The Old Dance School - Forecast

Harnessing energy from the elements, and inspiration from their adventures across wild British Landscape, the much anticipated colourful new release from The Old Dance School offers evocative images, blistering tunes and vivid songs with a virtuosity and vitality which draws from their classical and jazz informed backgrounds.
The Old Dance School began in 2006 as a gathering of friends in the garden of the old Betty Fox school of ballet in Birmingham, from where they take their name. Among the nettles, each would bring along a tune or a song for the group to experiement with. Three years, 30,000 miles, nearly forty festivals, and several trips to A and E later, the young seven piece ensemble’s second album Forecast delivers a startling take on contemporary folk that is both firmly-rooted and unashamedly forward-thinking, though right at the heart of the music, a close group of friends with a vivid collective ear for a good tune.
Their debut album Based on a True Story in 2008 was met with terrific reviews in the national press, championed by BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris, and has secured The Old Dance School as one of the most exciting young bands to have emerged recently.
Forecast was recorded in the mountains of Snowdonia in February 2010, and The Old Dance School join forces here with legendary producer Calum Malcolm (The Blue Nile, Lau, Capercaille) who has captured their rich orchestrations, exciting fiddle duels, soaring brass, wind and vocal harmonies, and rip-roaring rhythms.

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1. The Enlli Light 4:37
2. Wire Over The River 5:04
3. The Real Thing 4:27
4. The Envelope 3:34
5. John Ball 4:57
6. Spaghetti Panic 4:11
7. Little Lewis 3:28
8. Pasage To Spike Island 4:14 9. The Taxidermist 6:53
10. Strange Highway 5:19