not sure how to classify this one - chill with a dash of electronic strings...haunting.

A haunting downtempo...

Alternate name: The Post-Mortem Pitchman We live in an age nowadays where a celebrity can endorse a product or service long after they meet with the proverbial reaper. Has anybody bothered to ask the dead guy if he wants to endorse half…

Spun around like a seer's needle A philosopher so lost in his riddle Tries to speak but no longer able Drifting in the deepest dream --- This one took me a while [years!] to complete - how did it come out? Freesound samples used…

.. only words will remain when the $h!t hits the fan. It was a quote from an older song I wrote [Terrestrial Epitaph In Shortwave], and I felt the need to develop it further here. It amazes me how much free advice there is out there etched…

Part of American Irish experience, now mostly lost

Another cut from the 1988 cassette tape of a live performance by Scartaglen on the NPR show Mountain stage. This time some tunes from County Kerry. Kirk Lynch- Uilleann pipes and whistle. Becky Pringle- Fiddle. Mike Dugger- Fiddle and guitar…

Had to really push the good wife sing this one. After a couple of years of serious health scares she had lost all confidence in herself. Glad I did my 'Phil Spector' trick on her. ( No gun involved !! )

This was the last song recorded for the album. The ambition I mention ("to read every book in my flat") is a true one, you can hear my reading from several of these on the track. Written & Performed by Rog Hildreth during February 2012…

Another contender for my favourite on the album, featuring synths and ebow. Written & Performed by Rog Hildreth during February 2012. Taken from "Rog Hildreth and The Enemies Of Progress". More of this sort of thing at www.facebook.com…