Political Lies" (Williamson)
9. "The Yellow Snake" (Williamson)
10. "Loftus Jones" (Maneri, Turlough O'Carolan, Phillips, Williamson)
11. "Bacchus" (Emerson, Maneri, Möller, Phillips, Williamson)
12. "The Praises of the Mountain Hare" (Maneri, Möller, Phillips, Williamson)
13. "To God in God's Absence" (Williamson)
14. "Verses at Ellesmere" (Williamson)
15. "Henceforth" (Maneri, Phillips, Williamson)

Personnel

• Robin Williamson – Vocals, Celtic Harp, Chinese Flute, Mohan Veena
• Barre Phillips – Double Bass
• Ale Möller – Flute, Trumpet, Accordion, Shawm, Mandola, Jaw Harp
• Mat Maneri – Fiddle, Viola