The Spirit of Autumn Past

The Spirit of Autumn Past
Studio album by Mostly Autumn
Released	1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Rock
Label	Cyclops Records
Producer	Bryan Josh
Mostly Autumn chronology
For All We Shared... (1998) The Spirit of Autumn Past (1999) The Last Bright Light (2001)

The Spirit of Autumn Past is the second album by rock band Mostly Autumn. It is the only Mostly Autumn album to feature drummer Rob McNeil. It is the last album to feature violinist Bob Faulds and bassist Stuart Carver but the first to feature Angela Gordon as a full member of the band. Also, this is the first Mostly Autumn album to feature multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley. He has guested on many of their albums since.

Track listing

1. "Winter Mountain" (B. Josh/R. Josh) – 6:55
2. "This Great Blue Pearl" (B. Josh) – 5:41
3. "Pieces of Love" (B. Josh) – 4:15
4. "Please" (Findlay/B. Josh/Jennings) – 6:10
5. "Evergreen" (Findlay/B. Josh) – 8:00
6. "Styhead Tarn" (B. Josh) – 3:32
7. "Shindig" (Faulds) – 3:07
8. "Blakey Ridge/When Waters Meet" (B. Josh/Faulds) – 2:12
9. "Underneath the Ice (Troubled Dreams)" (B. Josh) – 3:49
10. "Through the Window" (B. Josh) – 4:41
11. "The Spirit of Autumn Past - Part 1" (Jennings) – 2:43
12. "The Spirit of Autumn Past - Part 2" (Findlay/B. Josh/Jennings) – 6:30
13. "The Gap Is Too Wide" (Jennings) – 11:37

Personnel

• Bryan Josh – lead and backing vocals, lead,rhythm,acoustic,12 string guitars, E-Bow
• Heather Findlay – lead and backing vocals, Acoustic/12 String Guitars, bodhrán, tambourine
• Iain Jennings – keyboards, Hammond organ, backing vocals
• Angela Gordon (née Goldthorpe) – flute, high and low whistles
• Liam Davison – rhythm, acoustic, 12 string guitars, slide guitars, backing vocals
• Bob Faulds – violins; 5 string ZETA violin
• Stuart Carver – bass guitar
• Rob McNeil – drums

Additional personnel

• Troy Donockley - Uillean pipes (Track 13)
• Marissa Claugh - cello (10 and 13)
• Produced and engineered by John Spence at Fairview Studio, Willerby, Hull.