ABC Classics is proud to release the recording of Conversations With Ghosts - a unique project combining the talents of revered Australian troubadour Paul Kelly, esteemed recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey, composer extraordinaire James Ledger and musicians from the Australian National Academy Of Music (ANAM).

Commissioned by ANAM, the pieces were co-written by Paul Kelly and James Ledger, based on poems by Les Murray, W.B. Yeats, Judith Wright, Lord Alfred Tennyson and others, as well as some new lyrics from Paul. Together they have created a rich and atmospheric 12-track work that touches on the theme of death and mortality. The beautifully warm recording was captured live at Elisabeth Murdoch Hall in Melbourne during a performance in October 2012.

Track Listing:

1. The Lake Isle of Innisfree
2. Bound to Follow
3. One Need not be a Chamber to be Haunted
4. Sailing to Byzantium
5. Night Ride
6. Five Bells
7. Basking Shark
8. Once in a Lifetime, Snow
9. Woman to Man
10. The Chimes at Midnight
11. Ring Out Wild Bells (from ‘In Memoriam’)
12. I’m Not Afraid of the Dark Anymore - Innisfree reprise