The Springbank Voyage tells the story of the Clydebuilt four-masted sailing barque Springbank and her journey from Hamburg to Mexico in 1908. Nisbet?s music has been compared to influences from the late Iain MacKintosh to the Waterboys; his fiddle style derives from a rare Shetland tradition of Cullivoe fiddlers. The album comprises original tunes and songs that explore Scots and Shetland dialect, and was recorded with a studio band including Ellen Gira on cello; Theo Barnard (Wire and Wool) on guitar, Pepita Emmerichs (Oh Pep!) on mandolin; Ade Dacre (Badly Drawn Boy) on drums; Stephen Jack (Theo Bleak) on bass; Eilidh Grant on vocals, Harry Bird (The Rubber Wellies) on backing vocals, and Miriam Iorwerth on Marimba. It was recorded by Robin Wynn-Evans (Dodgy, Manic Street Preachers, The View) at Tpot Studios, Perthshire.
Tracks:
1. Affrug 05:08
2. Iron and Canvas 04:40
3. Hannah Dreams 02:37
4. Fly Free 04:41
5. Fair Isle Channel Set 03:16
6. Nerthus 04:19
7. Cape Horn Set 03:51
8. Not Violent Seas 04:14
9. Into the Pacific 02:41
10. Waters Rising 04:51
11. Bittersweet Landfall 03:53
12. Santa Rosal?a Sunrise 02:53
13. On Sails da Barque 04:31
