Cumnor sessions I

Recorded at Glasshouse Studios, Cumnor and La Bréchoire, France 2018-20, and produced by Andrew Burnham
All words and music © Bernard Hanaway

Album released as The Lover’s Song

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“Guiding Hand”

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Bernard Hanaway: Guitar (Yamaha CPX700), backing vocal
Jo Nicholson Smith: Lead vocal, mark-tree
Colin Wight: Guitars (Fender Telecaster 72 Custom, Yamaha APX500), tambourine
Andrew Burnham: Bass (Fender Precision bass), string synth
Chris Ford: Percussion (Premier drum kit)

“Litter on the Shore”

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Bernard: Guitar (Fender Stratocaster), keyboard (Korg 05R/W: piano and waves), backing vocal I, cabasa
Jo: Lead vocal, keyboard (Korg 05R/W), tambourine, mark-tree
Colin: Guitar (Epiphone ES-339), backing vocal II, güiro
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision)
Chris: Percussion (Premier drum kit)

“And When She Woke”

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Bernard: Guitar (Yamaha CPX700), keyboard (Korg 05R/W)
Jo: Vocal, mark-tree
Colin: Percussion (Pearl drum kit, güiro, shaker, finger cymbals), keyboard (Yamaha P-45!)
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision customised fretless)

“Cowboys and Astronauts”

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Bernard: Guitar (Fender Stratocaster), harmonica (Hohner Blues Harp), backing vocal I
Jo: Lead vocal
Colin: Guitars (Fender Telecaster 72 Custom, Faith Venus Eclipse 12-string, Shergold Meteor Deluxe: open G, Laka soprano ukulele), backing vocal II
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision)
Chris: Percussion (Premier drum kit)

“Planet of Our Dreams”

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Bernard: Keyboard (Korg 05R/W: piano, Suzuki QC-1 QChord), backing vocal
Jo: Lead vocal
Colin: Guitars (Fender Telecaster 72 Custom, Faith Venus Eclipse 12-string)
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision)
Chris: Percussion (Premier drum kit, cabasa)

Jo and Andy at Glasshouse Studios

“I’m So Lazy”

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Bernard: Vocal, guitar (Gibson Les Paul Classic), keyboard (Korg 05R/W)
Jo: Keyboard (Korg 05R/W)
Colin: Guitar (Fender Telecaster 72 Custom), tambourine, güiro
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision)
Chris: Percussion (Premier drum kit)

“Beware the Sensitive Child”

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Bernard: Guitar (Yamaha CPX700)
Jo: Vocal, keyboard (Korg 05R/W: piano), mark-tree
Colin: Guitars (Epiphone ES-339, Yamaha APX500), keyboard (Waldorf Streichfett)
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision)
Chris: Percussion (Premier drum kit)

“The Wrong Words”

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Bernard: Lead vocal I, guitar (Fender Stratocaster)
Jo: Lead vocal II
Colin: Guitars (Epiphone ES-339, Fender Telecaster 72 Custom: solo), keyboard (Waldorf Streichfett)
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision), string synth
Chris: Percussion (Premier drum kit, congas, shaker)

“Other Hearts”

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Bernard: Keyboard (Korg 05R/W: piano)
Jo: Vocal
Colin: Guitars (Epiphone ES-339: solo, Fender Telecaster 72 Custom, Faith Venus Eclipse 12-string, Yamaha APX500), keyboard (Waldorf Streichfett)
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision customised fretless)

“The Lover’s Song”

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Bernard: Lead vocal I, guitar (Yamaha CPX700)
Jo: Lead vocal II, keyboard (Korg 05R/W)
Colin: Guitars (Fender Telecaster 72 Custom, Faith Venus Eclipse 12-string, Epiphone ES-339), backing vocal, tambourine, keyboard (Yamaha P-45!)
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision)
Chris: Percussion (Premier drum kit)

“North Parade”

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Bernard: Lead vocal, keyboard (Korg 05R/W: piano)
Jo: Backing vocal II
Colin: Backing vocal I, guitar (Laka soprano ukulele)
Andrew: Bass (Fender Precision)

The Rose and Crown, North Parade

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