Irish band centered on Clodagh Simonds and Alison Williams, best known for the album Swaddling Songs, recorded December 1971 for Decca/Deram and produced by David Hitchcock.

Recorded December 1971 in Decca studios; produced by David Hitchcock. Lineup mentioned in the review includes Clodagh Simonds, Alison Williams, David Williams, Frank Boylan and William Murray. Outtakes were released in 1996 by Kissing Spell as The Virgin Prophet. The album has seen reissues, including a noted Japanese CD and a 1992 vinyl reissue.

A passionate, first-person review celebrating Mellow Candle's Swaddling Songs. The review describes the band's origins, recording in December 1971 for Decca/Deram and production by David Hitchcock. It highlights vocal interplay, classical touches and psych-pop moments across standout tracks. The reviewer awards the album 5/5 and treats it as a priceless record.

For:Fans of 1970s folk and progressive/psychedelic folk, collectors of rare reissues, listeners who like Pentangle-style female-voiced folk-rock.

 The origins of this obscure Irish combo are reminiscent of a sort of revisited Sister Act: the 60s, a convent of Catholic nuns, three students barely older than children fascinated by the new sounds coming from the radio, with the nuns themselves acting as their very first managers, leading to a legitimate recording contract that resulted in a single that went unnoticed.

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