sounds lovely - I especially like the intro

An arrangement of two Scottish tunes: „Willie’s drown’d at Gamry“ is an old tune I found in the Highland Collections. It is followed by a jig called „Konrad’s“, which I wrote for my late uncle.

Willie's Drown'd At Gamry / Konrad's

Live recording of my final set of from the BBC Young Traditional Musician 2016

www.ryanyoung.scot

Old Gaelic Tunes (Live)

A piece inspired by the Orcadian story of the 'Mester Ship', as told in the book 'Northern Lights', by George Mackay Brown. Inspired by music from around the North Sea, in particular the Icelandic band, 'Sigur Ros'.

Trumpet - Tom Clay-Harris
Alto Saxophone - Lewis Banks
Tenor Saxophone - James Steele
Trombone - Liam Shortall
Guitar - Chris Amer
Piano - Fergus McCreadie
Bass - Euan Taylor
Drums - Graham Costello

Recorded Steele Studios, Glasgow

Features on EP 'Car Journey To North Berwick', available here

http://www.chrisamer.com/shop/

The Mester Ship

A live version of 26-2 from the Jazz Bar Edinburgh on 10th April 2016
Mario Caribe on Bass and Alyn Cosker on Drums

26 - 2

Michaelswood - Chris Stout

released April 5, 2019 

Mike Vass: vocals & tenor guitar 
Louis Abbot: drums & vocals 
Euan Burton: double bass & electric bass 
Philip Cardwell: trumpet 
Tom Gibbs: piano & clarinet 
Su-a Lee: cello 
Fi Vass: vocals 

Words and Music by Mike Vass 
(PRS/MCPS) 

Produced by Mike Vass and Iain Hutchison 

Recorded and mixed by Iain Hutchison at Glowormrecording 

Mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering 

Design by Anna Colliton

lyrics: 
I can’t bring myself to seek the truth any more 
Don’t ask me how I feel 
I’m neither up nor down 
Who’s keeping score anyhow? 

I can’t face you fully or look you in the eye these days 
Don’t think that I don’t want to 
But my heart is sore 
I’m looking down and down I go 

I know two worlds 
and I don’t know which is real 
so I choose each word 
and the darkness I conceal 

chorus 
Ah, oh! Where did he go? 
High then low I’m still searching for my soul 
So near but they never found me 
and I’ll wait a while in my silent purgatory 

I can’t bring myself to say I love you any more 
Don’t think that I don’t want to 
But on these words 
I’m choking now somehow 

I try to hold you but my arms are thin these days 
Don’t think I should be leaned on 
This beam’s been brought down 
and down I go once more 

I know two worlds 
and I don’t know which is real 
so I write this down 
and hope the light I can reveal 

chorus

The Mester Ship

ChrisAmerScotland

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