℗ 2016 Signum Records
| Released | January 8, 2016 |
| Duration | 55m 11s |
| Record Label | Signum Records |
| Catalogue No. | SIGCD440 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral Music) |
Only a Singing Bird (includes 'The Ships of Arcady' and 'The Little Road to Bethlehem' by Michael Head)
Karen Cargill, Philip Moore, NYCoS National Girls Choir, Christopher Bell
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Snowbirds
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1.1
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The Bird of Morn
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:28 | |||
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1.2
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Under the Bower of Night
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:47 | |||
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1.3
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Little Foo
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
4:40 | |||
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1.4
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Love Offerings
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
1:41 | |||
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1.5
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Only a Singing Bird
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:38 | |||
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1.6
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Spring Grass
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:58 | |||
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1.7
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King Ra
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
5:11 | |||
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The Food of Love – Book 2
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1.8
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Spring
Gary Carpenter; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:30 | |||
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1.9
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Under the Greenwood Tree
Gary Carpenter; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
3:01 | |||
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1.10
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Winter
Gary Carpenter; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:24 | |||
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1.11
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A Funny Fellow
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
1:37 | |||
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1.12
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The Ships of Arcady
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
3:15 | |||
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1.13
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The Little Road to Bethlehem
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:35 | |||
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1.14
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The Robin’s Carol
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:52 | |||
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1.15
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Star Candles
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:23 | |||
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1.16
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Ave Maria
Michael Head; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
3:03 | |||
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1.17
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Bonie Wee Thing
Ken Johnston; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
3:30 | |||
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1.18
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The Wind That Shakes Barley
Ken Johnston; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:48 | |||
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1.19
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The Circus
Stephen Deazley; NYCoS National Girls Choir; Karen Cargill; Christopher Bell |
2:50 | |||
Only a Singing Bird is a moving collection of songs featuring Michael Head’s best known works, The Ships of Arcady and The Little Road to Bethlehem along with his beautifully imagined, nostalgic song cycle Snowbirds. Christopher Bell leads the National Youth Choir of Scotland National Girls Choir, joined on this very special recording by its patron and world renowned mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, accompanied by pianist Philip Moore.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.02 -6.86 to -0.10 | -24.79 -29.55 to -21.32 | -21.05 -25.30 to -17.70 | 13 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | The Bird of Morn | -0.14 | -24.55 | -19.8 | 12 |
| 2 | Under the Bower of Night | -0.20 | -23.71 | -19.2 | 13 |
| 3 | Little Foo | -3.28 | -26.96 | -23.6 | 15 |
| 4 | Love Offerings | -4.98 | -28.12 | -24.1 | 12 |
| 5 | Only a Singing Bird | -1.29 | -24.05 | -20.2 | 14 |
| 6 | Spring Grass | -3.00 | -29.55 | -25.3 | 15 |
| 7 | King Ra | -1.12 | -25.87 | -21.9 | 15 |
| 8 | Spring | -1.49 | -22.67 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 9 | Under the Greenwood Tree | -2.75 | -24.14 | -20.4 | 12 |
| 10 | Winter | -2.54 | -21.82 | -18.4 | 12 |
| 11 | A Funny Fellow | -0.21 | -24.22 | -20.7 | 12 |
| 12 | The Ships of Arcady | -0.22 | -24.51 | -21.2 | 14 |
| 13 | The Little Road to Bethlehem | -0.97 | -24.94 | -21.1 | 15 |
| 14 | The Robin’s Carol | -3.61 | -25.81 | -22.4 | 13 |
| 15 | Star Candles | -6.86 | -27.87 | -24.5 | 13 |
| 16 | Ave Maria | -0.15 | -24.12 | -20.1 | 14 |
| 17 | Bonie Wee Thing | -3.98 | -23.64 | -20.2 | 12 |
| 18 | The Wind That Shakes Barley | -1.47 | -23.22 | -19.9 | 13 |
| 19 | The Circus | -0.10 | -21.32 | -17.7 | 14 |