Mellow Candle

The Profile

Mellow Candle are an Irish progressive folk/folk-rock group celebrated for the 1972 Deram album Swaddling Songs. The line-up featured Clodagh Simonds and Alison Williams on vocals, with David Williams (guitar), Frank Boylan (bass), and William Murray (drums). Recorded at Decca in December 1971 with producer David Hitchcock, their outtakes were later issued as The Virgin Prophet (Kissing Spell, 1996).

Irish progressive/folk-rock group; active 1968–1973; recorded Swaddling Songs at Decca in Dec 1971; released on Deram, produced by David Hitchcock; line-up included Clodagh Simonds, Alison Williams, David Williams, Frank Boylan, William Murray; outtakes released as The Virgin Prophet by Kissing Spell in 1996.

A fervent, 5/5 appraisal of Mellow Candle’s Swaddling Songs: Irish progressive folk with intertwining female vocals, classical touches, and vivid arrangements. The review traces convent-school origins, the Deram/Decca session (Dec 1971), producer David Hitchcock, and key tracks. It notes outtakes later issued as The Virgin Prophet (Kissing Spell, 1996) and celebrates the album’s lasting beauty.