Lullabies In An Ancient Tongue

by Gerard Smith

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Nickie Harte Kelly Michigander multi-instrumentalist Gerard Smith stretches out on this release. It features many original tunes that touch on his Celtic roots and branches into other folk elements, including his lovely cover of Jimmie Spheeris’ The Nest. Favorite track: The Nest.

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1.	Standing Stones 04:52	buy track
2.	Waves Of Confusion 05:04	buy track
3.	Breathe 10:29	buy track
4.	Sweet Dreams and Soft Mornings 07:37	buy track
5.	Third Eye 04:22	buy track
6.	The Storm 09:25	buy track
7.	The Nest 04:49	buy track
8.	Sweet Dreams and Soft Mornings Single Edit 06:07	buy track

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Founder member of Bill Grogans Goat used songs that grew out of the Covid Crisis and material the “needed to get out of his head” along with songs that did not fit the “Goats” persona .
This is a diverse album that dives into Gerard’s roots musically, and then interprets the progressive genre through his personal creative prism. The melody, and the song are at the core of this album, yet he digs into the darker depths of the Prog genre at the same time.
Detroit Born multi-instrumentalist Gerard Smith is the product of his influences growing up in the Irish Enclave of Emmett, Michigan, and has played in acts as diverse as avant jazz with Faruq Z. Bey, to Celtic Folk and all points West, East, North, or South in the last 25 years.

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released June 22, 2021

Gerard Smith: vocals, guitar, mandolin, Irish bouzouki, low whistle, concertina

Paco Higdon: guitar, vocals, piano, mellotron emulator, programming, arrangements

Tom Phillips: bass

Justin Velic: drums

Special guests:

V. Rose Cieri: viola and cello on “Sweet Dreams and Soft Mornings”

Curvey: harmonium on “Sweet Dreams and Soft Mornings”

Patrick Grant: Moog solo on “The Storm”

Alex Kane: ultimate guitar solo on “Standing Stones”

Maggie McCabe: angelic vocal on “Sweet Dreams and Soft Mornings”

Simen Sandnes: drums on “Breathe”

Timothy Seisser: bass on “Breathe”

Colleen Shanks: uilleann pipes on “Standing Stones”

Ryan Yunck: organ on “Breathe”, and “Third Eye”

The Cricket Who Lived In My Basement (RIP): Stridulation on “Sweet Dreams and Soft Mornings"

All songs lyrics/music by Gerard Lawrence Smith/Sounds Of Seamus Music (BMI)

Except: “Breathe”, lyrics by Gerard Lawrence Smith/Sounds Of Seamus Music (BMI), music by Matthew Twomey, Gerard Lawrence Smith/Sounds Of Seamus Music (BMI), and Patrick Joseph Higdon/PACOMAKESMUSIC (ASCAP)

“Sweet Dreams and Soft Mornings”, lyrics by Gerard Lawrence Smith/Sounds Of Seamus Music (BMI), music by Gerard Smith/Sounds Of Seamus Music (BMI), and Patrick Joseph Higdon/PACOMAKESMUSIC (ASCAP)

And “The Nest”, by Jimmie Spheeris, Copyright Moonflower Music Inc.

Produced by Paco Higdon and Gerard Smith

Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Josh Karpowicz at Tuxedo Avenue Recording Studio, Roseville, MI

Assistant engineering: David Miseveth, Paco Higdon

Album artwork and layout by Curvey

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Gerard Smith Detroit, Michigan

Gerard Smith is a singer/songwriter from the Detroit, Michigan area. He plays acoustic Celtic music, performs with the Celtic progressive rock band Bill Grogan's Goat, and records solo albums.

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