loving it! excellent soundscape, lovely vocal melody full of folk tradition. Excellent delivery Brilliant just brilliant

I enjoyed the delicacy added to the sombre feel.

Such a delicate approach! Well felt, and beautifully sung, esp the harmonies.

Gorgeous vocals. Haunting atmosphere youve created here.

Just gorgeous. Love how you’ve got the sea & seagulls sound in there (invert recently did the same in part of a recent collab as well). It helps paint a scene. Really fantastic vocals too, as I’m sure others have said...

Gorgeous celtic/trad harmonies and I love the drone. This is just lovely!

Inspired by the poem 'Beccan of Rum' by poet Les Bates, from his collection Light Down The Loch. Demo, recorded at home.

Papadil 

I will leave my love bright sea pink
Psalter in his hand
I will leave my love fresh ewe’s milk
While he walks the sands
While he walks the sands

I will row my boat through darkness
Clear stars in his eyes
I will scull my oars to find him
While he stares at skies
While he stares at skies

Papadil
Oh Papadil 
Papadil
Oh Papadil 

My first love, as a maiden of fifteen
Brightness in his wake
I’ve loved him two score years and five
But my love he did forsake
My love he did forsake

I still leave my love bright sea pink
Psalter in his hand
I still leave my love fresh ewe’s milk
He once walked these sands
He once walked these sands

Papadil
Oh Papadil   
Papadil
I love him still

© S Barr 2022

Papadil - Demo

Shirley Barr may be late to the table, but her recently discovered passion for compelling songwriting and performance shows she’s earned her place. Quirky, insightful, and sumptuously layered, she melds beautiful melodies with novel lyrics to create soundscapes that leave you wanting more. Summer 2024 will see the release of her debut EP, Begin Began Begun.

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