What Took You So Long?

by Ian Dearden

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1.	Freedom (Seems A Lovely Word) 03:44	lyrics	buy track
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2.	The Clown 03:25	lyrics	buy track
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3.	These Are The Mysteries 04:22	lyrics	buy track
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4.	Welcome (To The World) 05:16	lyrics	buy track
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5.	Prayin' 03:10	lyrics	buy track
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6.	Walkin' Away 03:22	lyrics	buy track
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7.	Headin' South 04:13	lyrics	buy track
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8.	Trains 05:29	lyrics	buy track
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9.	Give Me A Sign 03:10	lyrics	buy track
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10.	Fragments 03:11	lyrics	buy track
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11.	Down By The Waterfall 03:20	lyrics	buy track
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12.	Evensong 05:34	lyrics	buy track
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The debut album by singer/songwriter Ian Dearden from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, released in 2014 and available for the first time on Bandcamp.
Twelve gorgeous harmony-drenched original acoustic based songs, featuring a stellar cast of Australian folk artists.

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released July 14, 2020

Liz Frencham - Double bass & SASE bass (Tracks 1-12), BVs (Tracks 2, 6 & 8)
Rhiannon Fenn - violin (Tracks 1 & 9)
Caroline Hammond - BVs (Tracks 1 & 3)
Mark Cryle - Mandolin (Tracks 3 & 7)
Mark Ziza - Slide resonator guitar (Track 4)
Fred Smith - Harmonica (Track 5)
Evva Mizerska - Cello (Tracks 10 & 12)
Steve Vella - Handclaps (Track 11)
Ian Dearden - Lead vocals, BVs, acoustic guitars (Tracks 1-12), Handclaps, field recordings (Track 11)

Recorded & mixed by Steve Vella at Dog & Bear Studio, Trentham, Vic
Additional recording & engineering by Ian Dearden at Corner Nook Studio, Kenmore, Qld
Produced by Ian Dearden (with Steve Vella & Liz Frencham)
Cello recording by Evva Mizerska at her house in London, UK
Mastered by David Briggs at The Production Workshop, North Melbourne, Vic
Photographs by Rob Dearden
Artwork by Jennifer Andrews

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