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Jackie Leven
Defending Ancient Springs
Album UK 2000 on Cooking Vinyl label
Folk (Folk)
Booklet contains lyrics, credits, and additional poems. "Made in England" (rear cover). "RECORDED AT: Bryn Derwen, Coed-Y-Parc, Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales, U.K. EXCEPT: INDUSTRIAL COLLAGE ON TRACK 4 RECORDED AT: Wooden Hill Studio, Wimbledon, London, U.K. TRACK 9 RECORDED AT St. Columba's Cathedral, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, U.K. AND TRACK 10 RECORDED AT: Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London, U.K." (booklet, p. 2). "Cover Photograph - The Russian Poet Marina Tsvetayeva". (booklet p. 11) "POETS AND POEMS at the end of PARIS BLUES the last stanza of PORTRAIT by ANTONIO MACHADO, Translated by ROBERT BLY. at the end of DEFENDING ANCIENT SPRINGS I AM NOT I by JUN RAMON JIMINEZ, translated by ROBERT BLY. poem for HAND IS PALE WITH HOLY KISSES by MARINA TSVETAYEVA, translated by ELAINE FEINSTEIN, further rendering by JACKIE LEVEN". (booklet, P. 11)
Musicians
 | Jackie Leven voc, g, 1950-2011 GB guitar, percussion, toy piano, chinese, lead vocals, producer, supervised by, mix, written by, album by |
 | David Thomas voc, *1953 US accordion, producer, vocals, written by, performer |
 | John Read b, bass |
 | Cactus Design , design, artwork, image manipulation |
 | Chris Cutler dr, *1947 GB drums, electric drums |
 | Steve Jackson dr, GB drums, percussion |
 | Jo Shaw g, voc, electric guitar, guitar, backwards |
 | Peter Hammill voc, *1948 GB harmonium, guitar, keyboards |
 | Henry Priestman key, voc, *1955 GB keyboards, hammond organ |
 | Michael Cosgrave p, GB keyboards, hurdy gurdy, accordion, accordian, melodica, melodian |
 | Graham Preskett , GB mandolin, violin |
 | Bob Holman h, *1948 US narrator |
 | Jack Kidney ts, tenor saxophone, harp |
 | Andy Diagram tr, *1959 GB trumpet |
 | Deborah Greenwood vocals, woman vocals |
 | The Pale Orchestra , performer |
Producers
| Dids drum programming |
| Jay Burnett mastered by |
| David Wrench mixed by, engineer |
| Mikki Rain photography by, old photograph of young jackie |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | You've Lost That Loving Feeling | Jackie Leven | 4:55 | |
| 2 | | Single Father | Jackie Leven | 5:33 | |
| 3 | | Paris Blues | Jackie Leven | 6:23 | |
| 4 | | Defending Ancient Springs | Jackie Leven | 7:41 | |
| 5 | | The Working Man's Love Song | Jackie Leven | 4:41 | |
| 6 | | I Saw My Love Walk Into Clouds | Jackie Leven | 4:12 | |
| 7 | | Hand Is Pale With Holy Kisses | Jackie Leven | 6:24 | |
| 8 | | Your Winter Days | Jackie Leven | 3:57 | |
| 9 | | The Keys To The Forest | Jackie Leven | 5:31 | |
| 10 | Morbid Sky | Jackie Leven | 6:32 |
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