If on a Winters Night

Sting releases a new album dedicated to his favorite season - Winter - a season which has inspired countless songwriters over the centuries and produced a wealth of music exploring all of its many guises. 'If on a Winters Night' presents an arc of songs that conjures the season of spirits, resulting in a haunting, spiritual and reflective musical journey.

In collaboration with esteemed producer and arranger, Robert Sadin, 'If on a Winters Night' features traditional music of the British Isles as its starting point. Sting and guest musicians interpret a stirring collection of songs, carols, and lullabies. Two of Sting's own compositions are also featured on the album, "Lullaby for an Anxious Child" and "The Hounds of Winter" alongside "Hurdy Gurdy Man", - a musical reworking and English translation (by Sting) of Der Leiermann from Schubert's classic winter song-cycle Winterreise.

For this exploration of the themes and emotions of Winter, Sting is joined by friend and long time colleague, guitarist Dominic Miller. Additional guests include an ensemble of three remarkable musicians from Northern England and Scotland: Kathryn Tickell (fiddle and Northumbrian pipes) Julian Sutton (melodeon) and Mary MacMaster (metal string Scottish harp), along with Daniel Hope (violin), Vincent Ségal (cello), Chris Botti and Ibrahim Maalouf, (trumpet), Cyro Baptista and Bijan Chemirani (percussion), the Webb Sisters (vocals) and Stile Antico (vocal ensemble).