Various Artists – The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake (Various Artists)

The Endless Coloured Ways is a collection of songs by legendary singer/ songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. From Fontaines D.C. to Guy Garvey, Aurora to Feist, and Self-Esteem to David Gray, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classicNick Drake was not that concerned with promoting himself as an artist but I think he would have been overjoyed to hear his art promoted by so many vibrant and talented artists such as the ones we approached. Each track is an example of a fellow artist adopting Nick's art as if it was their own, submitting to the song, and the results prove to me that talent can so often win out over mere skill or 'personality'. We are honoured and so grateful to all our friends, old and new, who took part in the making of this set." - Cally Calloman, Bryter Music"Having initially exchanged a list of our favourite artists and realised how much our tastes overlapped, Cally and I set out on this venture with one simple brief - to ask the artists to ignore the original recording of Nick's in terms of arrangement, production and singing style; basically we were asking them to reinvent the song. First of all it was humbling to hear so many similar responses, saying how important Nick's music was to them, and how much they wanted to be part of this project. But as the results came in one by one, we were staggered by the brilliance and invention that each artist had shown. They had done what we asked - they had made the song their own." - Jeremy Lascelles, Chrysalis Records"

Disc 1

1. The Wandering Hearts - Voices (prelude)
2. Fontaines DC - ‘Cello Song
3. Camille - Hazey Jane II
4. Mike Lindsay feat. Guy Garvey - Saturday Sun
5. Bombay Bicycle Club and The Staves - Road
6. Let’s Eat Grandma - From The Morning
7. David Gray - Place To Be
8. John Parish and Aldous Harding - Three Hours
9. Stick In The Wheel - Parasite
10. Ben Harper - Time Has Told Me
11. Emeli Sandé - One Of These Things First
12. Karine Polwart and Kris Drever - Northern Sky
13. Craig Armstrong feat. Self Esteem - Black Eyed Dog
14. Bombay Bicycle Club and The Staves - Road (reprise)
15. Nadia Reid - Poor Boy
16. Christian Lee Hutson feat. Elanor Moss - Which Will
17. Skullcrusher and Gia Margaret - Harvest Breed
18. Katherine Priddy - I Think They’re Leaving Me Behind
19. AURORA - Pink Moon
20. Joe Henry and Meshell Ndegeocello - Time Of No Reply
21. Feist - River Man
22. Liz Phair - Free Ride
23. Philip Selway - Fly
24. John Grant - Day Is Done
25. The Wandering Hearts - Voices

Label: Chrysalis

Catalog: 75

Genre: Folk