Butterflies & Broken Glass

by Kim Edgar

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1.	Red 03:13	buy track
2.	Just Outside Your Door 03:48	buy track
3.	House On The Hill 04:36	buy track
4.	Heavy Skies 04:44	buy track
5.	Cinderella's Slipper 03:10	buy track
6.	Do You Feel Loved? 03:47	buy track
7.	The Bonnie Lad 02:41	buy track
8.	Scissors, Paper, Stone 02:53	buy track
9.	Climber 03:24	buy track
10.	The Majesty Of Decay 05:03	buy track

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Butterflies and Broken Glass – the 2008 album by Kim Edgar

Quietly Fantastic Music QFM002 (CD, UK, April 28, 2008)

Tracks
Red (3.14)
Just Outside Your Door (3.49)
House on the Hill (4.37)
Heavy Skies (4.44)
Cinderella’s Slipper (3.11)
Do You Feel Loved? (3.48)
The Bonnie Lad (2.41)
Scissors, Paper, Stone (2.54)
Climber (3.24)
The Majesty of Decay (5.03)

credits

released April 28, 2008

Produced by Mattie Foulds;
Recorded in Heriot Toun Studios and Mattie’s House;
Engineered by Jamie and Mattie Foulds;
Mixed by Jamie Foulds, Soundpark Studios, Canada;
Mastered by Calum Malcolm;
Photography by Mark Kean and William Wang;
Artwork and design by William Wang

Musicians
Kim Edgar, vocals [1-10], piano [1-3, 5, 7-8, 10], Rhodes [1, 4], acoustic guitar [4, 6], guitar [9], synthesiser [9], backing vocals [10], handclaps [10];
Stephen Polwart, electric guitar [1-5, 8, 10], acoustic guitar [1, 3, 6, 10];
Kevin McGuire, bass [1-3, 5], double bass [4, 8-9];
Mattie Foulds, drums [1-6, 8-10], percussion [1-3, 5, 10], handclaps [10];
Karine Polwart, backing vocals [1, 5, 8, 10], handclaps [10];
Inge Thomson, backing vocals [1-5, 8, 10], handclaps [10];
Jamie Foulds, electric guitar [2];
Heriot Toun studio deck, atmosphere [3];
Fergus Kerr, French horn [3, 5-6, 9];
Chris Grieve, trombone [3, 5-6];
Lorna McDonald, bass trombone [3, 5-6];
Greg Lawson, violin [4, 8];
Mairi Campbell, viola [4, 6];
Sushil K. Dade, bass [10]

All tracks written by Kim Edgar except
Track 3 words Emma Pollock, music Emma Pollock, Kim Edgar;
Track 6 words Chris Difford, music Kim Edgar;
Track 7 words Robert Burns, music Kim Edgar;
Track 10 words Kim Edgar, music Sushil K. Dade, Kim Edgar;
String and brass arrangements by Kim Edgar

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Kim Edgar Edinburgh, UK

“Intense and thought provoking” (The List)

“Heart stopping…our very own Tori Amos” (Sunday Herald)

“An inspired empathy” * * * * * (Fringe Review)

Fuelled by a passion for social justice, folklore, and feminism, Kim Edgar crafts keenly observed details of people’s lives into powerful, understated songs that reach out and touch listeners. ... more

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