@elljott: Hello! Here's a link to the lyrics for this song and all the others. https://themedlarsmusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-crag

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Can't See (Demo)

'Mackerel' from the new album 'Already Home', NOMINATED FOR BEST ORIGINAL TRACK IN 2016 BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS! Read the story behind this song and the lyrics here: www.rowanrheingans.co.uk 

Mackerel

TEYR
James Gavin | Dominic Henderson | Tommie Black-Roff
London 2016
Produced and Engineered by Gerry Diver
www.teyr.co.uk

Banks of the Newfoundland tells the tale of the passage from these Isles to America before the age of steam in old packet and convict ships. Our arrangement expands upon a version sung by John Farr of Gwithian, west Cornwall in the 1920s.

Far From The Tree

Banks of the Newfoundland

Glasgow (DEMO)

DJ Inhale Featuring Bizzle
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Cash Paper planes

Watch the official music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4hd1xuS5Ag

The Beast Below

Track 9 from "Generics".
Track 2 from "Recall FM Apresenta: Tiro, Porrada e Synth"

Generics

Rainy Day

Unreleased promo for The Nighjar's debut album: Objects.

01. All Objects Will Cease (Thomas)
02. The Birds Were Made To Sing For Us (Thomas/Kirby)
03. Wardrobe (Thomas/Kirby)
04. Cockleshell (Thomas)
05. The Lead And Line (Kirby/Thomas)
06. Hangman (Trad. Arr. Kirby)
07. Black Waters (Thomas)
08. Dle Yaman (Trad. Arr. Kirby)
09. In The Sky Or In The Ground (Kirby)

Performed by:

Jez Anderson - electric guitar
Mo Kirby - vocals
Sarah Ricketts - bass, vocals
Pete Thomas - guitars, drums*, vocals

*except Track 01 drums by Malcolm Bray.

This album was created during a wander around Europe, during the winter of 2015/16.

Recorded by Pete Thomas at Quinta Sao Jose, Serta, Portugal.
Mixed by Pete Thomas at The Old Mine House, Devon, UK.
Mastered by Antony Ryan at RedRedPaw Mastering.

06 Hangman

The crag on the coast, an outcrop of land
Looks out on the sea
And everyday it’s touched by the waves
That wear it continuously
But the crag has the coast to guard its back
And keep it company
Every wave it meets is different
Each with their own qualities
Some are soft and others are rough
Waves from the seven seas
But the crag has the coast as its constant
To keep it company
The waves scoop around gnaw at it’s sides
Until an arch is born
It becomes the playground for seals and  ish
Until the arch falls down.
And now the crag, has no constant
The sea is all around
It’ll stand for a time, all alone
Until it is drowned

The Crag

Gone To Ground is the new single from London formed, Bristol based folk ensemble Apple of My Eye. Timed to coincide with the anniversary of the fire at Grenfell Tower, an official launch event will take place on 23rd June at The Gresham Centre in Central London. All proceeds from the sale of Gone To Ground, along with a portion of ticket sales from the launch event, will be donated to Grenfell United. 

Apple of My Eye’s influences are drawn from English folk and storytelling. With intriguing, lyrically rich songs and multi-part vocal harmonies and traditional folk instruments, the band has won widespread acclaim for their imagination and wit.  

Guitarist Arran Glass from the band states: “Folk music has always responded to tragedy and injustice. Gone to Ground is emotional response to what happened. It reflects on the failures of multiple authorities in this preventable tragedy. One year on, two-thirds of victims are still homeless and those responsible for fire safety failings at Grenfell have never been brought to justice. As the chorus insists, they have all gone to ground”. 

The tragedy is never explicitly named in the single. Instead the subtle but powerful lyrics perform a delicate balancing act between the political and the mythological. With rich harmonies and instrumentation, the track deftly moves from sadness and grief to anger. It begins with eerie, atmospheric strings, building to a driving climax of clattering drums.  
 
Staples of the London folk scene and music festivals, Apple of My Eye has released three albums – Devils, Seven Tides and The Beast Below – and has now teamed up with esteemed producer Gerry Diver (Sam Lee/Lisa Knapp) to record the fourth, One for Crow – the band’s most ambitious and personal album to date. The album is due for release later in 2018. 
 
 Gone To Ground was sung by lead vocalist Chris Duggan with backing vocals from Arran Glass and Jo Silverston. Instrumental backing was provided by Arran Glass (guitar), Chris Duggan (bouzouki), Jo Silverstone (cello), Kit Massey, Dan Duggan and Gerry Diver (violins) and Phil Cornwell (double bass). In a marked departure from their previous sound, Apple of my Eye are joined for this single by Pete Flood on drums (Bellowhead/Lisa Knapp).

Gone To Ground - Official Single

A song I wrote for my grandfather George Craigie, who died April 2010, at the age of one hundred years old.

A Song Of One Hundred Years

Some taster tracks from Fiona's forthcoming solo album. Due for release September 2013

Fiona Hunter - Cruel Mother

Fast and loud NYC 1980 from A7 regulars Desi, Desi, and Desi. The group evolved from The Ed Davis Band. Original 4-track recorded at 256 E. 10th Street. Vocals by Fran Slater; written, produced, performed by Mike Enright.

I Still Hate the Nuns

Taken from Sam Lee's debut album, Ground of Its Own. Released June 2012.

Sam’s Mercury Award nominated 2012 debut album is a work several years in conception which brought together a multitude of experiences and influences for a musician who has cut an unique course in his artistic development. This 8-track release mixed by the legendary John Wood (of Nick Drake fame) comprises material gleaned from years of research and exploration into the forgotten songs and sounds of the British Isles.

Goodbye My Darling

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Raw, political, rhythmically driven folk, with orchestral and psychedelic undertones.

Debut album out on Pear O'Legs Records, available at  https://themedlarsmusic.bandcamp.com/

Jimmy Grayburn – banjo and lead vocals
Ribhu Choudhuri – bass guitar and vocals
Charlie Egan – percussion and vocals
Suzie McCarthy – violin and vocals
Fran Moss – flute and vocals
Rowan Tinker – mandolin, tenor horn and vocals
Lucie Trémolières – cello
Tereza Horacek - cello

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