What Magic Is This?, by The Witching Tale

What Magic Is This?

by The Witching Tale

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Bill Shannon I didn't think this album could maintain the high standard of their self-titled debut. That album was such a real surprise for me that I expected it was a one off. Combined with the all too familiar sophomore slump and I didn't expect too much. But I was dead wrong! This is to my ears a continuation of the brilliance of their debut. It's a mystical and mysterious jewel. Favorite track: Born in a Moment Again.

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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Signed black vinyl edition of 'What Magic Is This?'
Housed in full colour printed outer and inner sleeves and accompanied by a special art print of the photography of Rachel le Faye

Please note these LPs will begin shipping on 20th October 2023

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Comes in a beautiful 3 panel digifile, signed by Katharine and Michael with a 12 page booklet of original lyrics by Katharine Blake and set of 4 postcards. Please note images are digital mock ups. All photography by Rachel Le Faye

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Comes in a beautiful 3 panel digifile with a 12 page booklet of original lyrics by Katharine Blake. Please note image is a digital mock up. All photography by Rachel Le Faye

Includes unlimited streaming of What Magic Is This? via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.	They Will Come 04:32	buy track
2.	Neverending 03:58	buy track
3.	Indigo 04:58	buy track
4.	Within Her Flame 04:38	buy track
5.	Born in a Moment Again 05:12	buy track
6.	Floralia 03:47	buy track
7.	MerriCall 04:18	buy track
8.	Everlasting 04:55	buy track
9.	What Magic Is This? 08:20	buy track

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released October 6, 2023

The Witching Tale are Katharine Blake and Michael J York

All music: Katharine Blake, Michael J York
All lyrics: Katharine Blake

Katharine Blake: vocals, sopranino, descant and treble recorder, violin
Michael J York: Synthesisers, bagpipes, duduk, great bass recorder, electric guitar
Charlie Cawood: lyre, gothic lap harp, zither, guzheng, taishogoto
Catherine Gerbrands: musical saw
Additional vocals: Sarah Kayte Foster, Rosa Marsh

Produced by Katharine Blake
Engineered by Katharine Blake, Michael J York
Mixed and mastered by Rob Toulson at RT Sixty

Photography by Rachel Le Faye

Dedicated to the memory of Helen New, Fire Witch

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