Jim Dixon hears the words almost exactly as I hear them.

I have found Raem Scotti in the Gloucester White Pages and written him a letter, so I may soon have long-awaited news about Dayle to share with you all--but that isn't the only reason I wrote him:

I don't want to get everyone's hopes up too high, but if all goes well, we may soon have another fine cover of "After The Snow" to delight us, one which might possibly revive Dayle's career (provided she's still living; she must be well into her 70's) and bring her recordings back to the light of day. For several years, I have been following a band from Sweden called Anekdoten. Their thing is heavy Progressive Rock influenced by King Crimson. They started in the early 90's after a period of time as a King Crimson tribute band under a different name, and are the tip of the spear of the 90's Mellotron revival, but they do have their relatively quiet moments. Their Mellotronist and only female member, Anna Sofi Dahlberg, has done at least one lead vocal; "In Freedom", from their second album 'Nucleus' (link below). She has a lovely voice somewhat similar to that of Bonnie Dobson. She also plays the cello and has a background in a wide variety of music, including folk.

For some time, I have been trying to persuade Anekdoten to do a cover of "After The Snow" with Anna Sofi (double first name, rather common in Sweden) on the vocal, through their Facebook page, and I invite you all to join me in this campaign by writing to them at 'anekdoten@anekdoten.se'. If they hear from enough people about this, they just might do it--and they are beholden to no one, doing EVERYTHING themselves and outsourcing nothing, right down to their own label (Virta). I've given them the YouTube link to Dayle's original recording, along with the lyrics as Jim Dixon has rendered them above, except that it's "IN vast array".

Let's give it our best shot and see if we can make this happen!

*** LINKS ***

"In Freedom", vocal by Anna Sofi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guekxsQxpRc

Anekdoten website:
http://www.anekdoten.se/

Anekdoten Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/anekdoten/