As soon as I began to work with John Creed's magnificent reconstruction of the Deskford Carnyx, all of us involved with the project realised that we were dealing with something quite extraordinary: a legendary 2,000 year old War Horn which had come to life, not only as a show-case replica, but also as a beautiful instrument with a unique voice, to speak afresh in the modern world.
1-4) Throat ~ John Purser [10:55]
1. Fanfare for a Pictish King [3:02] 2. They wish the Sun goodnight [1:10] 3. Lanent [3:39] 4. They go to War [3:04]
5) Ran Na Madadh-Allaidh ~ John Kenny [7:53]
6) Flight - Improvisation ~ Yggdrasil/Kenny [4:35]
7) If You Didn't Laugh ... ~ Kenny/Whiting [17:38]
8-10) Forest-River-Ocean ~ Nigel Osborne [21:49]
8. Forest [8:46] 9. River [7:38] 10. Ocean [5:25]
Total Playing Time: 62:50
Carnyx, Trombone, Alphorn: John Kenny
Yggdrasil String Quartet
The Gathering
John Whiting