Cousins and Willoughby - The Bridge (Remastered CD)
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Featuring original Strawbs members, this rare long-lost album has been restored and remastered by Blue Weaver, with 5 bonus tracks included on a single digipack CD.
“With the help of Kenny Denton and Vic Keary, two of our favourite sound engineers, Dave and I produced The Bridge, featuring ten new tracks. We invited guest artists to join us and we were both thrilled that Beatles’ protégée Mary Hopkin agreed to sing with Dave on four of the songs.
Our core band included Blue Weaver on keyboards, Tony Fernandez on drums and Chas Cronk on bass guitar, while Dave and I handled the guitar duties. Richard Hudson and Rod Demick joined us on drums and bass for a couple of tracks and Rod also played harmonica, on Strange Day Over The Hill.
We both liked to think of it as a “long-lost Strawbs album”, given our choice of musicians. The American songwriter Jana Heller, Poormouth lead singer Tommy Lundy and one-time Strawbs frontman Roy Hill, sang backing vocals. The recording sessions were really enjoyable and Dave and I were very happy with the finished product, edited and compiled by Blue at Blue Weaver Studios.
We found a great ‘live’ recording from one of our many tours, so we added four ‘bonus tracks’, including Dave’s spoken introductions on Desert Song and Ringing Down The Years. Beat The Retreat was always one of our favourites to perform. During the solo on Ways & Means, I dropped a stitch and Dave’s laugh at this, is priceless!” ~ Brian Willoughby
Tracks:
- You Never Needed Water
- Further Down The Road
- Strange Day Over The Hill
- Heat Of The Street
- Morning Glory
- Cry No More
- Do You Remember
- The Plain
- Oh So Sleepy
- Song For Alex
Bonus Tracks:
- Desert Song
- Ways And Means
- David Talks About Sandy Denny
- Ringing Down The Years
- Beat The Retreat
Format: CD
Artist: Cousins and Willoughby
Release Date: November 28, 2025 (Original 1994)
Cat. No: WITCHR001