''The Marble Downs'' is an album by the

Trembling Bells Trembling Bells were a Scottish folk rock group formed in 2008 by drummer Alex Neilson, a musician with a history of free and improvised playing with several artists. Based in Glasgow, the group released three albums through Honest Jon's Records ...

and

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...

. The album was released in 2012 by

Honest Jon's Records Honest Jon's is a British independent record shop based on Portobello Road in Ladbroke Grove, London, operating since 1974. The shop is owned and run by Mark Ainley and Alan Scholefield, who took over from one of the original proprietors, "Hone ...

in the UK. The album features vocals by Lavinia Blackwall of the Trembling Bells and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy.

Critical reception

The album was not widely reviewed. However the reviews it did receive were generally positive. It received a score of 79/100 based on eight reviews on the

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Track listing

Personnel

* Martin Beer - bass * Lavinia Blackwall - vocals, piano, organ, guitar, glockenspiel, percussion * Dave Dixon - vocals * Lucy Farrell - violin, viola * Mike Hastings - guitar, lap-steel guitar * Ross MacRae - trombone * Michael John McCarthy - accordion * Saoirse McDonald - recorder * Richard Merchant - trumpet * Alasdair C. Mitchell - vocals * Alex Neilson - drums, bells, theremin, vocals * Peter Nicholson - cello * John Nicol - vocals * Will "Bonnie Prince Billy" Oldham – vocals * Sybren Renema - saxophone * Simon Shaw - bass

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marble Downs Will Oldham albums Trembling Bells albums 2012 albums Honest Jon's Records albums