Ten Penny Orchestra

Meant to be the lead-in song to the album, "Gentle Edge". After the initial crescendo (yes, Big Bang) at 0:26, strings, drums and walking kalimba carry the tune with some rich french horns. Tempo is either 13/8, or "a bar o' seven and a bar o' six".

Drums and bass bring in the Garage Band Vocal Ensemble with the melody and a bank of 80's synths and strings for some easy melodic pop.

Ostinato harp, violin melody on top of strings and french horns. Like a walk along the breakwater at night.

Hypnotic urban drums and sub-bass. Cellos and violins carry the melody. It's too hot a night to sit in the car.

The Garage Band Vocal Ensemble returns with spacy synths and heavily processed sitar. Whirlaway was the name of a famous racehorse in the 1940's.

Dreamy melody with violin and synth, bass and drums. Dreaminess continues with strings and synth as bass and drums drop out early.

Keyboards and Kora do the first part with drums, violins and bass come in with the melody. Tempo takes off and violins and woodwinds repeat the melody. Instantly hummable.

Keyboards and electronic percussion to start. Violin melody and french horns follow. A chill feel for a hot day.

Dumbek and bongos to give a Middle Eastern feel. Bass and drums come in with fuzzy guitar. Drum break leads into an interesting 3 against 4 interplay between hand drums and kit.

Bass and drums, keyboards and violin. A bit of guitar with one big chord. Easy tempo.

Electronic birds to start the day, acoustic guitar, keyboards come in and the tempo doubles as the day gets busy. A drum break signals the quitting hour and it all comes in for a nice landing.

If there was a single from the album "Gentle Edge", this would be it. Hammond organ, bass, drums, strings, a bit of accordion and guitar. Drummer goes all Bonham in the fade. Nice tune.