Critically acclaimed Irish cult act The Hedge Schools have announced a first time on vinyl re-issue of their album At The End Of A Winding Day.
A collaborative project between Patrick M. Barrett and Joe Chester of Ten Speed Racer, the album also features Donagh Molloy, Kevin Murphy and Vyvienne Long.
The folk-rock band have now teamed up with Dublin Vinyl to release the record on vinyl on the 19 April.
The band self-released three albums and were nominated in the Best Folk Album Category for the inaugural RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Music Awards in 2018.
Described as "a triumph of minimalist beauty" by Hot Press, At The End Of A Winding Day is getting a long overdue vinyl debut almost a decade on from its initial release.
Some news about this old friend that we are utterly delighted to announce. pic.twitter.com/yf94bfvqAb
— Patrick Michael Barrett (@Arrivalists_) January 17, 2024
At The End Of A Winding Day is available for pre-order here.
The news follows Dublin Vinyl's plans to re-release a double vinyl edition of HamsandwicH's new live album, which was recorded at the 3Olympia in Dublin last October.
The Hedge Schools are named were named after the small informal secret and illegal schools, particularly in 18th and 19th century Ireland, which secretly provided the rudiments of primary education to children of 'non-conforming' faiths such as Catholicism and Presbyterianism.
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