THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLINS  

Inspired by the classic esoteric Victorian novel by George MacDonald that influenced JRR Tolkein, C S Lewis, Rudyard Kipling, Maurice Sendak and others.

Booklet contains a synopsis of the story and exactly where the songs fit in.

An unclassifiable album that has it’s fans. 

  1. Overture
  2. Princess Irene
  3. Papa the King
  4. Not the night
  5. Dinga dinga ding
  6. I’m bored
  7. Oratorio 1
  8. Oratorio 2/ Spinning

 
  1. Lost!
  2. There once was a goblin
  3. Oratorio 3 
  4. Feel it!
  5. The Thread
  6. The Chase
  7. Oratorio 4 / don’t be afraid , my Child
  8. He couldn’t leave his mother

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          CREDITS FOR “The Princess and the Goblins”

Madame Salami – vocals

Auntie Hazelnut – vocals

Fairy Twinkletoes – vocals

Auntie Jean – vocals

Auntie Hugh – vocals

Auntie Monie – vocals

Uncle Tipu – vocals

Auntie Clockwise – guitar, bass

Auntie Uncle – keyboards, vocals

Kelvin “The Martian” Roy – bass trumpet, chimes, vocals

Ultra-Violet – trumpet, vocals

Celia Langabeer – soprano sax, vocals

Children’s vocals=: Rosemary Langabeer, Emma Schidt, Max Fuller, Adam, Lottie  & Lily Neumegen

  All words and music by Arif Usmani

Horn arrangements: Kelvin “The Martian” Roy

Produced by Arif Usmani, Kelvin Roy and Nigel Gacin

Recorded at Progressive. Engineers: Steve Garden and Tim Gummer

Cover by Lynn Usmani