"‘Ragged Kingdom,’ Oysterband's reunion collaboration, with the English folk legend June Tabor, was fROOTS Critics' Poll Album of the Year, Mojo Folk Album of the Year, won three BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and saw the group featured on Later… With Jools (BBC2 TV). After two years touring that project, Oysterband is now very happy to announce a new studio Oysterband album, DIAMONDS ON THE WATER, to be released on 17 February 2014 - their first new collection of original songs in seven years. ""It was time"", says fiddler Ian Telfer, ""to get back to some of the other things we do best - make new music and get out there on the road."" These are the first Oysterband recordings since the departure of Ray ""Chopper"" Cooper to pursue a solo career. Al Scott, the band's long-time producer, has stepped in on bass and mandolin. What has emerged with these new recordings is a feeling of warmth, both musical and personal, that makes the songs come alive. Tracks: A Clown’s Heart/A River Runs/Spirit Of Dust/Lay Your Dreams Down Gently/Diamonds On The Water/The Wilderness/Palace Of Memory/Once I Had A Sweetheart/No Ordinary Girl/Call You Friend/Steal Away/Like A Swimmer In The Ocean