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Wishing Tree
Ostara
Genres: Folk, Rock

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Ostara
2. Easy
3. Hollow Hills
4. Seventh Sign
5. Falling
6. Fly
7. Kingfisher
8. Soldier
9. Hollow Hills (live)
10. Fly (live)
11. Fly (video-live)

CD Details

All Artists: Wishing Tree
Title: Ostara
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Release Date: 6/30/2009
Album Type: Import
Genres: Folk, Rock
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: Ostara
UPC: 4029758980620

Synopsis

Album Description

2009 release from The Wishing Tree, an acoustic side project from Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery and British vocalist Hannah Stobart. Nearly 10 years after their debut album, the duo are back with a new collaboration, co-written by Steve and Hannah, with Steve playing all instruments except the drums, as well as producing and engineering it. Rothery and Stobart are joined by Paul Craddick who plays the drums, on material which Rothery describes as a cross between Portishead and Alanis Morissette. Stobart has a lovely ethereal quality to her voice, which shows in the whole recording, and features some delicate and ghostly harmonies, some mandolin and understated guitars providing a backdrop to the vocals. Ostara is a melodic and charming album which will attract fans of Tori Amos, Pentangle, Portishead and obviously, Marillion. EAR.

CD Reviews

Better than anything Rothery's done with Marillion in the la

lonesome crow | ca, | 11/22/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"To all Marillion fans, who remember "The Wishing Tree" project Rothery did in the 90's called "Carival of Souls". A beautiful piece of work done with Marillion Bassist Pete Trewavas, and the beautiful voice of the lovely Hannah Stobart. It was a blend of Celtic acoustic melodies that I just loved and thought another wishing tree would not take place. Ten years later after Steve and Pete continued Marillion with a masterpiece to me known as "Marbles" , the band began to continue with three releases that did not appeal with me and makes me wonder about Marillion's future, Rothery and Hannah return to the fold to make the follow up to C.O.S. in the title "Ostara", I am glad to say that this is better than C.O.S. and this album is full and energy and passion that I enjoy listening to over and over again, This is a cd worth getting and is a release that Rothery and Hannah should be proud of. Hopefully they will not stop at this and we will hear another wishing tree release that will be just as remarkably beautiful."