The Saga of Mayflower May

The Saga of Mayflower May
Studio album by Marissa Nadler
Released	2005
Genre	Folk
Length	35:22
Label	Beautiful Happiness
Producer	Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
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Marissa Nadler chronology
Ballads of Living and Dying (2004) The Saga of Mayflower May (2005) Songs III: Bird on the Water (2007)

The Saga of Mayflower May is Marissa Nadler's second full-length album, released in 2005 on US label Eclipse Records, and distributed later that year in Europe by British label Beautiful Happiness.

Track listing

1. "Under an Old Umbrella" – 4:13
2. "The Little Famous Song" – 3:14
3. "Mr. John Lee (Velveteen Rose)" - 3:34
4. "Damsels in the Dark" - 1:37
5. "Lily, Henry and the Willow Trees" - 2:45
6. "Yellow Lights" - 2:54
7. "Old Love Haunts Me in the Morning" - 3:07
8. "My Little Lark" - 2:54
9. "In the Time of the Lorry Low" - 3:04
10. "Calico" - 3:30
11. "Horses and Their Kin" - 4:30

Album credits

Marissa Nadler

• All guitar, vocals, 12 string guitar, background vocals

Brian McTear

• Hammond organ on "Mr. John Lee", "Yellow Lights" and "My Little Lark"

Nick Castro

• Tin whistle on "The Little Famous Song", piano on "Old Love Haunts Me in the Morning"

All songs written by Marissa Nadler

Production credits

• Recorded at Miner Street / Cycle Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA. December 2004
• Recorded, mixed and produced by Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
• Mastered by Paul Hammond and Paul Sinclair at Fat City, Blue Bell, PA.