title: The Madness of Crowds (Troy Donockley album)
text: # The Madness of Crowds (Troy Donockley album)
  
  The Madness of Crowds is a 2009 album by English progressive rock artist Troy Donockley. It is Donockley's third solo album, and his first since he began performing with Nightwish. The album features Nightwish founder Tuomas Holopainen reciting the poem "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman in the song "Now, Voyager".
  
  The album was recorded at Waterworld Studios, East Yorkshire, UK and various other locations in early 2009. It was mixed at The Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire by Ewan Davies and mastered by Denis Blackham at Skyemasters. The album cover sculptures are from The Brutish Museum by Alastair Dickson and photographed by Sean Tamblyn.
  
  ## Credits
  
  Musicians
  
  * Troy Donockley – uilleann pipes, low/high whistles, acoustic/electric guitars, Bouzouki, keyboards, mandolin, percussion & vocals
  * Joanne Hogg – vocals
  * Nick Holland – vocals
  * Barbara Dickson – vocals
  * Heather Findlay – vocals
  * Brad Lang – double bass & fretless bass
  * Frank van Essen – violins, viola, drums & percussion
  * Rosie Biss – cello
  * Tuomas Holopainen, John Butterworth, Caroline Hayden, Jonsu Salomaa, John Hayden, Karen Butterworth, Nick Holland, Barbara Dickson, Russell Field, Sue Lindley, Terri Donockley, Tim Martindale, Pete Zorn, Poppy, Archie Cookson, Trevor Leroyd, Ben Lindley, Bradders, Mia Donockley, Bryan Josh and Ike Maltby – spoken words (on track 4)
  * Lucy Muir – harp
  * Daniel Gregg – oboe
  * Peter Carter – clarinet
  * Vita Dowd – flute
  * Martin Vanderhoff – bassoon
  
  Technical personnel
  
  * Ewan Davies – engineering
  * Tim Martindale – cover design, photography and layout
  * Alastair Dickson – album cover sculptures (from The Brutish Museum)
  * Sean Tamblyn – photos of sculptures
  * Denis Blackham – mastering (at Skyemasters)
  