Chaney, Olivia - The Longest River (10th Anniversary Edition | First Time On Vinyl!)

To mark the 10-year anniversary of Olivia Chaney's debut album, this strikingly beautiful and unusual album is released as a limited edition reissue - on vinyl for the first time. At the time, reviewers commented "Chaney's voice ... has been called one of the finest in English folk music; it only took one song to see why." BBC Music proclaimed "it confirms Chaney's arrival as a major talent." The Longest River was recorded at the legendary RAK Studios in London and coproduced with Leo Abrahams (guitarist, film composer, and Brian Eno collaborator). The record was engineered by esteemed veteran Jerry Boys (Buena Vista Social Club, Sandy Denny) and includes Chaney's longtime collaborators, Oliver Coates, Jordan Hunt, and Leo Taylor. Olivia's debut balances originals--including the two pieces that first brought her acclaim, "The King's Horses" and "Swimming in the Longest River" with an eclectic selection of covers: "Blessed Instant" by Norwegian jazz singercomposer Sidsel Endresen; an adaptation of 17th- century composer Henry Purcell's "There's Not a Swain"; 20th- century Chilean folk composer Violetta Parra's "La Jardinera" and "Waxwing," from Scottish avant- folk singer- songwriter Alasdair Roberts.