Big Big Train "The Second Brightest Star"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Plane Groovy (PLG056) (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: June 23, 2017 
Tracklist: 
1. The Second Brightest Star (7:17)
2. Haymaking (3:23)
3. Skylon (6:44)
4. London Stone (2:01)
5. The Passing Widow (5:33)
6. The Leaden Stour (7:19)
7. Terra Australis Incognita (4:16)
    Grimlore (bonus tracks) :
8. Brooklands Sequence (17:33)
(i) On The Racing Line
(ii) Brooklands
9. London Plane Sequence (13:14)
(i) Turner On The Thames
(ii) London Plane
10. The Gentlemen's Reprise (3:03)

Total time 70:23

Line-up: 
Nick D’Virgilio: drums, percussion and backing vocals
Danny Manners: keyboards and double bass
Rikard Sjöblom: guitars, keyboards (1) and backing vocals
Rachel Hall: violin, viola, cello and backing vocals
Greg Spawton: bass guitar, bass pedals and backing vocals
David Longdon: lead and backing vocals, flute, electric guitar, synthesisers, percussion
Dave Gregory: electric 6 and 12 string guitars
Andy Poole: acoustic guitar, keyboards and backing vocals
    With
Dave Desmond: trombone
Ben Godfrey: trumpet and cornet
Nick Stones: French horn
John Storey: euphonium
Jon Truscott: tuba
Lucy Curnow: violin
Keith Hobday: viola
Evie Anderson: cello
Philip Trzebiatowski: cello

Description/Reviews: 

A companion album to Grimspound, The Second Brightest Star features 40 minutes of brand new songs and instrumentals.
Alongside these new tracks, the CD contains an additional 30 minutes of music presenting songs from Folklore (2016) and Grimspound (2017) in extended arrangements.

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp
The Second Brightest Star

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