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Homespun

by Alula Down

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1.
Walked Off 03:00
Walked Off Gulls turning in the sun Gliding then flying on Watching them weave, watching them leave. Dark clouds against the blue Shadows that slowly move Time’s up and gone… travelling on They walked off the edge Fell into the sun And down we went my darling Down we went my lovely one. Come let me hold you hand Come help me understand What drives you on, where you are gone. Gull turning in the sun Trembling life unsung Dandelion true, my love for you We walked off the edge Fell into the sun And down we went my darling Down we went my lovely one.
2.
Master Kilby 04:27
Master Kilby In the heat of the day when the sun shines so freely I met Master Kilby, so fine and so gay He swept off his hat and he bowed to the ground I said Master Kilby, oh where are you bound I’m bound for the west where I hope to find rest In the arms of dear Nancy I’ll build a new nest. She’s the fairest of girls she’s the choice of my heart And her skin shines like sliver in every part. And if I were the master of ten thousand pound In bright gold and silver or in King William’s crowns I’d part with it all with my own heart so freely It’s all for the sake of the charming Nancy. I gave her some kisses it was down by the seashore But still she came asking – she stayed asking for more. I’d part with it all with my whole heart so freely It’s all for the sake of the darling Nancy.
3.
Hereford Garden Dreaming Bright travelling stickle-sun Darts over the bumble’s hum Each, each to their own somehow Round, round and full-grown Cold wooden tears Carpeted floors Cold wooden fears Carpeted sores Blue, blue as a summer’s fly Taut whispering wings pass by Each, each to their own somehow Round, round and full-grown Cold wooden tears Carpeted floors Cold wooden fears Carpeted sores
4.
Hymn 5th 01:50
Hymn Fifth Men of England you are slaves Bought by tyrants, ruled by knaves Yours the toil, the sweat, the pain Theirs the profit ease and gain Men of England you are slaves Hear the stormy tempest rage Tis the Nation’s voice I hear Shouting, liberty is near
5.
Polly Vaughan Come all you young fellows who carry a gun Beware where you’re shooting when the night’s coming on Young Jimmy met his true love, he mistook her for a swan And he shot her, and killed her, by the setting of the sun He straightway ran over, he found it was she He was shaking and trembling, his eyes scarce could see Polly my dearest your troubles as done Farewell my own true love, I’ll hold you no more. Then Jimmy went home with his dog and his gun Crying, uncle oh uncle have you heard what I’ve done? I met with my true love I mistook her for a swan And I shot her, I killed her by the setting of the sun. Then out came his uncle with his locks hanging grey Crying Jimmy, oh Jimmy don't you run away Don't leave your own country til the trial has been done For they never will hang you for the killing of a swan. On the day of the trial Polly’s ghost did appear She cried to the jury, let Jimmy go clear Down among the green rushes as the evening came on He shot me, he killed me, by the setting of the sun.
6.
Tall Trees 02:33
Tall Trees Far from here, where the wind blows Where old trees stand tall. In the north, where the wind blows Where the field birds call. Waiting here as the swallows fly Autumn’s gold – the days wander by. Now, as the year turns around The time you’re gone grows long. And I know that you wait for me Where old trees stand tall. You count the days when the north wind blows When the sun shines warm… Wishing that you were home again By my side, in my arms again Home – where the cold wind blows And the cold rain falls.
7.
Grace Lies Down Grace lies down, she lies, and she waits. She waits here for a sound, hears whispering in the fields - wind blows - she sits up now, as the old, time’s tide darkened beams yawn and stretch their limbs. These beams – once tall trees. Grace lies down, she lies, and she waits…
8.
"One summer morning I stepped out. I was aware only of this point in time. The arrested moment of casual detail. The unsorted rubbish of now" Laurie Lee An Arrested Moment If I were to leave this place - this blessed earth enfolded dome Could I carry with me - Wood smoked filled air The heavy swollen scent of apples Rolling light over trees on the facing slope of this valley with no river.

about

Recorded at home when time allowed over a period of about 6 months as winter 2017 became spring 2018.
Eight songs, five of which are original compositions, two traditional folk songs, and a new setting of a Chartist hymn.
Mixed and mastered by Sean Read at Famous Times

credits

released November 7, 2018

All instruments and voices by Kate Gathercole and Mark Waters, except for drumming on Polly Vaughan, by Nic Quinto.
Thanks to Jacken Elswyth, David Hand, Liz Still, Alex Gordon, Saffron Hughes, Sproatly Smith, Vaginapocalypse and the Weirdshire community.

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mark waters & kate gathercole

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