The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & the Johnsons

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The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons, the fifth album by English folk group The Unthanks, was released on 28 November 2011. Its extended title is: Diversions, Vol. 1: The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons - Live from the Union Chapel, London. Recorded at Union Chapel, Islington, London, on 8 and 9 December 2010, it is The Unthanks' only live album to date.

Reception

In a four-starred review, The Guardian called the album "A triumphant excursion". Writing in The Independent on 27 November 2011, Nick Coleman said that "The Hegarty songs respond slightly better to the treatment than do Wyatt's, with the exception of 'Sea Song'."

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bird Guhl"
2.	"Man is the Baby"
3.	"You Are My Sister"
4.	"For Today I Am a Boy"
5.	"Paddy's Gone"
6.	"Spiralling"
7.	"Stay Tuned"
8.	"Dondestan"
9.	"Lullaby for Hamza"
10.	"Lisp Service"
11.	"Free Will and Testament"
12.	"Out of the Blue"
13.	"Cuckoo Madame"
14.	"Sea Song"
15.	"Forest (excerpt)"

Personnel

The Unthanks

• Rachel Unthank – voice, feet, dulcitone
• Becky Unthank – voice, feet
• Adrian McNally – piano on Robert Wyatt set, drums on Antony set, harmonium, voice
• Chris Price – drums on Robert Wyatt set, electric bass on Antony set, voice
• Niopha Keegan – violin, accordion, voice

Additional musicians

• Ros Stephen – violin, voice
• Becca Spencer – viola, voice
• Jo Silverston – cello, voice
• Lizzie Jones – trumpet, voice
• Dean Rivera – double bass
• Jonny Kearney – piano on Antony set

Arrangements

• Strings on Antony set transcribed by Niopha Keegan
• Strings on "Lisp Service" by Jo Silverston
• Strings on "Out of the Blue" by Becca Spencer and Lizzie Jones
• Strings on "Stay Tuned" by Niopha Keegan