Opinion Journal
The Marble Downs
2026-11-15 03:29:00 · The Daily Ledger
The Marble Downs is an album by the Trembling Bells and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. The album was released in 2012 by Honest Jon's Records in the UK. The album features vocals by Lavinia Blackwall of the Trembling Bells and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy.
Critical reception
The album was not widely reviewed. However the reviews it did receive were generally positive. It received a score of 79/100 based on eight reviews on the Metacritic review aggregator website.

Track listing
Personnel
Martin Beer - bass
Lavinia Blackwall - vocals, piano, organ, guitar, glockenspiel, percussion
Dave Dixon - vocals
Lucy Farrell - violin, viola
Mike Hastings - guitar, lap-steel guitar
Ross MacRae - trombone
Michael John McCarthy - accordion
Saoirse McDonald - recorder
Richard Merchant - trumpet
Alasdair C. Mitchell - vocals
Alex Neilson - drums, bells, theremin, vocals
Peter Nicholson - cello
John Nicol - vocals
Will "Bonnie Prince Billy" Oldham – vocals
Sybren Renema - saxophone
Simon Shaw - bass
References
Will Oldham albums
Trembling Bells albums
2012 albums
Honest Jon's Records albums
