Jake Walton
Vocal/Guitar/Hurdy Gurdy/Dulcimer
The White Road West
In 2013 I released 'Silver Muse', a compilation of songs spanning
four decades in which I re-recorded some of my old favourites as
well as more recent compositions. Those songs encompassed the myths,
legends and the cycles of nature and featured some old colleagues
and well as new friends.
I have often taken my inspiration from the mystic poets like W B
Yeats and George Russell (A.E) as well as others long forgotten and
so here for the first time on digital release are the original songs
from my early albums compiled together. I hope these songs may act
as a catalyst or inspiration for the listener and maybe the chance
to dream.... I hope you will enjoy it.
Musicians:
Jake Walton: Vocals, Guitar, Hurdy-Gurdy, Dulcimer
Eric Liorzou: Guitar, 10 string mandola, harmony vocals
Norman Haskell: Sobell Cittern
Mike O'Connor: Fiddle
Steven Cooney: Fretless Bass
Erwan Volant: Bass Guitar
Jez Lowe: Vocal Harmony
1/ THE ROADS TO ROCK:
Instrumental: Music: Norman Haskill
Jake: hurdy-gurdy
Norman: Cittern
Eric: 10 string mandola
2/ LYRIC:
Words: Mary Stewart
Music: Jake Walton
Jake: Guitar & vocals
Eric: Nylon & steel string guitars
Erwan: Bass guitar
3/ INTO THE TWILIGHT:
Words: W B Yeats Music: Jake Walton
Jake: Guitar & vocals
Eric: Nylon & steel string guitars
Erwan: Bass guitar
Jez: Harmony vocals
4) PEAT FIRE:
Words: Anon Music: Jake Walton
Jake: Guitar & Vocal
Eric: Guitar & 10 string mandola
5) THE WEST WIND:
Words: John Masefield Music: Jake Walton
Jake: Guitar & vocal
Eric: 10 string mandola
Jez: Harmony vocal
Mike: Violin
6) CETH'S RETURN:
Instrumental: Music: Eric Liorzou
Jake: Hurdy-gurdy
Eric: 10 string mandola
7) GOLD AND SILVER:
Words & Music: Jake Walton
Jake: Guitar & Vocals
Jez: Guitar & harmony vocals
8) WHERE MY CARAVAN HAS RESTED:
Words: Edward Teschemacher Music: Jake Walton
Jake: Vocals, guitar & hurdy-gurdy
Eric: Guitar
Erwan: Bass
9) THE VAGABOND:
Words: Robert Louis Stephenson Music: Jake Walton
Jake: Guitar & vocals
Eric: Guitar
Stephen Cooney: Fretless Bass
10) THE PLAIN OF SILVER
Words: Jake Walton Music: Eric Liorzou
Jake: Vocals & hurdy-gurdy
Eric: Guitar, 10 string mandola, harmony vocal
11) THE VALLEY LAY SMILING:
Words & Music: Traditional arranged Jake Walton
Jake: Guitar & vocal
Eric: Guitar
12) THE WANDERER:
Words: Mary Stewart Music: Jake Walton
(Adapted and translated from an Anglo-Saxon Poem)
Jake: Guitar & vocal
Eric: Guitar
Stephen: Fretless bass
13) BLACK SARAH:
Words & Music: Lorraine A. Lee-Hammond
Jake: Hurdy-gurdy & vocals
14) SONG OF PARTING:
Words: Jake Walton Music: Traditional arranged Jake Walton
Jake: Hurdy-gurdy
Eric: Guitar
Stephen: Fretless bass
