New MANNING album pre-ordering

[GuyM]

The new (12th) MANNING album "MARGARET'S CHILDREN" is now available to pre-order ahead of its official Nov 7th release date on Festival Music (F2).

Always a nerve wracking time of year having invested so much time into making the thing, comes the time when it has to be let out into the 'wild'..so be free...!"

The album which is the sequel to the 2006 "ANSER'S TREE" recording features the current live band plus some excellent guest contributions.

Ahead of the release, weekly album character BIOGs will be published from the web site.
< http://www.guymanning.com/2009Site/MC-P ... promos.htm >

Credits

* Guy Manning: Acoustic 6,12 and Classical Guitars, Drums, Electric Guitars, Keyboards, Samples, Bass, Bouzouki, Mandolins, FX, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals

The Fabulous Manning Band Contributors
* Chris Catling: Electric Guitars and Backing Vocals
* Kev Currie: Electric Guitars, Guitar Synth and Backing Vocals
* Steve Dundon: Flutes
* Kris Hudson-Lee: Basses
* Julie King: Backing Vocals (Lead Vocal on "A Night At The Savoy, 1933")
* Tim Leadbeater: Grand Piano (4,7) / Electric Piano Solo (1)

Guest Musician Contributors
* Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn: Fiddle
* Kathy Hampson: Cello
* John Kennard: Backing Vocals, Darbuka and Drum Program Consultancy
* Mark Woodward : Additonal Violin

Special Guest Musician Contributors
* Marek Arnold: Clarinet, Alto, Soprano and Tenor Saxes (Courtesy of "'Toxic Smile")
* Leon Camfield: Various Percussion Items (Courtesy of "Tinyfish")
* Phideaux ( as "The MC at the Savoy") (Courtesy of himself!)

Front cover artwork by graphics designer : Ed Unitsky
Ed agreed to provide a new updated vesion of his original ANSER'S TREE artwork for this sequel.
The location is the same, but the Season has moved on to Winter..
 
Tracks

1 FLEMING BARRAS (1645 - ?) [The Year Of Wonders] 09:49
2 JORGEN BARRAS (1834 - 1900) [Revelation Road] 05:11
3 AMY QUARTERMAINE (1862 - 1916) [A Perfect Childhood] 17:05
4 HARRIET HORDEN (1912 - 1955) [A Night At The Savoy, 1933] 05:05
5 JAMES FAIRFAX (1922 - 1945) [An Average Man] 06:31
6 AMELIA FAIRFAX (1926 - 2010) [Black Silk Sheets Of Cairo] 07:58
7 DAVID LOGAN (1967 - 2022) [The Southern Waves] 08:47

The live band is now working hard on bringing a number of the new tunes into the next set
Our album launch gig is planned for Sat 10th Dec 2011 at the Corporation, Sheffield (plus the Paul Menel band)

Radio / Interview launch events will be published too once these have been finalised..so please stay tuned

Cheers
GuyM

[Mikey]

The live band is now working hard on bringing a number of the new tunes into the next set
Our album launch gig is planned for Sat 10th Dec 2011 at the Corporation, Sheffield (plus the Paul Menel band)

Scribbles in diary

What happened to the Wakefield gig?

[GuyM]

We were not ready in time...what with albums to complete and a new line-up and set list..so all eyes are now on Dec 10th in Sheffield for our album launch gig!  

[Mouse]

Every week up to the release of the album, biographies of each character featured in the seven tracks will be published here, so you can learn all about their stories in time for when the music arrives in November.

I hope you're all looking forward to this. I helped to produce it, don't you know...  

[Mouse]

The first track from the album has been uploaded to www.guymanning.com as a sample of the new album to whet the appetite. So, if you don't know what a Manning is, what it does, or what it sounds like, then proceed and listen! And pre-order!  

[RacingHippo]

*listens to the en-Moused result*
Eeh, it turned out aright in t'end  :mrgreen:

[Mordwin]

Sounds good, will pre-order no doubt after next pay packet

[GuyM]

Ahead of the release, weekly album each of the SEVEN character BIOGs will be published from the web site.
< http://www.guymanning.com/2009Site/MC-P ... promos.htm >

Now up to EPISODE #6 AMELIA FAIRFAX - Black Silk Sheets of Cairo  

[Mouse]

I was plugging the album to Jerry Ewing and anyone else who'd listen at Summer's End, so I shall do so once again here. Pre-order it! It's going to be fab!  

[GuyM]

The new album is released next week and pre-orders are being taken now!  

The final episode of the Biographies Series (DAVID LOGAN) has now been published along with the full ANSER geneological tree and the new Album Trailer video at < http://www.guymanning.com/2009Site/MC-P ... promos.htm >

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The LIVE launch is gig is 10th Dec 2011 at the Corporation in Sheffield (With guests Shadow of the Sun [Acoustic])

This is Tim Leadbeaters' last gig with us as keys player, so please come along and wish him well!

We will be announcing the new Manning line-up for 2012 asap

Don't forget a smaller Akoustik Manning line-up will be performing at DanFest in Leicester on 26th Nov along with
The Tangent*, IO Earth, Paul Menel, Alan Reed, Grey Lady Down, Summer Indoors!
(*with Guy & AndyT together again for the day there may be some surprises!)

Thanks for your continued support
GuyM, Julie, Kris, Kev, Chris, Steve, Tim & Joe

STOP PRESS: IT IS ALSO RUMOURED THAT GUY USES THE SAME PLECTRUMS AS STEVE HACKETT
(JIM DUNLOP 60mm USA)

[Mordwin]

It's had a few spins since it arrived... and there is (as always), much to like. Good work all who contributed, and thank you Guy for continuing to produce such fine music

[Mouse]

It's out now! Go buy!