What We Thought Was A Lake Was A Field Of Flax

Phil Tyler and Sarah Hill first met in Newcastle where they played in local folk nights and sang in Sacred Harp sessions, leading to Hill contributing vocals to a few songs on Tyler’s solo album We Sunk The Ship To Get Rid Of The Rats. The recordings that make up this long-awaited album were made during fleeting visits to Newcastle after Hill relocated to Brighton, where she sang with Woven Sky. Now the album is finally getting a release through Tyler’s own Ferric Mordant label, (which has released several Cath and Phil Tyler albums over recent years.