''The Wild Swan'' is the third album by Northern Ireland singer-songwriter,

Foy Vance Foy Vance (born 1974) is a musician and singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland signed to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man label. Vance has toured as a support act to British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and his music has been featured on numerous ...

. On this album, Foy Vance channels a wide variety of styles. The song "Upbeat Feelgood" was compared to

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...

by the Irish Times.

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

executive produced the album.

Track listing

Every track written by

, except "Ziggy Looked Me in the Eye" written by Vance and

Marc Bolan Marc Bolan ( ; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. Bolan was posthumously inducted int ...

Personnel

Adapted from

AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

: * Foy Vance – keyboards, guitar, mando-guitar, vocals *

Eric Darken Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer. Biography Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...

– chimes, percussion, vibraphone * Mike Farris – backing vocals * Clare Hadwen – violin * Richard Hadwen – viola * Paul Hamilton – drums, percussion, backing vocals * Leisa Hans – backing vocals * Jim Hoke – piano, saxophone * Alys Jackson – violin * Tim Lauer – accordion, dulcimer, keyboards, harmonium * Kolton Lee – baritone guitar * Colm McClean – guitar, steel guitar, Mandocaster * Conor McCreanor – bass guitar, double bass *

Blake Mills Blake Mills (born September 21, 1986) is an American songwriter, guitarist, producer, and composer based in California. Biography Blake Mills was born in Santa Monica, California, United States, and grew up in Malibu, where he attended Malibu ...

– slide guitar * Darragh Murphy – low whistle, Uilleann pipes * Ryan Rafferty – bagpipes * Heather Rigdon – backing vocals * David Sloan – cello * Ashley Wilcoxson – backing vocals *

Jonathan Yudkin Jonathan Yudkin is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a proficient player of banjo, violin, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. He is a Nashville-based session musician, record producer, arranger, and band leader. Biography Growin ...

– fiddle, octophone, strings, backing vocals

References

2016 albums Foy Vance albums Albums produced by Jacquire King Albums produced by Elton John Gingerbread Man Records albums {{2010s-rock-album-stub