Veil of Gossamer

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Veil of Gossamer
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Studio album by
Released26 July 2004
RecordedOpen Sky Studio, Lincolnshire
November 2003 to February 2004
Genre Progressive rock
Length64:19
Label Open Sky Records
Producer Dave Bainbridge

Veil of Gossamer is a 2004 album by English rock musician Dave Bainbridge.

Contents

The idea for Veil of Gossamer came from an incident that is said to have occurred in the 7th century to a young shepherd boy whilst on the Northumbrian hills, tending his flock. Seeing a strange sight in the sky off in the distance near Bamburgh and Lindisfarne. It amounted to 'lights' ascending and descending from the heavens. The next day it appears this experience coincided with the death of the celtic saint, St. Aidan. The boy was Cuthbert who became a great church leader and saint himself and succeeded St. Aidan. The music comes from this inspiration.

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Personnel

Band

Track listing

Disc - Total Time 64:19

  1. Chanting Waves – 2:17
  2. Over The Waters – 7:29
  3. Veil Of Gossamer – 4:55
  4. Seen And Unseen – 2:18
  5. Everlasting Hills (part 1) – 5:36
  6. Everlasting Hills (part 2) – 2:34
  7. Everlasting Hills (part 3) – 3:54
  8. Everlasting Hills (part 4) ( – 02:54
  9. Everlasting Hills (part 5) – 4:36
  10. Seahouses – 3:06
  11. Until The Tide Turns – 4:29
  12. Homeward Race – 5:25
  13. Star Filled Skies (part 1) – 3:39
  14. Star Filled Skies (part 2) – 2:40
  15. Star Filled Skies (part 3) – 3:46
  16. Star Filled Skies (part 4) – 4:41

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