Following on from 2021’s acclaimed The Merchant, Linda Moylan releases her third
full album THE FOOL on Talking Elephant Records.
The ten self and co-written songs all draw on Linda’s London-Irish heritage and her
life and experiences growing up in and around pre-gentrified East London. From the
end-of-the-week devil-may-care of the single Irish Love Song, through the moon-inthe-gutter, kitchen sink realism of Venus In The Dirt, to the shabby lodgings of the
homesick itinerant worker in Ancient Truth – Linda captures the resilience of the
working class, immigrant experience with the rare authenticity of someone who has
lived and ultimately embraced it.
The Fool sees Linda stepping up to the co-producer’s role, making certain that her
vision for the songs is the one that she presents to the listener. Her hand-picked cast
of co-producers, co-writers and musicians – both old faithfuls and new collaborators
– always support but never overshadow the essence of the songs and Linda’s roomsilencing voice.
The Fool is a definitive, mature and self-assured piece of work that completes Linda
Moylan’s transition from gifted singer to fully-fledged and unique musical artist.
Musicians appearing on the album include Linda Moylan: Vocal, Ian Montague:
Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Rebecca Mileham: Violin, Greg Ireland: Accordion, Matthew
Mason: Drums, Whiskey Mick: Bodhrán, Rob Bartlitz: Piano, Phil Beer: Violin,
Mark Estall: Bass, Hjördis Moon Badford: Cajon/Backing vocals and Sil Fiore:
Backing Vocals. The album was produced by Linda Moylan, Mark Estall & Ian
Montague, engineered, mixed & recorded by Mark Estall at Marketstall Recording
except tracks 4 & 9 mixed by Bo Sheppard plus mastered by Bo at Antidote Audio,
Portrush, Northern Ireland.