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Walk On Low
04:34
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Hear the chime of ice in the eyes
That echoes between you and I
So whither will you go, now the air's taking hold
With cries so bright and bold?
I'll go down to the earth on the bridge
And whistle the songs of our years
But whither will you go, now the air's taking hold
With cries so bright and bold?
See the wings reaching out on the ridge
To shelter the youngest of dears
For the eagle she knew, the eagle she flew
To bold and bright and blue
Oh brother, oh brother oh
Oh brother, oh brother oh
Oh brother, oh brother oh
Oh brother, oh brother oh
Meet me down by the earth on the bridge
And listen to the songs of our years
Then walk on low, walk on low
But whither will you go, now the air's taking hold
With cries so bright and bold?
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Silva
03:16
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Rain rescues morning
Followed by the sun
And after all the red deer run
Silva stands alone
Reaching and rooting
Branching, holding on
She gathers diamonds on her own
And hangs them all a home
Rays are on the rise
Bring sap, unwrap and drink the prize
Silva's secret fit to burst
With the weight she bears to new birth
Watching Silva through this day
Spread the life for which she came
Shake and shine until she's gone
And winter arms take their bride along
Until winter arms take their bride along.
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Hammer On Wood
03:22
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My Heart Sat Down
04:51
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Jagged harp down in East Row
Tear me away from my bones
Brick and cheek along West Road
Carve me out of this hole
It’s a miracle we’re here at all
It’s a wonder that you’re gone
Marble lady crossing Deacon Street
Pedalling your limbs as you flow
Roll the washing down where the rivers meet
To make this day daisy glow
You heave and ho, you heave and ho with fever
Where my heart sat down
They steal you though, they steal you though the leavers
Weaving the lanes out of town
It’s a miracle we’re here at all
It’s a wonder that you’re gone
Twisted waltz down in the echo hall
Toes pitter pattering the tiles
Play a dance to slide the bodies to
Gliding them home easy style
Under oaks, boughs and gallows they lie
In the arms of the Lily lake they lie
Over cobble stones and barrows they lie, they lie
It’s a miracle we’re here at all
It’s a wonder that you’re gone
It’s a miracle we’re here at all
And it’s a wonder that you’re gone.
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5. |
The Other Side Of Green
03:11
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There’s so much to discover here, so much I want to share
Walking back along the road with springtime prickling the air
And through the graveyard, I think of family
How our bones will knit together in our place under the green
The nuthatches are diving for the food above the sill
And the daffodils are sprouting at the foot of Harper’s long hill
The crescent moon is like a letter box through steam
And you know I whisper to you on the other side of the green
My heart has never left you dear and my mind feels just the same
There are memories aplenty for to keep me on this train
And I’d love to paint a picture of the places that I’ve been
But better that I meet you on the other side…
The dogs are sniffing round me and the farmers on their trail
There’s a barrow load of hay to deliver for the Summer harvest sale
The logs are stacked up like a forest mountain scene
But I’m always thinking of you on the other side of the green
My heart has never left you dear and my mind feels just the same
There are memories aplenty for to keep me on this train
And I’d love to paint a picture of the places that I’ve been
But better that I meet you on the other side of the green
There’s so much to discover here, so much I want to share
The daffodils on Harper’s Hill and springtime in the air
And when I listen to the record of our Christmas in the snow
There’s nothing I’d like better than to hold you in and never let you go
My heart has never left you dear and my mind feels just the same
There are memories aplenty for to keep me on this train
And I'd love to paint a picture of the places that I've been
But better that I meet you on the other side of the green.
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6. |
What To Weep Is
04:26
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Oh, what to weep is
Am I the only one to weep alone?
Oh, what to weep is
Sometimes everyone must weep alone
The little things that make a mark
Upon the every day
A melody, a lyric phrase
A recollection made
Oh, what to keep is
There anything that will let go?
Oh, what to keep is
There anyone who can let go?
The liberty of making tracks
And raking back the load
Fragility and paper maps
An empty hand to hold
An empty hand, an empty heart
An empty heart, a heavy heart
A heavy heart, a heavy foot, a road
Oh, what to weep is
Am I the only one to weep alone?
Oh, what to sleep is
One day everyone must sleep alone.
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Become Of Us
02:49
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Become of us
What will become
Of wit and word,
Of courage comb?
Of fertile form
What will become?
The lithe and lean
The barrow bone
Harmony
Ringing and rolling easily
Floating the sorrows through
Beauty blue
Where go the weak?
Where do they fall?
Anatomy collection call
Oh raging ruin
Oh Martha May!
On Golden Road
And granite grain
Every
Colour will run together
And weather the rapids’ flow
When we go.
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Cotton On The Kite
04:50
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Sorry was the sight of Erica’s demise
She held the cotton on the kite
Merry all the while and poetry her style
She brought the twinkle to the night
But it’s old rope, so let go
There are fields and farms to roam
As lantern light can wane, I watched you gently fade
And oh to harbour these remains
You took the warmth inside, the one thing I relied
And sat so still as I became
The ebb and flow of letting go
Of a life I need and know
The faint relief of turning cheek
Before new lesions show
It’s old rope so let go
There are fields and farms to roam
It’s old rope so let go
There are fields and farms to roam
So saddled to ride I’ll be, wherever the wind doth lead
And may she keep good company
As soon as the first bells sound, I’ll scatter you all around
Over the marshes to the Lea
The ebb and flow of letting go of a life we need and know
The faint relief of turning cheek before new lesions grow
You brought the twinkle to the night.
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Fruits Of The Season
04:00
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Above I walk, with fruits of the season
From the cliffs I spy the island from the other side
My right arm shields from the creatures I’m teasing
Keep the beasts at bay, life over life
The four birds, the poor birds, swoop and dive
A morsel makes for a quiet night
And all this time, the beach is receding
As the liquid snakes the vessel to a lighter line
Upon the deck, the mountain is heaving
Dish of the day, life over life
Then one fish, a young fish, leaps and dives
His gills agasp for air inside
Behind my spine, the figures are turning
Their heads to prey on wildflower finds
Between each page, keepsakes for learning
We take what we need, life over life
As your love and our love bends and breaks
We feed the words that bare our shapes
As your love and more love breaks, it bends
It peels away, but seldom ends.
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Tulips
03:42
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Tulips all around me grow
Yellow, red and orange glow
There’s a ring inside
So down the river glide
Into my heart tomorrow
Sombre was the tone of pain
Creeping through my walls again
And under every smile
And into every mile
It left a memory chain
But tulips all around me grow
Yellow, red and orange glow
There’s a ring inside
So down the river glide
Into my heart tomorrow

Tears fell like a waterfall
Into the grooves and planting holes
Seeds came settling in
The sun peeked shyly over the hill
The leaves ascend themselves until
Colours crowned them all
Now tulips all around me grow
Yellow, red and orange glow
There’s a ring inside
So down the river glide
Into my heart tomorrow
So down the river glide
Into my heart tomorrow.
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11. |
Mosaic Cabin
02:41
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12. |
The Fading Hours
03:46
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Only in the fading hours
Will I offer up my home
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Gill Sandell UK
Modernist folk songwriter, singer and guitarist
Accordionist and flautist with Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
Gill Sandell recommends:
Lantern Waste
by Age of Not Believing
Over 60 musicians got together to create this wonderful ep, including Adrian Crowley, Ben Eshmade, Ted Barnes, Piney Gir, Emily Barker and Stephen Coates.
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Really honoured to play piano and accordion for my dear friend Ted Barnes's latest album. Beautiful tunes and songs, with both humour and melancholy.
go to albumIf you like Gill Sandell, you may also like:
Anywhere Away (Songs from the Jake Gavin film 'Hector')
by Emily Barker
Looking Out My Window
by CARLENE
Drift away with these dreamlike songs from reclusive folk singer CARLENE, who pairs evocative lyrics with hushed arrangements.
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Maer, from Switzerland, debut with a haunted (and haunting) folk song that will warm you heart as it sends shivers down your spine.
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