The Wild Swan is the third album by Northern Ireland singer-songwriter, Foy Vance. On this album, Foy Vance channels a wide variety of styles. The song "Upbeat Feelgood" was compared to Van Morrison by the Irish Times. Elton John executive produced the album.
Track listing Every track written by Foy Vance, except "Ziggy Looked Me in the Eye" written by Vance and Marc Bolan
Personnel Adapted from AllMusic:
Foy Vance – keyboards, guitar, mando-guitar, vocals Eric Darken – 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 – slide guitar Darragh Murphy – low whistle, Uilleann pipes Ryan Rafferty – bagpipes Heather Rigdon – backing vocals David Sloan – cello Ashley Wilcoxson – backing vocals Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, octophone, strings, backing vocals
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