Scottish folksmith James Yorkston last left listeners with his 2009 collection of traditionals, Folk Songs, but a batch of Yorkston originals will be delivered this summer on his upcoming I Was a Cat from a Book.
Domino has announced that it will release the new record on August 13 in the UK. The first album of new material since 2008's When the Haar Rolls In, I Was a Cat from a Book was recorded over a five-day stretch at Bryn Derwen Studios in North Wales. It was produced by Yorkston and Dave Wrench, and finds the folk artist joined by a backup band made up of members of Lamb, the Cinematic Orchestra and other friends.
You can grab a sneak peek of the platter via the stream of new number "Catch" down below.
The CD and digital versions of I Was a Cat from a Book contain 11 tracks, but the double ten-inch pressing of the set will also feature bonus songs "Thar She Blows" and "Black Horse White." A special box set edition of the album will contain the CD, the vinyl, a live DVD and "printed backgammon pieces and dice to be played on the LP gatefold."
I Was a Cat from a Book:
1. Catch
2. Kath With Rhodes
3. Border Song
4. This Line Says
5. Just As Scared
6. Sometimes The Act Of Giving Love
7. The Fire & The Flames
8. A Short Blues
9. Spanish Ants
10. Two
11. I Can Take All This
12. Thar She Blows *
13. Black Horse White *
* vinyl bonus tracks
Domino has announced that it will release the new record on August 13 in the UK. The first album of new material since 2008's When the Haar Rolls In, I Was a Cat from a Book was recorded over a five-day stretch at Bryn Derwen Studios in North Wales. It was produced by Yorkston and Dave Wrench, and finds the folk artist joined by a backup band made up of members of Lamb, the Cinematic Orchestra and other friends.
You can grab a sneak peek of the platter via the stream of new number "Catch" down below.
The CD and digital versions of I Was a Cat from a Book contain 11 tracks, but the double ten-inch pressing of the set will also feature bonus songs "Thar She Blows" and "Black Horse White." A special box set edition of the album will contain the CD, the vinyl, a live DVD and "printed backgammon pieces and dice to be played on the LP gatefold."
I Was a Cat from a Book:
1. Catch
2. Kath With Rhodes
3. Border Song
4. This Line Says
5. Just As Scared
6. Sometimes The Act Of Giving Love
7. The Fire & The Flames
8. A Short Blues
9. Spanish Ants
10. Two
11. I Can Take All This
12. Thar She Blows *
13. Black Horse White *
* vinyl bonus tracks
