Bard (album)

Bard
Studio album by Big Big Train
Released	2002 (2002)
Recorded	Muscliff & Nomansland, September, 2000-December, 2001
Genre	Progressive rock, post-rock
Label	Treefrog
Producer	Andy Poole
Big Big Train chronology
English Boy Wonders (1997)English Boy Wonders1997 Bard (2002) Gathering Speed (2004)Gathering Speed2004

Bard is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train. It was released in 2002 by Treefrog Records. It is the only one of their early albums that the band decided not to re-release, and as such it is currently out-of-print.

Track listing and Personnel

1. "The Last English King" (Spawton) – 5:50
   • Martin Read - vocals
   • Tony Müller - vocals
   • Greg Spawton - guitars, keyboards
   • Andy Poole - bass
   • Phil Hogg - drums, percussion
2. "Broken English" (Spawton, Poole, Hogg) – 14:09
   • Martin Read - vocals
   • Jo Michaels - vocals
   • Gregory Spawton - guitars, keyboards
   • Tony Müller - keyboards, piano
   • Ian Cooper - keyboards
   • Andy Poole - bass
   • Phil Hogg - drums, percussion
3. "This is Where We Came In" (Spawton) – 5:22
   • Jo Michaels - vocals
   • Tony Müller - vocals
   • Gregory Spawton - guitars, vocals, keyboards
   • Andy Poole - bass
   • Phil Hogg - drums, percussion
4. "Harold Rex Interfectus Est" (Spawton) – 1:02
   • Gregory Spawton - guitars, keyboards
5. "Blacksmithing" (Spawton) – 3:03
   • Martin Read - vocals
   • Jo Michaels - vocals
   • Tony Müller - vocals
   • Gregory Spawton - guitars, vocals, keyboards
   • In Cooper - keyboards
   • Andy Poole - bass
   • Phil Hogg - drums, percussion
6. "Malfosse" (Spawton) – 0:53
   • Gregory Spawton - keyboards
7. "Love is Her Thing" (Spawton) – 3:50
   • Martin Read - vocals
   • Jo Michaels - vocals
   • Gregory Spawton - guitars, keyboards
   • Tony Müller - piano, vocals
   • Andy Poole - bass
   • Phil Hogg - drums, percussion
8. "How the Earth From This Place Has Power Over Fire" (Spawton) – 1:53
   • Gregory Spawton - keyboards
9. "A Short Visit to Earth" (Spawton) – 6:18
   • Martin Read - vocals
   • Gregory Spawton - guitars, vocals, keyboards
   • Tony Müller - piano
   • Andy Poole - bass
   • Phil Hogg - drums, percussion
10. "For Winter" (Spawton, Poole) – 16:47
    • Martin Read - vocals
    • Jo Michaels - vocals
    • Gregory Spawton - guitars, vocals, keyboards
    • Tony Müller - keyboards, vocals, piano
    • Ian Cooper - keyboards
    • Andy Poole - bass, vocals
    • Phil Hogg - drums, percussion
11. "A Long Finish" (Spawton) – 8:20
    • Gregory Spawton - guitars, keyboards
    • Ian Cooper - keyboards
    • Tony Müller - piano
    • Andy Poole - bass
    • Phil Hogg - drums, percussion
    • Rob Aubrey - wind chimes

Personnel

• Ian Cooper - keyboards
• Phil Hogg - drums, percussion
• Tony Müller - vocals, keyboards, piano
• Andy Poole - bass, vocals
• Martin Read - vocals
• Gregory Spawton - guitars, keyboards, vocals

Guest musicians

• Jo Michaels - vocals
• Rob Aubrey - windchimes