The Promise Ring (subtitled "Songs of New Eireland") is the eleventh solo album by Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, released in 1997 on the OM Town label.
The Promise Ring is a collection of songs of Celtic music composed by Jon Anderson and the Froggin' Peach Orchestra, a Celtic music local band based at the San Luis Obispo's Frog 'n Peach Pub.
In the inner booklet, Jon Anderson reveals that he "always wanted to sing about the Celtic knowledge" and that "one night, [he] dreamed about these lyrics and the songs of Eireland, as if [he] was in the year 2002 and Eire was once again One Country".
All songs written by Jon Anderson and the Froggin' Peach Orchestra.
- Born To Dance (3:57)
- Flowers Of The Morning (4:17)
- Timing Of The Known (5:31)
- True Life Song (4:18)
- Are You? (3:46)
- My Sweet Jane (3:35)
- True Hands Of Fate (5:20)
- The Promise Ring (5:30)
- O'er (3:02)
Jon Anderson dedicated the album "to [his] mom and dad for giving [him] this love of life".
Jon Anderson - vocals, lyrics and melodiesJane Luttenberger Anderson - duet vocalsThe Froggin' Peach Orchestra:Brooks Hill: Guitars, Orchestra LeaderPaul Beeler: GuitarPaul Welch: GuitarKaren Peterson: Guitar, Flute, OrchestrationChristine Dewees: GuitarJulie Cooper: FiddleMarlene Beeles: FiddleGary Atkinson: FiddleMary McCluskey: Fiddle, Dulcimer on "O'er"Chris Scott: FluteMikey Green: FluteDreima Barker: PennywhistleDave Dewees: Pennywhistle, MandolinInga Swearingen: SpoonsAdam Hunter: BodhránCharlie Perryess: Upright BassBruce Powers: DulcimerLaura Cooper: KeyboardsMarty Lau: DrumsTim Costa: PercussionDave Lewicki: MandolinMiles Clark: MandolinJonas Richardson: MandolinPeter Richardson: MandolinPeter Morin: MandolinCathy Harvey: KeyboardsAlan Dick: ViolinDan the Mystic: StorytellerJohn Bartlet: Guitar on "My Sweet Jane"Produced by Jon AndersonExecutive producers: Matt Marshall & Dan SeleneSonic Solutions Engineer: Kevin DickeyEngineer: Matt MaySound Coordinator: Greg NotleyRecorded (live) at the Frog 'n Peach Pub (during "those wonderful evenings") & at Opio Studio - San Luis Obispo, CADigitally Reassembled & Edited by William Aura at Auravision StudiosMastered by William Aura at Quad Teck Digital - L.A., CAArt Direction & Design: Benjamin CzillerProduction Assistance & Calligraphy: Nancy ForrestProduction Director: Maria EhrenreichSr. VP, Sales & Marketing: Scott BergsteinManager, Artist Development & Promotion: Jo Ann Klass-Gerstein