I call this a mini therapy session in a song; a belief that better days do lie around the corner, no matter what is going on, I make no secret of the fact that I have walked many a day with the 'black dog' at my heel and this is my musings on that!

Blue Horizon

Written after a glorious day with my sister and nephew Wil, we went swimming in the sea - it was October and one of those weirdly warm autumn days, we laughed as the sun shone and we were dive-bombed by a seagull who thought it fun to fly around and around and pass by a foot above our bobbing heads!  I am convinced that birds do have a real laugh flying, oh that we could share that! Happy days!

Warm Sea

This track is a demo version. Yorkshire Bound is about being bound to my county of birth. Having been brought up in York this song describes my feelings about the people, the places and my memories of this city. "... maybe I should have flown away, but something here makes me stay. Clip my wings, gone to ground, I'm forever Yorkshire Bound"

Yorkshire Bound

This is a demo track. A song which references astrological and ecological musings inspired by the pearly whites of Professor Brian Cox!

Beautiful World

This is a Demo. Written about a real farming man now in his 70s.  George Dennis throughout his working life extolled his love for the heavy horses and his connection to nature. " ... One for the cow, one for the crow, one to rot and one to grow ... I sow the seeds for I am, I am a farming man ..." 

I Am A Farming Man

This is a Demo track. Notably recorded by Bert Jansch, this song was written by Dave Goulder and beautifully describes the passing months and the journey through a full year.

The January Man

This is a Demo song. Sourced originally from a 1975 album by Gryphon - 'Midnight Mushrumps'. I became obsessed with this song a teenager, now as a singer-songwriter I include it within my live performances. Normally this is accompanied by my Schruti Box to give a glorious drone effect!

The Ploughboy's Dream

This is a Demo track.  The colloquial Yorkshire coast term for a cockle was the word 'flither'. The Flither Girls is a term for the womenfolk of the East coast fishing families. The women were responsible for collecting and preparing the bait so that their menfolk could go out and fish. This song forms as a tribute to these hard-working and extraordinary women and the perilous task that they undertook each day.

The Flither Girls

A demo version. This song was originally written by John Renbourn for four part harmony and was recorded by Pentangle in the 1960s. In praise of the moon, this is a beautiful and mystical song that I love to sing.

The Travellers' Prayer

This is a demo. This track is a traditional Northumbrian folk song used as a lullaby and it is actually written about lazy children who cannot get up in the morning!

Bonny at Morn

A Demo track. This song is dedicated to (all asthma sufferers!) the simple act of breathing and how we can take it for granted. "...frosty plumes of silver light, grey ghosts blown into the night, a shadow on a window pane, a breath of air to feed the flame ... you breathe"

Breathe

AKA "The Incredible String Blonde!"  Playing her 29 String Stoney End Harp Sarah creates atmospheric and magical songs about life, the world and the universe.  Most of these tracks are works in progress/demos for her album which is due out soon!  

Sarah Dean

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