LIZ OVERS - Nightjar [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: LO001CD
Barcode: 0729927384801
Release Date: 06 Jun 2025
Genre: Folk

** Currently #28 in the Official UK Folk Albums Chart **

“A Shimmering debut rich in folklore” - THE OBSERVER

“Foxy trad, witchy originals” - MOJO

“A deeply evocative collection of new & traditional songs” - Morning Star

A tangle of word and melody, old and new, NIGHTJAR evokes journeys along ghostly paths,  country lanes and starlit shorelines, alive with shimmering patterns of a flowing tide. Stories of childhood, of loves and rivalries, fair maidens, cruel sisters and winged sorcerers are interwoven with glimpses of the natural world. NIGHTJAR is Liz Overs' debut solo release, having previously been signed to Atlantic in the late '90s as part of indie-dance crossover band Pocket Size, and she was also lead singer and songwriter for the Sussex-based folk band Chalk Horse Music. 

Liz's haunting, unaccompanied version of The Birds in the Spring was featured in Dylan Howitt's award-winning documentary The Nettle Dress, and she performed live at several key screenings of the film in the UK.

Standard weight single black vinyl LP in picture sleeve, and Digipak CD.

Tracklisting:
1. Prayer to the Year / 2. Patterns / 3. Cruel Sister / 4. Bramble Briar / 5. Snow Moon / 6. Fair Maid / 7. Alleyways / 8. Bad Girl / 9. Fairy Charm / 10. Yellow Horned Poppy / 11. Honeysuckle on the Vine / 12. Nightjar