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Echo Wails, The

(Keith Helliwell/Rob Mackenzie)

This song by the duo Northeastern Sunrise had the lyrics written by Keith Helliwell and the music by Rob Mackenzie.

It tells the tragic story of a ship that is caught in the sea on a very stormy night which ultimately sinks with the loss of all the souls aboard.

The track was recorded by John Strachan at StrathSound Studio in Struy, Inverness-shire, Scotland in May 2011. This track by Northeastern Sunrise had a guest guitarist, Richard Wood.