Midnight Chorus

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Midnight Chorus
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Studio album by
Released3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)
StudioBreakdown Palace Studios
Label One Little Independent
Producer Neill MacColl
Kathryn Williams chronology
Songs from the Novel 'Greatest Hits'
(2017)
Midnight Chorus
(2021)

Midnight Chorus is the fifteenth studio album by Kathryn Williams, a Christmas-themed song collection in collaboration with British poet and playwright Dame Carol Ann Duffy, released by One Little Independent on 3 December 2021.

Contents

The pair met at Niddfest literary festival in 2016 and commenced writing songs together at Moniack Mhor centre in Scotland in early 2020. The album was put together remotely during 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with producer Neill MacColl and fellow musicians Michele Stodart of the Magic Numbers, Astrid Williamson, Polly Paulusma, Sam Parton and Kate St John. [1]

The album received positive reviews, with Narc magazine claiming the album contains "something suitable for everyone's festive celebrations", [2] The Scotsman calling it "a gorgeous collaboration ... pick of the Christmas crop", [3] and The Arts Desk concluding it captures the "intangible qualities of the season with all its bittersweet anticipations and disappointments". [4]

Track listing

All songs are written by Kathryn Williams and Carol Ann Duffy, except where noted.

  1. "Hang Fire" – 3:46
  2. "Hidden Meanings" – 3:05
  3. "Christmas Moon" – 3:58
  4. "(Please Be) Somewhere" – 3:45
  5. "Come All Ye Doubtful" – 4:03
  6. "Cariad" – 3:22
  7. "Apostle" (Williams, Duffy, Sam Parton) – 3:13
  8. "Dear Lord" – 3:56
  9. "Moniack Mohr" – 3:28
  10. "Snow Angel" – 3:34
  11. "Hope Street" – 4:02
  12. "Midnight Chorus" – 3:12

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "A Christmas present from Kathryn Williams and Carol Ann Duffy". Cultured North East. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. "ALBUM REVIEW: Kathryn Williams and Carol Ann Duffy – Midnight Chorus | NARC. | Reliably Informed | Music and Creative Arts News for Newcastle and the North East". narcmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. "Christmas album reviews: Leslie Odom Jr | Steve Perry | Norah Jones | Hiss Golden Messenger and more". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. "Album: Kathryn Williams & Carol Ann Duffy - Midnight Chorus | reviews, news & interviews | The Arts Desk". www.theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.