The Spinster EP is a limited edition EP released by English-Irish singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf is an English-Irish singer-songwriter from South London. Patrick utilises a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano and viola...

, which accompanied the release of his fourth album, The Bachelor

The Bachelor (album)

The Bachelor is the fourth studio album by English-Irish singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. The organ parts were recorded using the organ at St. George's church in Brede, East Sussex. The album charted at #49 on the UK album charts...

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Availability

Originally released as a limited edition EP alongside "The Bachelor", it was later offered as a free download for Bandstocks investors.

Track listing

1. "The Bachelor (Balalaika Mix)" - 3:18
2. "Teignmouth (Lone Bachelor Demo 2003)" - 5:41
3. "Vaeety Braeu" - 3:10
4. "Pigeon Song (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire)" - 3:37
5. "Who Will? (Brede Church Organ Karaoke Mix)" - 4:16

Track information

All songs were written and produced by Wolf, except "The Bachelor". The lyrics for this were adapted from a traditional Appalachian mountain poem, entitled "The Turtle Dove".

"Vaeety Braeu" is a traditional Manx Gaelic folk song, arranged and recomposed by Patrick Wolf. The song was written by a man found in a coracle approaching the Isle of Man on a mission to emigrate from Ireland. Legend says this was the song he wrote to help him on his long one-man row across the Irish Sea.