William Coulter is an acoustic guitar player who has explored Celtic music for years, as on the exquisite Celtic Requiem CD with singer Mary McLaughlin.

This song is by Kathryn Williams and appears on the album Dog Leap Stairs (1999)

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In 30 years’ time they’ll be cooing over Dog Leap Stairs with the reverence currently afforded to Nick Drake’s albums. Released on Williams’ own tiny label, it still sounds like an almost impossible moment of stillness?songs spun from sunlit motes of ancient dust, not notes of music. Emotionally unflinching, even the most exquisitely melancholic moments are shot through with a winning, no-nonsense realism: I am no pig with its trotters on your plate, she sings, fantastically, on What Am I Doing Here? over instrumentation that’s pure Happy/Sad-era Tim Buckley.

To be sure, there is some of each of those artists (both admitted influences) in Dog Leap Stairs

The name is a reference to Dog Leap Stairs, a well-known alleyway, with stairs, in central Newcastle upon Tyne. All tracks composed by Kathryn Williams; except where indicated. Night Came" (music: Williams, Danilo Moscardini) (3:53).

Popular albums by this artist. Little Black Numbers. SongMeanings is a place for discussion and discovery.

Her debut record, Dog Leap Stairs, was recorded for just £80, urging Uncut to report that: with a voice and songs like these, who needs a budget! Williams’ second record, Little Black Numbers, saw her reputation blossom, garnering significant critical praise and earning a shortlist nomination for the much-coveted Mercury Music Prize. In 2006, Kathryn Williams worked with producer Kate St John (who would go on to produce 2010’s The Quickening) to record Leave To Remain, Williams’ sixth studio album and one that The Guardian claimed to be both beautiful and intense, her best album yet. This not only signified the third decade within which Williams had released a full-length album, but it also kick-started her relationship with One Little Indian Records.

Kathryn Williams (born in 1974 in Liverpool, England) is a singer-songwriter based in Newcastle, England, whose work is characterised by delicate vocals and acoustic instruments. Her influences are varied, including Nina Simone, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Simon and Garfunkel, and Velvet Underground. She has sung with Badmarsh & Shri album and worked with Twisted Nerve artist Pedro. Her album, Leave to Remain, was greeted with critical acclaim, and her earlier Little Black Numbers was nominated for a Grammy award.

Dog Leap Stairs Kathryn Williams. 5. Something Like That. 8. Dog Without Wings.