So what are the Rhiannon songs?

[David]

In 2001, the Mix 96.9 Web site had this little interview with Stevie:

The opening guitar line in “Planets� is a nod to Lindsey’s guitar part from “Rhiannon.� Did you write it that way back in ’76?

“Well, it’s the same chords basically as ‘Rhiannon’; it’s not exactly the same, but there are parts of it that are the same. ‘Planets of the Universe’ was one of the ‘Rhiannon’ songs—I have 11 songs over all of these years that if I ever wanted to [I could] do a movie or something built around the story of ‘Rhiannon.’ Those songs are all continuations of each other—‘Planets,’ ‘Rhiannon’ and ‘Sorcerer.’ I have recorded all 11 of them, just sat and played them all in a row to see what my line was through the whole thing, and for a long time I didn’t want to separate them.�

Are we familiar with any of those other tracks or are they songs that haven’t been released yet?

“There’s two or three on all the solo albums all the way back, but there’s probably seven left.�
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So can we compile a list of all eleven Rhiannon songs? Is there enough confirmation from Stevie over the years, or at least good hints?

I'd add "Forest of the Black Roses" & "Maker of the Birds" to the list of probabilities. Maybe even "Lady from the Mountain" & "Gate & Garden." Maybe even my favorite -- "The Nightmare"!

Sara Maitland (The Underground) thinks that "Stay Away" might be one of them.