1. Personnel

2. Tracks
     2013 Standard Edition    2014 Deluxe Edition  

3. Chart Performance

4. Critical reception

5. References

Wintersmith is the twenty-second studio album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span. It was released in October 2013. It features the line-up of Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Julian Littman, Pete Zorn and Liam Genockey. Guest musicians are Terry Pratchett (voice), Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes), Bob Johnson (vocals), and John Spiers (melodeon).

The songs on the album were inspired principally by Wintersmith and other Discworld books featuring Tiffany Aching. There is a spoken contribution by the author, Terry Pratchett.

A double CD Deluxe Edition was released in October 2014: the second disc featured a mixture of new tracks, live performances and demos.

Personnel

• Maddy Prior – vocals
• Peter Knight – violin, vocals
• Rick Kemp – bass, vocals
• Julian Littman – guitar, piano, vocals
• Pete Zorn – acoustic guitar, sax, vocals
• Liam Genockey – drums, percussion

Tracks

2013 Standard Edition

1. "Overture"
2. "The Dark Morris Song"
3. "Wintersmith"
4. "You"
5. "The Good Witch" – featuring Terry Pratchett (spoken word)
6. "Band of Teachers"
7. "The Wee Free Men"
8. "Hiver"
9. "Fire & Ice"
10. "The Making of a Man"
11. "Crown of Ice"
12. "First Dance"
13. "The Dark Morris Tune"
14. "The Summer Lady"
15. "Ancient Eyes"
16. "We Shall Wear Midnight"

2014 Deluxe Edition

Tracks - Deluxe Edition Disc 2:

1. "To Be Human"
2. "Be Careful What You Wish for"
3. "Granny Aching"
4. "Just One Heart"
5. "You" (live)
6. "Ancient Eyes" (live)
7. "The Dark Morris Tune" (live)
8. "The Dark Morris Song" (live)
9. "The Making of a Man" (live)
10. "Crown of Ice" (live)
11. "Summer Lady" (live)
12. "We Shall Wear Midnight" (live)
13. "Ancient Eyes" (demo)
14. "The Wee Free Men" (demo)

Chart Performance

Wintersmith debuted at No. 77 on the UK Albums Chart.{{cn|date=January 2018}}

Critical reception

The album has received very positive reviews, and has been described as "a marriage between the written word and music that is devastatingly superb."^[1]

Folk Radio UK hailed the release as "a concept album it has that feel of being made for a stage production".^[2]

References

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• Arsinoe II of Egypt
• Arsinoe I of Egypt
• Arsinoe (mythology) (disambiguation)
• Arsinoe of Macedonia
• Arsinoites (disambiguation)
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• Arsinoitheriid
• Arsinoitherium giganteum
• Arsinoitherium zitteli
• Arsinoos
• Arsinoë III
• Ars inveniendi
• Arsi Oromo
• Arsi Oromo clan
• Arsi Oromo people
• Arsi Piispanen
• Arsisaca
• Arsisaca bolinalis
• Arsis (band)
• Arsita Inchisa River
• Arsita Lunga River
• Arsita Mare River
• Arsita River (Bistricioara)
• Arsita River (Ciughes)