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Following the international success of Songs From the Labyrinth, Sting’s new album If on a Winter's Night… presents an arc of songs that conjure the season of spirits, the eerie silences of the snow; days of solitude and reflection for some, a time of re-birth and celebration for many.

With traditional music of the British Isles as their starting point, Sting and his guest musicians draw the listener in through a collection of songs, carols, and lullabies spanning the centuries - such as The Snow it Melts the Soonest (traditional Newcastle ballad), Soalin (traditional English “begging” song), Gabriel´s Message (14th century carol), as well as two of Sting's own compositions – Lullaby for an Anxious Child and The Hounds of Winter. Also featured on the album is Hurdy Gurdy Man – a musical reworking and English translation (by Sting) of Der Leiermann from Schubert's classic winter song-cycle, Winterreise.

For this exploration of the themes and emotions of winter Sting is joined by friend and long time colleague, guitarist Dominic Miller - and an ensemble of three remarkable musicians from Northern England and Scotland: Kathryn Tickell (fiddle and Northumbrian pipes), Julian Sutton (melodian) and Mary MacMaster (metal string Scottish harp). Additional guest artists include Vincent Ségal (cello), Daniel Hope (violin), Chris Botti (trumpet), Ibrahim Maalouf (trumpet), Stile Antico (vocal ensemble) and the Webb Sisters (vocals).

Together they've created an album with a wonderful, warm, and unique ensemble sound - an acoustic meditation on winter.

Tracklisting:

1. Gabriel's Message
2. Now Winter Comes Slowly
3. A Soalin'
4. Balulalow
5. The Snow it Melts the Soonest
6. The Hounds of Winter
7. Cherry Tree Carol
8. Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming
9. The Burning Babe
10. Lullaby for an Anxious Child
11. Christmas at Sea
12. Cold Song
13. There is No Rose of Such Virtue
14. Hurdy Gurdy Man
15. You Only Cross My Mind in Winter

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