Mellow Candle
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| Origin | Ireland |
| Genres | Folk rock, progressive folk |
| Years active | 1968–1973 |
| Labels | Deram, ACME Gramophone Company |
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Mellow Candle was an Irish progressive folk rock band, active from 1968 to 1973.[1] They released one studio album, Swaddling Songs, in 1972. A collection of demos and sessions for the album, recorded 1969–1971, was released in 1996 as The Virgin Prophet.
At the time of their first single, "Feelin' High", released in 1968 on Simon Napier-Bell's Snb (2) Records,[2] founding band members Clodagh Simonds, Alison Bools and Maria White were teenagers at high school. After leaving school Maria drifted away, and after a brief hiatus the band re-formed with an expanded line-up including Dave Williams (guitar), Frank Boylan (bass) and William Murray (drums). In 1972 the band released Swaddling Songs, which was commercially unsuccessful at the time.[3]
Boylan was subsequently replaced by Steve Borrill (ex-Spirogyra).
The band split up in 1973.[1]
Swaddling Songs has since received critical acclaim[4][5] and original vinyl copies are highly collectable.[6][7][8] It has been re-released multiple times on various labels since 1989, including a 50th anniversary release by Deram in 2023.[9]
In 2022 the album's 50th anniversary was marked by the RTE radio documentary Swaddling Songs at 50.[3]
Members
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- Clodagh Simonds – lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, harpsichord, mellotron
- Alison Bools (later Williams, later O'Donnell) – lead vocals, backing vocals
- David Williams – guitar, backing vocals
- Frank Boylan – bass guitar, backing vocals (replaced by Steve Borrill)
- William Murray – drums, percussion
