[Watching Ghosts...and Other Songs] "Songs full of charm"
(fRoots Radio Playlist Album Choice, Jan 2014)
Songwriter / Musician New Zealand
[Light Time & Sound] "Perfect late-night listening for grown-ups"
(fRoots Magazine, Mar 2018)
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Light Time & Sound
2017
Breaking Beyond (single)
From: Fences Fall - Songs from the Lyrics of Michael O'Leary (2011)
Watching Ghosts...and Other Songs 2013
The Going Away
2009
Light Time & Sound (2017)
Radio Angel - 1
Another Way - 2
Touch & Stay - 3
(Another) Saturday Night - 4
Be Kind To Your Heart - 5
Over The Line - 6
Eucalyptus Man - 7
In The Breezy Summer Air - 8
Twelve Of Us - 9
The Unspoken Word - 10
Last Run Moment - 11
All songs written and produced by Helen Dorothy except:
'(Another) Saturday Night' - lyrics by Michael O'Leary from 'Toku Tinihanga (Self Deception)
selected poems 1982-2002' (2003)
'Last Run Moment' - music 'The Last Run' by Paul Symons from 'Spaceman' recorded at Braeburn Recording Studio (2004)
Lyrics of 'Eucalyptus Man' based on the novel 'Eucalyptus' by Murray Bail (1999)
Recorded/engineered by Dave Trail and Adele McCartney, Tsunami Sound Studios, Levin, New Zealand
Helen Dorothy—vocals, acoustic guitar, mandola, percussion / Paul Symons—vocals, pedal steel, dobro, electric and acoustic guitars /
Lott—double bass, percussion, jazz guitar / Neil Billington—chromatic and blues harp / Janet Holborow—cello
1 - Twilighting
2 - For Peace & For Green
3 - Father de Carli
4 - Weeping Waters
5 - Circular Bend
6 - Curio Bay
7 - Watching Ghosts
8 - Tractor Jean
9 - Mrs Chippy & Harry McNish
Watching Ghosts...and Other Songs (2013)
All songs written and produced by Helen Dorothy
'Watching Ghosts' a poem by Michael O'Leary
Pipes tune in 'Mrs Chippy & Harry McNish' based on 'The Stone Frigate' by Donald Carrigan
Recorded/engineered by Robbie Duncan, Braeburn Recording Studio, Wellington, New Zealand
Helen Dorothy—vocals, acoustic and resonator guitars, mandola, piano, accordion, chimes, glass, percussion / Richard Prowse—double bass
Fiona Smythe—violin / Kevin Clark—flugelhorn / Robbie Duncan—Kay guitar / Oscar West—Scottish smallpipes
Helen Dorothy—vocals, acoustic guitar, accordion / Richard Prowse—double bass / Fiona Smythe—violin / Duncan Davidson—mandolin, flute /
Robbie Duncan—Kay guitar / Chris Price—percussion
The Going Away (2009)
The Going Away - 1
Island In The West - 2
Dark & Fair - 3
Dream To Meet - 4
Windy Nights - 5
Free-ranging - 6
First Light - 7
Song For Melody - 8
Pink Soda Lakes - 9
Let The Children - 10
Ballad Of An Albino - 11
Eucalyptus Man - 12
Wedding Song - 13
All songs written by Helen Dorothy except
'Windy Nights': poem by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by Helen Dorothy with Robbie Duncan
Recorded/engineered by Robbie Duncan, Braeburn Recording Studio, Wellington, New Zealand