This is my version of a very old traditional song called 'Long Lankin'.  Steeleye Span have done the full version but I just liked the supernatural feel of the main section.  

LONG LANKIN

Title track of my second album of original songs - inspired by a solo road trip across Wyoming.  This one came from a sign by the roadside...

Thunder Gold

Kate Bush parody of 'Wuthering Heights' written and performed by Catherine Paver on piano and vocals 


Bickering Sprites

Henry was a puffer fish with a terrible social life because he was covered in deadly spikes.  
We all have problems, but how do you deal with that?

Henry The Puffer Fish

A pair of beautiful, bright, bouncy NEW SHOES!  Piano song about how wonderful they are. 

New Shoes

I met an amazing rescue dog on a farm and wrote this song about him.  What a personality. 
Live performance given on the farm during which the dog walks in, lapping up the attention.  
"A black and white dog with spotty brown paws
 Whoever made him broke dog-making laws
 He's a complicated dog..."

A Complicated Dog

Soldiers in the trenches in World War One took this hymn tune and wrote their own words for it, to express how they felt about the war.  

When This Lousy War Is Over

Would you want the job of a tooth fairy? Find out how this feisty fairy flaps her way out of a dead-end job...

The Tooth Fairy

'Three Ravens' is a very old traditional English song, at least 400 years old. So it was probably number 1 when Shakespeare was at school!  

Three Ravens

A beautiful old English folksong.  One morning in May, a lady meets a soldier.  And they can't keep in touch on Facebook....

The Bold Grenadier

Catherine writes beautiful storytelling songs and hilarious parodies on guitar and keyboard. You can hear more songs and see photos by clicking the weblink above.  You can also get gig updates by following Catherine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CatherinePaver

Catherine Paver

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