The Life of Birds, apparently intended as a ‘modern folk concept album’, is
David Rotheray’s first album under his own name, having
previously enjoyed considerable success as a member of The Beautiful South.
Rod was drafted in for the album sessions and features on:
Track 1 - The Sparrow and the Thrush and the Nightingale (mandolin, ukelele, dobro)
Track 3 - The Road to the South (mandolin, dobro)
Track 10 - Flying Lessons (dobro)
Track 14 - The Sparrow and the Thrush and the Nightingale Part II (mandolin, ukelele)
2013 Answer Ballads
Three years on, Rod was asked back for the Answer Ballads sessions and his contributions on this occasion were
as follows:
Track 2 - Maggie’s Song (mandolin)
Track 4 - Roxanne’s Song (slide)
Track 7 - Marie’s Song (slide)
Track 8 - Bobby’s Song (slide)
Track 13 - Dino’s Song (slide)
