Gandalf's Garden Party

by Paul Roland

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theexplodingogre Gandalf's Garden Party is a surprisingly upbeat mostly acoustic album from Paul Roland, a master of gloom. Particularly good are the covers on the Sonics and Black Sabbath, both hard rocking songs reworked into the chamber folk of Paul Roland elegantly. Favorite track: Solitude (Black Sabbath).

Christian Mumford The great Paul Roland i read about in mail order catalogs in the late 80s looking for Doors bootlegs. Owe you an Amazon payment for that DVD or CD-R thanks. Love IT! Favorite track: Strychnine (The Sonics).

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1.	The King Is Dead 03:45	buy track
2.	Wyndham Hill 03:10	buy track
3.	Candy Says 02:54	buy track
4.	Ghost Ships 03:45	buy track
5.	I Dreamt I Stood Upon The Scaffold 04:36	buy track
6.	Strychnine (The Sonics) 02:05	buy track
7.	Masque 04:29	buy track
8.	Alice's House 03:03	buy track
9.	Solitude (Black Sabbath) 03:55	buy track
10.	Public Enemy 02:09	buy track

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PAUL ROLAND'S ‘Gandalf’s Garden Party’
A gem of English pastoral psych-folk with Valerie Franco (Flute, backing vocals) and Jenny Benwell (Violin) Recorded 1993 All songs by Paul Roland except ‘Strychnine’ (The Sonics) and ‘Solitude’ (Black Sabbath)

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Paul Roland England, UK

Formerly managed by June Bolan, Paul has been spinning supernatural and historical-themed tales against a backdrop of gothic rock, psych-pop and baroque strings, earning him the sobriquet, ‘The Male Kate Bush' (attributed to former label mate Robyn Hitchcock) ... more

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