With “Bicycle,” a bright track full of hopeful energy and bluegrass flair, The Bombadils sing of adventure, perseverance, and the flame inside that keeps all of us moving through life’s challenges.

“There’s a spark in my spokes spinning round / the brightest hope I’ve ever found / I see it in you and all the people riding through.”

Joined on bass by Nashville’s Ethan Jodziewicz and Ellen Gibling of Halifax on harp, The Bombadils’ contemporary blend of Celtic and bluegrass folk styles shines through. It’s all a welcome sign of what’s to come with their new full-length album, Dear Friend, available October 21, 2022

LYRICS
Speeding on a bicycle
feels like I'm flying
I feel invincible
Truth is, I'm dying
To get out of this town

The world is calling
And I'm longing

To lean against the handlebars
Hitch my wagon to a star
Sail across the brilliant sky
I wanna be a firefly
So small but so bright

I'm not stopping yet
It feels too good to fly
I’m not ready to rest
but I love you best

Racing at the speed of light
I wanna fight the good fight
Feels like I’m floating
truth is, I’m falling away

The world is crying
My heart is sighing

So I’m not stopping yet
It feels too good to fly
I’m racing on a hill
And I love you still

The road’s got its ups and downs
It’ll break your heart
Slow down
or you could brake too hard

But there's a spark in my spokes spinning round
the brightest hope I've ever found
I see it in you and all the people riding through

So I'm not stopping yet
It feels too good to fly
Put your arms out and coast
and I love you most

I’m not stopping yet, it feels too good to fly...

Speeding on a bicycle
feels like I'm flying
I feel invincible
Truth is, I'm dying
To get back home to you

CREDITS
Released May 6, 2022
CA-7W4-22-00002

The Bombadils

banjo, voice - Sarah Frank
guitars, voice - Luke Fraser
harp - Ellen Gibling
bass - Ethan Jodziewicz (self-recorded)
recording - Graeme Campbell (all except bass)
mixing - Graeme Campbell
mastering - J. LaPointe
cover art - Veronica Chih Ming Frank

Composed and self-published by Sarah Frank (SOCAN) and Luke Fraser (SOCAN)

Cover Artwork - Veronica Chih Ming Frank

Contact: Sarah Frank & Luke Fraser aka The Bombadils
thebombadils@gmail.com

Recorded in Halifax, NS in August 2021, except for bass recorded in Nashville, TN in December 2021

Bicycle

Bicycle [Single] 2022

Within the Callused Hand is Décota McNamara's second release. Recorded and produced by J.P. Cormier, made in Nova Scotia, and released in 2014. The album is a tribute to hard working people all over and an homage to their trials and tribulations in doing what needed to be done.

06 Sailor's Delight

05 Wrong Place, Wrong Time

The first tune is from Hälsingland, Sweden and the second is an old Irish jig. 'Gallowglass’ is a word for a Scottish mercenary, who in ages past fought in Ireland. The Gaelic word is Gallóglach which is a combination of two words: Gall – a foreigner; and Óglach – a soldier. It is sometimes compared to Nathaniel Gow’s Lament for the Death of his Brother which  is a more recent Scottish tune.

Both tunes can be found in my tunebooks available from http://books.rowanpiggott.com 

(That howling you can hear in the background is our Red & White Irish Setter, Luna, singing along!)

Polska Efter Tulpans Anders | The Gallowglass

This song is done in it's entirely by Robert Meloccaro 
It was Recorded in 2016 @ my studio Paradigm Shift Studio
BMI Copyright 2017

I CAN FEEL YOUR HEARTBEAT

I Can Feel Your HeartBeat

Southern Rock dance song with that New Orleans feel

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Azafady

LookUp

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Pneumonia (To Love)

Canadian Folk Music Award nominees The Bombadils are Luke Fraser and Sarah Frank, a vibrant husband and wife duo playing traditional and original music with front porch style and classical grace. Drawing from Canadian, American, and Celtic folk traditions, the two pour the spirit of story-telling and kitchen parties into their songwriting. Luke brings guitar, mandolin, and home-grown east coast vocals in harmony with Sarah's sweet but powerful singing, lyrical fiddle playing, and claw-hammer banjo. 

The Bombadils met in 2009 while studying music at McGill University in Montreal, QC, initially performing as an Irish pub band as a fun way to break up their studies. In the years to follow, they began recording and touring throughout Canada, and internationally. Tour highlights include Koerner Hall in Toronto, ON, Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, and Wintergrass music festival outside Seattle, WA. In 2015 they released full-length album, "Grassy Roads, Wandering Feet," quickly followed by "New Shoes" in 2016 which was nominated for two Canadian Folk Music Awards and won Folk Music Ontario's Album of the Year award.

Bicycle [Single] 2022

The Bombadils

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