The Saga of Mayflower May is Marissa Nadler's second full-length studio album, released in 2005 on US label Eclipse Records, and distributed later that year in Europe by British label Beautiful Happiness.[1] The album followed the breakup of her relationship with her previous collaborator, Myles Baer. She explained, "Heartbreak was like water to a plant for my songwriting. I hate to say it was one of the times where I was feeling the most manic and the most inspired".[2]

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

Track listing

All songs written by Marissa Nadler.

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

Credits

Musicians

• Marissa Nadler - 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"

Production

• 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

References

External links

• Marissa Nadler Official Site