alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, composed by, arranged by, producer Nigel Hitchcock
tracks 3, 8, 11 brass Andy Crowley
tracks 3, 8, 11 brass Andy Fawbert
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 brass Andy Greenwood
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 brass Danny Marsden
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 brass Dave Stewart
tracks 3, 8, 11 brass Derek Watkins
tracks 1 to 5, 7 to 11 brass Gordon Campbell
tracks 3, 8, 11 brass John Barclay
tracks 1 to 5, 7 to 11 brass Mark Nightingale
tracks 3, 8, 11 brass Maurice Murphy
tracks 3, 8, 11 brass Owen Slade
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 brass Richard Edwards
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 brass Stuart Brooks
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 brass Tom Walsh
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 conductor Nigel Hitchcock
tracks 3, 8, 11 conductor Steve Sidwell
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 contractor Gillian Stevenson
tracks 3, 8, 11 contractor Paul Spong
tracks 3, 8, 11 contractor [somb manager] Gauhar Bisengaliev
copyist Richard Sidwell
design, layout Iain Copeland
drums Chris Dagley
tracks 6 engineer Alexander Van Ingen
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 engineer, mixed by Steve Cooper
tracks 3, 8, 11 engineer, mixed by Steve Price
fretless bass Laurence Cottle
tracks 3, 8, 11 horn [somb] Vitaliy Sirotin
tracks 1 to 5, 7 to 11 horns Dave Lee
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 horns Michael Thompson
tracks 3, 8, 11 horns Paul Gardham
tracks 3, 8, 11 horns Tim Ball
liner notes Nigel Hitchcock
mastered by Denis Blackham
tracks 3, 8, 11 orchestrated by, soloist, creative director Marat Bisengaliev
tracks 3, 8, 11 percussion Dave Hassel
tracks 3, 8, 11 percussion Gary Kettel
percussion Miles Bould
tracks 3, 8, 11 percussion Neil Percy
tracks 3, 8, 11 percussion Paul Clarvis
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Ainur Sadenova
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Ali Aliev
tracks 3, 6, 8, 11 strings Aliya Dilebayeva
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Arman Nazarov
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Assel Atageldieva
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Atsuko Sahara
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Bakir Utepbergenov
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Bekezhan Rakishev
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Chris Clad
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Chris Laurence
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Dana Zholdasova
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Dauren Anuarbekov
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Dermot Crehan
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Diana Akhmetova
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Evgeniy Ugay
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Galya Bisengalieva
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Ian Humphries
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Igor Tronov
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Irina Bardashova
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Jono Hill
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Katie Wilkinson
tracks 3, 6, 8, 11 strings Mariya Zakharova
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Meruert Bazaralina
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Mikhail Bulgakov
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Mukhamed Buyenbayev
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Nicholas Holland
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Nick Cooper
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Olga Kovaleva
tracks 3, 6, 8, 11 strings Olga Lyapina
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Onay Zhumabayeva
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Pavel Belov
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Peter Hanson
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Peter Lale
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Remezov Pavel
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Simon Fisher
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Struz Irina
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 strings Thomas Gould
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Uriy Korenkov
tracks 6 strings Vsevolod Yudenitch
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Yelena Matveeva
tracks 3, 8, 11 strings Yuliya Gallyamova
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 woodwind Andrew Findon
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 woodwind Dave Bishop
tracks 3, 8, 11 woodwind David Fuest
tracks 3, 8, 11 woodwind Duncan Ashby
tracks 3, 8, 11 woodwind Gavin McNaughton
tracks 1 to 5, 7 to 11 woodwind Helen Keane
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 woodwind Howard McGill
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 woodwind Julie Price
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 woodwind Martin Williams
tracks 3, 8, 11 woodwind Nina Robertson
tracks 3, 8, 11 woodwind Stina Dawes
tracks 3, 8, 11 woodwind Timothy Lines
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At British Grove
Mastered At Skye Mastering
Pressed By GZ Media
Glass Mastered At GZ Media
Nigel Hitchcock with the 'Hitchgnosis' Orchestra

Tracks 3, 8 and 11:
The Symphony Orchestra of Marat Bisengaliev (SOMB)
Marat Bisengaliyev-soloist, artistic director
Gauhar Bisengaliyeva-manager, contractor

Tracks 3, 8, 11: Recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10: Recorded at British Grove Studios
Track 6: Recorded in Uralsk, Kazakhstan

Nigel Hitchcock:
This album is titled 'Hitchgnosis' because it is a sum of the musical knowledge, or gnosis, that I have accumulated up until now.

This music was inspired during my 5 years living in the Isle of Skye.

Thanks to everyone involved for their love and support, especially Tini.

Dedicated in memory of:
Rick Taylor
Chris Dagley
Derek Watkins
Maurice Murphy
Steve Price
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