This album is an eclectic selection of songs created primarily by three people: Peter Crisp, Kevin Dempsey and James Gallagher.

1. "We're having one heaven of a day, right here on earth..."

This song isn't set in stone but it was written in Rock. It is a paean to the enduring delights of the classic British seaside holiday in that most alluring of destinations: Cornwall. And if you're not sure what a paean is, according to the Oxford Dictionary, it is a "chant of thanksgiving, a song of praise or triumph".

Thanks to The Brother, PC enjoyed an incredible five years living in Rock. He went to the same beach, the same glorious, secluded beach, soft with golden sand, bright with blue waters, surrounded by green hills, every single day. With very few exceptions. So contented with his lot was he that he stopped going anywhere. One of the consequences of such a simplified way of life was One Day On Earth. This version was recorded in St Just, England's most western town. It was then liberally sprinkled with Dempsey Dust in an attic in Coventry. "The table's laid, we've got it made. Thank God we've got a place to stay - tonight."

2. "In a sea of gold and crimson fire, a solitary path descends - where the air is sweet with the day's desire to be with you again..."

Another paean! High Sierra is a collaboration between PC and JG. It is their tribute to the golden state of California, where they used to hang their proverbial hats and call home. The production owes a great deal to KD and his friends, Paul Brook and Gillie Nicholls. This is neither the time nor the place to go into the dreadful behind-the-scenes shenanigans that went into capturing this durn paean. Suffice it to say, that on a sweltering hot afternoon in Leamington Spa, the magic finally happened."Rising from the darkness, the mountains ring."

3. "Near Woodstock Town in Oxfordshire, as I walked out to take the air and view the fields and meadows round, I thought I heard a mournful sound..."

This is pure KD. An old English folk song, it has all the heartache and authenticity of a centuries old tradition, combined with a cool, contemporary take on the acoustic guitar. The delicacy of the playing, the warmth of the vocal, an enduring classic. "She lay down and nothing spoke. Alas, for love, her heart was broke."

4. "Say hello to the time, you step out the door."

For two delightfully secluded years, PC lived next door to a stream in a wooded cove near Land's End. Immortalised by a local artist, who loved this old world valley so much that he changed his name from John to Lamorna Birch, this song is a tribute to the place. PC wrote the song in Birch Studio, where Lamorna made his extraordinary paintings. He then recorded it on his phone and sent it to a certain attic in Coventry. Dust was applied! "I'll try not to ignore ya in my philosophy. I've got a case of euphoria. It's big enough for you and me."

5. "The world's a beautiful place - if you don't mind dying."

The opening line of this song had its origins in the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, as it was the first line of a poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, renowned Bay Area poet and proprietor of said bookstore. It inspired JG to compose this groovacious tune. Then, typically at a loss for words, JG turned to PC.

This is the second iteration of the song. It was re-written post-9/11. The original version was a much more innocent and gladsome affair. The bright guitar licks on this darker vision were provided by KD. "Every day's another way to say I'm alive!"

6. "Ragged clothing and ragged hair, don't need no bedding, sleep anywhere. Wherever you go, you get there on time, leaving home with good dreams on your mind..."

whippersnapper n. small child, young and insignificant but presumptuous or intrusive person (implying noise and unimportance). This is how the Oxford Dictionary defines the word. Whippersnapper was the name of the legendary folk/rock band, fronted by KD, alongside fellow luminaries Dave Swarbrick, Martin Jenkins and Chris Leslie.

The song was written by KD and features his characteristic guitar magic. "They'll make a fool of you somehow but it's alright if you're living on dreams."

7. "If you really want to know, you've got to let it go. Keep it moving..."

Another PC/JG composition augmented by KD - a great man for an arpeggio. On the northeastern side of Diss, Norfolk, beyond Shelfanger, you will find the hamlet of Winfarthing, home of The Mill Studio. The boys spent many a happy day here in the converted windmill run by jolly Johnny Cole. Johnny provided the smooth production to match this bodacious backing track by KD and JG. PC rather cheekily took the lead vocal. The gorgeous added vocal is by Daisy Windsor, who was dragged in from the streets of Bury St Edmunds, where she was busking. Come on! "Earth is moving. Clouds are moving. Everything's moving."

8. "Guinevere appeared to me at my windowsill. She took by the hand and led me to the top of the hill..."

JG swears he came up with the first line of this song. Be that as it may, this epic little number took years, literally years to write! It assumed many forms before it was finally submitted to the dream team of KD, Paul Brook and Gillie Nicholls. Another sweltering hot day in the Spa, when the guitar chords laid down by JG suddenly bifurcated into totally unexpected directions. Paul bringing on the strings, Gillie wailing her heart out, KD on guitar. "It took me to a place, there was an open door - music I'd never heard before."

9. "When you get romantic, I've got a crick in my neck, looking for the exit. I need time to be on my own. A way with you!"

Fredericia in Denmark was the unlikely setting for this marathon session with PC and KD giving it their best shot. It was all part of PC's wildly over optimistic plan to take Hollywood by storm with a completely original spin on the romcom. The pitch would be given added juice with a batch of original songs, of which A Way was one. In both of these surmises he was sadly mistaken. Great effing track though. Hats off to KD who played literally everything while PC went fishing with Knut. "We don't need to talk it over. We just want to let it go. We already know the answer."

10. "There's a whole lot of people I know, trouble is their middle name..."

Once in a blue moon, you get a live, one take performance in the studio, that just takes your breath away. This was one such and Blue Moon was the name of the studio where it happened. JG blazing away and KD doggedly following along and gamely keeping up. "The trouble with people: they can't concentrate. They're always looking forward and they just can't wait. When everything's perfect, the mind starts to roam. The trouble with people: the lights are on but nobody's home."

11. "Krishna was a cowboy, he really loved his cows..."

PC, concerned that his lyric might be offensive to Hindus, ran it by his daughter, Sarada, who is a practicing devotee, who could be one of the gopis in the song. She gave it her blessings and even recommended it to her friends in the temple. The song was actually written in the Rainbow Gypsy garden in South Pasadena, when PC was deeply immersed in the cosmic history of that colourful clan. He even performed it live with the glamorous Stefania De La Ropa on a sultry Southern California evening. "In all Vrindaban,the loveliest sight: a lovely gopi, a devotee, singing: Hare Krishna, Krishna, Krishna, Hare Hare Ram."

12. "It happened one day. Nobody knows how, nobody knows where..."

Actually, it's Fredericia, and this is what happens when you leave KD on his own in the studio for a day. When Knut and PC got back from their fishing expedition, KD had been playing his guitar so hard, he had blisters on his fingers. What's known as finger-blisterin' good. The song was part of another epic PC fantasy entitled One Day In Fairyland. But that's another story and need not detain us here. Just a fragment of the missing lyric will give you an idea: "It's a fantasy, a fairy tale but it's happening to you. Can't you see beyond the veil? It's impossible but it's true!"

13. "Through bushes and through briars, I lately made my way..."

This is another old English folk song that gets the full KD treatment. Interestingly enough, Bushes and Briars was sung by Julie Christie in the exquisite film Far From The Madding Crowd. Another bit of related trivia: Dave Swarbrick of Whippersnapper fame, played the fiddler in the movie. This version, produced by KD and Paul Brook, is dripping with that magical dust. "All for to hear the small birds sing and the lambs to sport and play..."

14. "Time is too slow for those who wait..."

This lyric was originally a poem and a great favourite of Princess Diana. Indeed, it was recited at Lady Di's funeral by her sister. JG set it to music in his inimitable style. PC once did a Johnny Cole re-do of this track with the sister's recitation, sounds of the horses hooves in the funeral cortege and the pealing of Westminster Abbey's bells but JG really doesn't like it! So hear it in all its original glory. "I listen to the sounds of the sea. The power of the universe in me..."

15. "Early in the morning, time of life. Waiting on the water to catch a bite..."

This song was written on a borrowed guitar by a swimming pool in Goa. It was transported back to the UK by PC, where it was augmented by JG. It was then put in the capable hands of KD and Paul Brook. Once again, the studio magic happened. "Something's telling me it's easy. Something's telling me it's all right. No problem!"

16. "Later in the evening, the time is right. Dancing on the water, catching light..."

JG recently revived this old song from their Easy Goan past. He then found a suitable and willing musical accomplice in Frome, Somerset. Sebastian Brice runs a recording studio called Indefra, where JG likes to lay down his weary tunes. This particular groove turns out to be decidedly on the upbeat side of the street and sounds like a fitting way to end our day. "Let's have an easy goin' time. Easy when you're goin', easy when you're gone."

And so, thank you and good night.