New message from Kate on official website

[Sto]

Just thought I'd post that Kate has left a new message at www.katebush.co.uk/katebush_html/ :

Hello everyone,
It has been a very quiet year and lovely for us to catch up on things. We are all well and happy.

I know that many of you have asked for more details on Aerial's track-by-track credits - these can now be found in the 'Musicians' section.

I am seriously shocked and extremely flattered to be voted in the top 10 living icons on 'The Culture Show'. Thank you so much for voting me in, I feel very honoured.

I hope you have a fantastic Christmas, we are really looking forward to it... and here's wishing you all a wonderful new year ahead.

With love, Kate

and added a list of the musicians on each song on Aerial:

AERIAL:
A SEA OF HONEY

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
Drums: Steve Sanger
Bass: Del Palmer
Guitar: Dan McIntosh
Keyboards: Kate
Additional Vocals: Paddy Bush

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Drums: Stuart Elliott
Bass: Eberhard Weber
Guitar: Dan McIntosh
Keyboards: Kate
Additional Vocals: Lol Creme

BERTIE
Viols: Richard Campbell, Susan Pell
Renaissance Guitar: Eligio Quinteira
Percussion: Robin Jeffrey
Keyboards: Kate
String Arrangement: Bill Dunne

MRS. BARTOLOZZI
Piano and Vocals: Kate

HOW TO BE INVISIBLE
Drums: Stuart Elliott
Bass: Del Palmer
Guitar: Dan McIntosh
Keyboards: Kate
Accordion: Chris Hall

JOANNI
Guitar: Dan McIntosh
Keyboards: Kate
Bass in end section: Del Palmer

A CORAL ROOM
Piano and Vocals: Kate
Solo Vocal: Michael Wood


A SKY OF HONEY

PRELUDE
Keyboards: Kate
The Sun: Bertie

PROLOGUE
Piano: Kate
Bass: Eberhard Weber
Orchestral Arrangement: Michael Kamen
Performed by: The LMO Orchestra
Drums on end section: Peter Erskine

AN ARCHITECT’S DREAM
The Painter: Rolf Harris
Drums: Peter Erskine
Bass: John Giblin
Guitar: Dan McIntosh
Keyboards: Kate

THE PAINTER'S LINK
Vocal & Didgeridoo: Rolf Harris
Orchestral Arrangement: Michael Kamen
Performed by: The LMO Orchestra

SUNSET
Drums: Stuart Elliott
Acoustic Bass: John Giblin
Guitars: Dan McIntosh
Piano: Kate
Additional Vocals: Gary Brooker

AERIAL TAL
Keyboards and Vocals: Kate

SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
Drums: Stuart Elliott
Bass: Del Palmer
Guitar: Dan McIntosh
Keyboards: Kate
Vocal & Hammond Organ: Gary Brooker

NOCTURN
Drums: Peter Erskine
Bass: John Giblin
Guitars: Dan McIntosh
Keyboards: Kate
Hammond Organ: Gary Brooker
Additional Vocals: Lol Creme
Percussion: Bosco D’Oliveira

AERIAL
Drums: Steve Sanger
Bass: Del Palmer
Guitars: Dan McIntosh
Keyboards: Kate
Percussion: Bosco D’Oliveira

All Lead Vocal & General Backing Vocals: Kate

So there we go! It's good to hear she's well and happy!

[Al Truest]

Thanks Sto. I was about to post (a less detailed) announcement. I had read it @ 'Homeground' yesterday.

I love that Kate heard that fans wanted to see the contributoring artists - they deserved recogintion. I really wonder if she read that here - 'cos it was an ongoing discussion. I'm sure that there were other requests as well.

It surprised me a bit that Stuart Elliot played drums on 'Sunset' The jazz elements had me thinking it was Erskine; although the tom-toms sounded a bit unfamiliar. So it does make sense. I was also glad to find out who contributed vocals on this number.

[Adey]

Good grief! Who poked Kate's webmaster out of his/her usual comatose state? (j/k)

Nice to have the comprehensive musician listing - to some of us (actually quite a lot of us by the looks of it) this is important stuff. So thank you Kate..

Have to say, "Bravo Stuart Elliott!" Like Al, I'd got some of his jazzy stuff on a 'Sky of Honey..' figured as being played by Pete Erskine.. It also makes him the one musician who has played on all of Kate's albums. Oh to be on that list of Kate's preferred muso's when she reaches for the phone..

The personal Kate news is of course entirely welcome as well.

[Sto]

Yeah I think it's interesting to see the musicians over one year after the record comes out - I've definitely paid more attention to the list posted yesterday than I would otherwise have done. And so it is on "The Painter's Link" that Rolf played! Is that what this forum had guessed in the end?