festive (adj). relating to a festival or feast.
greeting (verb, noun) [scots]. weeping, crying.

As much as its a time of celebration there are many people sad at this time of year. Here is a song to commemorate that.

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all the festive bestive,
Brawth
lyrics
LYRICS
a little snow is falling
the country is falling apart
my countenance is waning
from waiting for your heart

chorus:
will it be christmas without you?
alone again, this year
will new year come in with no one?
alone again, next year

the big freeze is starting
and our time is starting to end
my time is nearly over
im over you, as a friend

(chorus)

© chris barrett / francis macneil

video at  https://youtu.be/edKDwdhvt2Q
credits
released December 23, 2015
drawler - vocals
pookah - vocals, acoustic guitar
craig ralston - lead guitar
duncan macdonald - bass
dave mcdonald - percussion 

festive greeting

battered and shattered and utterly torn
completely tattered, deject and forlorn
what i would give for that last day again
what could i give to hold you again?

achingly hurting and sad to the core
painfully searching for you once more
what i would give for that last day again
what could i give to hold you again?

completely fucked up is my only state
constantly druggged up to silence the pain
what i would give for that last day again
what could i give to hold you again?

© chris barrett and francis macneil
credits
from headphones ep, released April 27, 2015
recorded as live at BrawthNorth with some additional tracks at soupHQ.

written and copyright by chris barrett and francis macneil.

performed by Brawth........
drawler...vocals
p00kah...guitar and vocals
craig ralston...lead guitar and bvs
duncan macdonald....bass
dave mcdonald...percussion

recorded by drawler on the Brawth Mobile Recording Studio.
mixed by drawler and p00kah. 


That Last Day Again (from headphones ep)

even with my headphones on
i can hear you crying still
even with the music up
i can hear you wailing still

now i've got my headphones off
i can hear you cry until
when i know you've nodded off
i'll join you on the wet pill-ow

even with my eyes shut tight
i can see you dying till
i can make my eyes open
and then see you lying chill


even in the darkest night
darkness never turns to light
even in the brightest day
darkness never goes away

© barrett/macneil

video available at https://youtu.be/YWZKR-D54K4

credits
from headphones ep, released April 27, 2015
recorded as live at BrawthNorth with some additional tracks at soupHQ.

written and copyright by chris barrett and francis macneil.

performed by Brawth........
drawler...vocals
p00kah...guitar, eleleku and vocals
craig ralston...lead guitar and bvs
duncan macdonald....bass
dave mcdonald...percussion

recorded by drawler on the Brawth Mobile Recording Studio.
mixed by drawler and p00kah. 

Headphones (from headphones ep)

rough mix only. recorded as live in carlton studios. 


lyrics.....

it was only when you whispered
with the gentle voice of ocean
that i grew in understanding
the weight of all the notions
made it difficult to flow
and show your true emotion


i often felt like waves...coming in and going out
sometimes getting closer...coming in and going out
sometimes feeling further...coming in and going out
never knowing if the tide....was coming in or going out
coming in or going out (x2)


it was only when you whispered 
with the gentle voice of waves
that i came to understand
the depth of how you cared
that the past had made it difficult
for you to even share


you often felt like waves...rising up or falling down
sometimes getting warmer...rising up or falling down
sometimes feeling colder...rising up or falling down
never knowing if the shore…was rising up or falling down
rising up or falling down (x2)


it was only when you whispered 
with the gentle voice of sea
that i saw at last in depth
you could anchor in with me
that perfect bonds are made
if harbouring are we

© macneil/barrett

Distant Shoreline DEMO

rough demo mix. recorded as live at carlton studios. 


textured gold
fine hewn blue
amber heart
iced outwith
if anyone can get within
its a stronger man than i have been

i used to think we'd last forever
used to feel no doubts ever
i saw my only future was with you
you saw so far past me i thought you were in love

warming hug
distant stare
aching heart
frozen laugh
if anyone can break through
they will find the real you

false embrace
enchanting face
happy thoughts
awkward pause
if anyone could blend with you
i thought it would be me

i used to think we'd last forever
used to feel no doubts ever
i saw my only future was with you
you saw so far past me i thought you were in love

©  macneil/barrett

So Far Past Me DEMO

rough demo mix. recorded as live at carlton studios by danny mitchell. (rough mixes by drawler and pookah).


lyric...

pictures that float through my mind
freshly painted pictures of you
but pictures are all i have left
pictures dripping still wet

each year since youve left, i've painted your picture
learned to perfect, each of your features
you grow more beautiful each time
i honour your memory
in artistic memento mori

canvases hang in all rooms
oil colour tributes to you
looking at them is all i have left
my face dripping still wet

each year since youve left, i've painted your picture
learned to perfect, each of your features
you grow more beautiful each time
i honour your memory
in artistic memento mori


i know i cant paint all my life
cant live inside your frame
im happy to hang there with you 
so frame me and hang me up too

© barrett/macneil

Pictures Of You DEMO

rough demo mix. recorded as live at carlton studios by danny mitchell. (rough mixes by drawler and pookah).


lyrics.....

how long have i wandered deserts
how long have i hot-stepped on stones
how long has parchment left me
withered to the bone?

how long have i tortured myself
how long have i had left alone
how long has walking left me
withered to the bone?


my pain is now illusion
seconds dont last a day
my shackles i imagine
as ankle bells to guide my way
no hassle have i in passion
i have wandered long and free

how ive endured in chains of sorts
how long have i been kept from home
how long has crying left me
withered to the bone?

how long since i last had respect
how long's this been forgone
how long has patience left me
withered to the bone?


my pain is now illusion
seconds dont last a day
my shackles i imagine
as ankle bells to guide my way
no hassle have i in passion
i have wandered long and free

© barrett/macneil

Deserts DEMO

rough home demo mix. (rough mixes by drawler and pookah).


lyrics.... 

cloud living
mist laden hills
damp as the burdened streams between
cloud loving
barren trees
drawing down moisture like upturned roots

fields so wet half is sky
moisture reflects moisture
land is left damp with sky
water reflects water
grass is cleft between two skies
river reflects giver

land loving
hanging clouds
air is as wet as the river below
land living
bathing clouds
wring out their permanent source

fields so wet half is sky
moisture reflects moisture
land is left damp with sky
water reflects water
grass is cleft between two skies
river reflects giver

© barrett/macneil

Cloud Living DEMO

rough demo mix. recorded as live at carlton studios by danny mitchell. (rough mixes by drawler and pookah).



lyrics...


battered and shattered and utterly torn
completely tattered, deject and forlorn
what i would give for that last day again
what could i give to hold you again?

achingly hurting and sad to the core
painfully searching for you once more
what i would give for that last day again
what could i give to hold you again?

completely fucked up is my only state
constantly druggged up to silence the pain
what i would give for that last day again
what could i give to hold you again?

© macneil/barrett


That Last Day Again DEMO

Where the Highlands meet the Lowlands.....
Where a full meal can be served in just one bowl.....
Where a good song is as important as friendship.....
Where the fire roars and warms.....
Where melody, words and conviviality are among the things passed between people.....

There you will find Brawth.

No one around

Originally a duo garnering thousands of plays on myspace, Brawth are now a soup-ergroup; brandishing their highly original blend of dark and mellow alt-folk and delighting audiences live. More to follow very shortly, including the debut album from these leftfield Scots. First though, Threads of Sound will be releasing Brawth's first single in late march/early april 2014; a live double of the sadly and sedate Pictures of You and a stomping version of Pretty Flowers.
In the meantime things are very much under wraps. Demos can be heard across several music websites, but you have to know where to look.


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