Release date: 14-06-2008

2008 UK 13-track 2-LP set pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl - In the Spring of 2006, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy went on a tour of Scotland & Ireland, which found Billy in the company of Edinburgh's Harem Scarem on close harmonies, fiddle, flute, banjo and accordion and Glasgow's Alex Neilson on drums and percussion. 'Is It The Sea?' captures performances from the tour during which, Billy reached deep into his catalogueto produce a set long on magic and high on drama, presented in sealed spot-lacquered picture sleeve

Tracks:
01. Minor Place
02. Love Comes To Me
03. Bed Is For Sleeping
04. Arise Therefore
05. Wolf Among Wolves
06. Ain't You Wealthy - Ain't You Wise
07. Cursed Sleep
08. Molly Bawn
09. Birch Ballad
10. New Partner
11. Is It The Sea
12. My Home Is The Sea
13. Master And Everyone

captures, in remarkable clarity, performances from the Bonnie Prince’s sold out tour of Scotland and Ireland (and Newcastle) in the Spring of 2006. The tour found Billy in the company of Edinburgh’s Harem Scarem on close harmonies, fiddle, flute, banjo and accordion and Glasgow’s wunderkind Alex Neilson on drums and percussion.

For this tour Bonnie reached deep into his catalogue to produce a set long on magic and high on drama. Is It The Sea? captures Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy in unique surroundings (isn’t he always?) deep in the midst of some of Scotland’s most adventurous traditional players. Arranged with a distinctly Caledonian air, the songs are animated by Harem Scarem’s grasp of traditional harmony singing and Neilson’s stately passive / aggressive playing. To the fore is Bonny Billy’s rich and resolute on-stage voice.