Barafundle

Barafundle is the fourth album by Welsh psychedelic folk band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, which was released 7 April 1997 in the United Kingdom. The album's title comes from the name of a beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

For the beach in Wales, see Barafundle Bay.

Barafundle
Studio album by
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Released7 April 1997
RecordedAutumn 1996
GenreAlternative rock, psychedelic folk, neo-progressive rock, Britpop
Length47:57
LabelFontana
ProducerGorwel Owen, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci chronology
Bwyd Time
(1995)		 Barafundle
(1997)		 Gorky 5
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME8/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Select4/5[8]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[9]
Wall of Sound85/100[10]

Songs are often sung in both Welsh and English, and the album's influences range from twee-pop to traditional folk music. Lynn Childs, father of singer Euros and violinist Megan, plays shawm and other traditional instruments on the album's occasional medieval interludes (for example, on "Starmoonsun").

Singles

Two singles were released from the album. The first single, "Patio Song", was released in late 1996 and became the band's highest charting single in the UK, peaking at #41 in early 1997. The song also ranked #8 on John Peel's 1996 Festive Fifty countdown.[11]

The second single, "Diamond Dew", reached #42 on the UK Singles Chart in mid-1997. A contemporaneous non-album single, "Young Girls & Happy Endings", was also released in 1997 and appeared as a bonus track on some American copies of the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Euros Childs unless otherwise stated.

  1. "Diamond Dew" (Childs/James) – 2:50
  2. "The Barafundle Bumbler" – 1:53
  3. "Starmoonsun" (Lawrence) – 3:04
  4. "Patio Song" – 2:43
  5. "Better Rooms..." – 3:46
  6. "Heywood Lane" (Lawrence/Childs) – 2:52
  7. "Pen Gwag Glas" – 3:59
  8. "Bola Bola" – 1:53
  9. "Cursed, Coined and Crucified" (Lawrence) – 2:27
  10. "Sometimes the Father Is the Son" (James) – 3:21
  11. "Meirion Wyllt" – 2:48
  12. "The Wizard and the Lizard" (Lawrence/Childs) – 1:58
  13. "Miniature Kingdoms" (Lawrence/Childs) – 4:17
  14. "Dark Night" – 4:49
  15. "Hwyl Fawr I Pawb" (M. Childs) – 1:48
  16. "Wordless Song" – 3:20
  17. "Young Girls & Happy Endings" - 2:25 (US Bonus Track)

Personnel
  • Euros Childs - vocals, piano, organ, synths, electric piano, harmonium, guitar (5)
  • John Lawrence - guitar, vocals, bass (1,2), jaw harp (1,12), electric piano (3), organ (3,13), recorder (3,5,12), piano (9), bodhran (3)
  • Megan Childs - violin, vocals, viola, organ (9), piano (15)
  • Richard James - bass, guitar, piano (10), organ (10), synth (4)
  • Euros Rowlands - drums, percussion
  • Gorwel Owen - piano (2,16), synth (7)
  • Fiona Owen - vocals (6,11,14)
  • Lynn Childs - shawm, crumhorn
  • Tom Rawlins - shawm, crumhorn, hurdy-gurdy
  • Stuart Evans - shawm, flute
  • Andrew Frizzell - trombone, flute
  • Simon James - sax, flute
  • Martin Smith - trumpet, marching horn

References
  1. Raggett, Ned. "Barafundle – Gorky's Zygotic Mynci". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2007). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. Smith, Ethan (26 September 1997). "Barafundle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. Sullivan, Caroline (11 April 1997). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci: Barafundle (Fontana)". The Guardian.
  5. Cameron, Keith (5 April 1997). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci – Barafundle". NME. Archived from the original on 13 November 1999. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. Levine, Robert (30 October 1997). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci: Barafundle". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. Sinagra, Laura (2004). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 339. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. Male, Andrew (May 1997). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci: Barafundle". Select. No. 83.
  9. Jared P. (28 July 2010). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci – Barafundle". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  10. Himmelsbach, Erik. "Review: Barafundle". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. "Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Festive 50s - 1996". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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