Mandalaband IV - 'A Bloodline Born' (from 'AD - Sangreal')
MANDALABAND IV - 'A Bloodline Born', Music by Jose Manuel Medina and David Rohl, vocal Marc Atkinson, from album "AD - Sangreal" 2011 © MANDALABAND, Photos by David Rohl, Artworks & mix ©Ed Unitsky
MANDALABAND IV - 'AD - Sangreal' album:
LegendCD02 Release: 20 June 2011
The second of the new Mandalaband concept albums is finally released, after four years in the making. Following on from the widely acclaimed BC -- ANCESTORS CD, we now have AD -- SANGREAL to absorb and savour. Whilst BC focussed on the pre-Christian era of ancient Egypt, Israel and Mesopotamia, AD takes the first one thousand years of early Christianity as its theme -- specifically the legend of the Holy Grail or Sangreal. But this is not the famous Arthurian tale with which we are all familiar. This is the true story of the cup of the Last Supper, as handed down to us from within the little-known Romano-Spanish traditions -- a small red agate vessel which, over the centuries, journeyed from Jerusalem to Glastonbury, then to Rome, and on to the kingdom of Aragon in Spain, before finally finding its rest in the cathedral of Valencia where the Sangreal remains to this day. All the extraordinary events, heroes and villains involved in that epic journey are revealed in the lyrics of AD -- SANGREAL ... a story told in majestic ballads, stirring anthems and complex tapestries of weaving rhythms ... a story of emperors, kings, caliphs, warriors, crusaders, knights and saints.
The musicians and singers who played their part in the Mandalaband IV project were: DAVID ROHL (writer, engineer, producer, vocalist and keyboards; Mandalaband I to IV), ASHLEY MULFORD (guitars and vocals; Mandalaband I & III, Sad Café), TROY DONOCKLEY (Uilleann pipes, whistles, guitars and bouzouki; Iona & the Bad Shepherds), MARC ATKINSON (acoustic guitar and vocals; Gabriel & Riversea), JOSE MANUEL MEDINA (keyboards, Spanish guitar and backing vocals; Last Knight), SERGIO GARCIA (acoustic guitar; Last Knight), KIM TURNER (drums, percussion and mandolin; Mandalaband II & III, Maestoso), DAVID CLEMENTS (bass guitar), CRAIG FLETCHER (bass guitar and backing vocals; Mandalaband III, Maestoso & John Lees' BJH), MORTEN VESTERGAARD (bass guitar), PABLO LATO (bass guitar; Last Knight), ALISON CARTER (backing vocals), LYNDA HOWARD (backing vocals), and BARBARA & BRIONY MACANAS (backing vocals). WOOLLY WOLSTENHOLME (keyboards and vocals; Mandalaband II & III, Barclay James Harvest & Maestoso) sadly passed away during the last stages of recording AD. This album is dedicated to his memory.
Epic in every sense of that word, AD -- SANGREAL consists of 15 tracks (many of which are spectacular anthems), with a total running time of more than 76 minutes. The band has included a very special bonus track featuring Woolly Wolstenholme himself on lead vocals. This was the very last recording Woolly made before he died on 13th December 2010. Mandalaband's rendition of the classic Barclay James Harvest song 'Galadriel' is a fitting tribute to a great composer, orchestrator and Mellotron maestro.
We hope you like what you hear.
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Mandalaband IV - AD - Sangreal (Galadriel) Woolly Wolstenholmeby EdUnitsky963 views
Breathtaking Video and song! :)
lcasale 4 months ago
This is a fantastic creation!!!
Stunning song.. well done!
Direct to your playlist
Maria
YThemertY 8 months ago