''The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton'' is an album by

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, released in March 2010. This is their first non-instrumental album, featuring several guest singers, including

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, singer and songwriter of the

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band

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, Matt Berninger, lead singer of Clogs' sister band the National and

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, a prominent

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singer/songwriter. The name of the album is a reference to

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, a private garden on the Italian island of

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created by Lady

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, wife of composer

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Track listing

All songs written by Padma Newsome. # "Cocodrillo" – 1:50 # "I Used to Do" – 4:35 # "On the Edge" – 4:01 # "Red Seas" – 6:13 # "The Owl of Love" – 4:11 # "Adages of Cleansing" – 5:54 # "Last Song" – 3:59 # "To Hugo" – 4:27 # "Raise the Flag" – 2:47 # "We Were Here" – 4:22

Personnel

* Padma Newsome: violin, viola, mandola, celeste, voice *

Bryce Dessner Bryce David Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American composer and guitarist based in Paris, as well as a member of the rock band the National. Dessner's twin brother Aaron is also a member of the group. Together they write the music, in coll ...

: guitars, mandola, ukulele *

Aaron Dessner Aaron Brooking Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band the National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums; a co-founder of the indie ...

: guitar, bass guitar * Thomas Kozumplik: percussion * Rachael Elliott: bassoon *

: voice * Matt Berninger: voice *

: voice, banjo * Sue Newsome: clarinet * Michael Atkinson: horn * Kyle Resnick: trumpet *

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: Ha-yang Kim: cello, Irena Havel: viola da gamba, Vojtech Havel: viola da gambas, Luca Tarantino: baroque guitar, theorbo.

References

External links

Brassland.org
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Creatures In The Garden Of Lady Walton, The 2010 albums Brassland Records albums