The Saga of Mayflower May is the second studio album by American musician Marissa Nadler, released on January 31, 2005, through Eclipse Records and released later that year in Europe through Beautiful Happiness. The album followed the breakup of her relationship with her previous collaborator, Myles Baer. She explained, "Heartbreak was like water to a plant for my songwriting. I hate to say it was one of the times where I was feeling the most manic and the most inspired"."PopMatters interview" Erin Lyndal Martin, 'Alabaster Queen: An Interview with Marissa Nadler', PopMatters', 29 May 2013.
Track listing All songs written by Marissa Nadler. "Under an Old Umbrella" – 4:13 "The Little Famous Song" – 3:14 "Mr. John Lee (Velveteen Rose)" - 3:34 "Damsels in the Dark" - 1:37 "Lily, Henry, and the Willow Trees" - 2:45 "Yellow Lights" - 2:54 "Old Love Haunts Me in the Morning" - 3:07 "My Little Lark" - 2:54 "In the Time of the Lorry Low" - 3:04 "Calico" - 3:30 "Horses and Their Kin" - 4:30
Credits Musicians Marissa Nadler - guitar, vocals, 12-string guitar, background vocals. Brian McTear - Hammond organ on "Mr. John Lee", "Yellow Lights" and "My Little Lark" Nick Castro - tin whistle on "The Little Famous Song", piano on "Old Love Haunts Me in the Morning"
Production Recorded at Miner Street/Cycle Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA. December 2004 Recorded, mixed and produced by Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey Mastered by Paul Hammond and Paul Sinclair at Fat City, Blue Bell, PA
References , The Saga of Mayflower May
External links Marissa Nadler Official Site