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Owl-Stone the Minstrel – 1348 A.D.

Owl-Stone the Minstrel
1348 A.D.
19?? (no label)
Ardara, Pennsylvania, USA

Chuck Owston – Vocals, cittern, mandola, guitar, keyboards, whistle

Sheila Owston – Vocals on “The Trees They Grow High”
Samantha Owston – Vocals on “Rosie”
Stephanie Owston – Vocals on “Rosie”
Jim Owston – Keyboards on “1348 A.D.” and “Shaking of the Sheets”
Sara Masters – Flute on “Shaking of the Sheets” and “Sepulche / 1348 AD (reprise)”

Carnival of Souls:
Brian Lowry – Hammered dulcimer on “Shaking of the Sheets”
Bob Hartman – Bodhran on “Shaking of the Sheets”
Rob Grano – Drums and vocals on “Shaking of the Sheets”
Vonnie Holt – Vocals on “Shaking of the Sheets”
Jim Orr – Vocals and guitar on “Shaking of the Sheets”
Sara Masters – Flute on “Shaking of the Sheets”
Jeff Schoeller – Guitar on “Shaking of the Sheets”

Ghosts on the Road:
Jim Bird – Bowed bass on “The Trees They Grow High”
Mike Kolesar – Drums on “The Trees They Grow High”
Chuck Owston – Guitar on “The Trees They Grow High”

Side 1:

  1. 1348 A.D.
  2. Lyke Wake Dirge (traditional)
  3. Rosie (traditional)
  4. Dirge (Bring Out Your Dead)
  5. Shaking of the Sheets (traditional)
  6. Lyke Wake Dirge (revisited) (traditional)

Side 2:

  1. The Lantern Bearer (traditional)
  2. Requiem for Laura
  3. Nottamun Town (traditional)
  4. The Trees They Grow High (traditional)
  5. Sepulche / 1348 AD (reprise)

If you were guessing this is a medieval throw-backcore or whatever… you would be correct! Yes, this is mostly played in a medieval style – probably more Hollywood influenced than what they really did back then, but you never know. “Rosie” is the “Ring Around the Rosie” song, but in more minor chords and lilting cadence. In general, it is folk music with lots of older instruments added – and some keyboards here and there as well. Of course, they didn’t put a copyright date on this – and it is impossible to place the style in a decade due to the fact that… well… they are playing a 1348 style of music. But still, something kind of cool and different. Also of note, Carnival of Souls is another band that Owston was in, and they released a tape called Shaking of the Sheets as well.

Missing Information: When was this released?

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