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The new album is slowly moving forward, we promise it will be worth the wait! The plan is to try and finish it in the next couple of months. If you'd like to be kept informed about its final release date and availability in your country then please join our mailing list.

Thanks for your patience

Steve & Hannah

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Light at the end of the pipeline...

We're still here! And we're aware that this album is taking an absurdly long time. Indeed, pandas have probably produced generations of cuddlesome offspring in the time we've taken to gestate this record. But the good news is that all the songs are written and many have been recorded. Once Steve finishes his tour with Marillion, we will sprint to the finish line. Thanks for endless patience! 

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Latest news

With a whole planet between us, Steve and I rarely get the chance to work together in the same time zone let alone the same room. But this summer has been different. We've just finished a three week stint writing in Buckinghamshire and have nudged nine songs very close to completion. So close, in fact, that we hope for a release early in 2007!

So far, the new album feels markedly different to Carnival of Souls. It's light on acoustic songs (there's just one, in fact) and, while the Wishing Tree's folk undertones still run in its veins, the album will have plenty of new moods and influences. I've noticed flashes of Crowded House, REM, and Fleetwood Mac to name a few.

Although Iceland, Greenland, and an awful lot of water is betwixt us once again, Steve and I will spend the upcoming months working hard to get this thing finished. A huge thank you to all of you who have sent us words of encouragement. You've no idea how much they've helped J We'll keep you posted…

Hannah

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Work in Progress

The song on the site is a writing sketch from the new Wishing Tree album. We're currently finishing off the writing and hope to have the second album out by early next year. We'll be adding more snippets of music as things progress.

Best wishes

Steve & Hannah

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