Dreaming Winter DreamsHalf of the songs on the album are the arrangements of traditional ballads and of course folk ballads are always manifestations of sadness. “Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; remember me to the one who lives there, for once she was a true love of mine. Tell her to make me a cambric shirt, parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; without any seam or needlework, then she shall be a true love of mine.” The female vocals are crystal bells and the male singing is pretty dreamy. So The Waters of Sweet Sorrow is full of lacy harmonies and it is a rather charming album.

If Midwinter’s album would have been released at the time it was recorded in 1973, original copies would rank among the top Folk-Rock albums of that period. Unfortunately an official release never happened but the wonderful music was not lost. Various reissues over the last decades kept the music in the focus of many fans and this official Vinyl-Reissue is no exception. Most of the eleven songs on this album are self-penned works and simply beautiful. The members later evolved into the band Stone Angel and finally released a highly regarded album in 1975. This reissue comes with an informative insert.