FOR FANS OF: Peter Green, Elliott Smith, Bonnie Prince Billy, Teenage Fanclub, The Kinks

“The songs are deliciously quirky and evocative - so refreshing. I love it!” 
Mary Hopkin

“… he’s been making his own solo album of sublime lysergic folk reveries. I fell hard for this last night & perhaps you might too“ 
Pete Paphides

“… a magical piece of work“ 
Louder Than War

“… not one of the songs on this record outstay their welcome. Instead they fill the room (your headphones) with warmth, hope and humility”
link2wales

My name is Adam Walton. I’m from Mold in north Wales. 

‘Cornelian’ is the final single release from my current album ‘Afal’.

I’ve been moved hugely by the response to ‘Afal’ since its release at the end of April. The album hasn’t sold in large numbers and the streaming figures are literally humbling, but the emails, messages, reviews and conversations have shown me that ‘Afal’ is being appreciated by people all over the world and that the songs haven’t fallen on stony ground.

That means the world to me and it’s more than I could have hoped for or anticipated.

A sincere thank you to everyone who has taken the trouble to listen.

The emails, messages and conversations mentioned above have almost all mentioned ‘Cornelian’ as being the quiet heart of ‘Afal’. That was very much the case for me, too. I don’t know what the song is about specifically. It’s a sadness and an empathy, a hand in the darkness… something like that.

The title song is accompanied by a b-side exclusive to this release. ‘Amethyst’ is musically inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s founder and original genius, Peter Green. He’s the most lyrical and evocative guitarist of his era, to my ears and heart. The instrumental in the middle of the song is very much a tribute to Green. I hope he’s listening somewhere and nodding with approval.

The single release also features two new impressionistic instrumental sketches.

These snapshots were intended to bring a variety of moods and textures to the album, outside of the more traditional folkish acoustic timbres of the songs themselves.

I will be releasing an album of previously unused instrumentals in due course.

Thank you for listening / diolch am wrando.

The single is available now via all the usual streaming / download outlets.

Vinyl copies of ‘Afal’ are available as a limited edition black vinyl LP (300 copies) from bandcamp.
theimmediate.bandcamp.com/album/afal

All songs ©2022 written by Adam Walton (Copyright Control) 

Recorded and produced by me at home.

Artwork by the very wonderful Jon Mlynarski / SafariArt
instagram.com/jon__safari

Live Dates
09.07.22 B-Fest, Caerwys 
17.07.22 Orange Aid, Llandudno
23.07.22 Llangollen Fringe, Gale’s Marquee
24.07.22 The Big Splash, Le Pub, Newport
07.08.22 Storyhouse Outdoors, Grosvenor Park, Chester
28.08.22 Loud & Local Festival, Alexander’s, Chester
03.09.22 Well Inn Music Festival, Holywell
14.10.22 Cwrw, Carmarthen
28.10.22 Cwtch Festival, St David’s Pembrokeshire

For bookings, please mail: mradamwalton@googlemail.com