A poem by Rudyard Kipling set to music by Peter Bellamy and arranged by hex.  It is a song about Kipling's son who was lost at the battle of Loos in the Great War.

From the album 'husk and bark' by hex; release date August 15th.

My Boy Jack

A song from the singing of Tony Barrand and John Roberts to be found on 'Sleep when you're dead'.

Seamens Hymn

A shanty from the US Library of Congress, traditional.  From Husk and Bark by Hex.

Fire Down Below

Traditional, also known as Miner's Life.  From Husk and Bark by Hex.

Miners Lifeguard

Traditional Sacred Harp song from the Shape Note singers of Missouri.  From Husk and Bark by Hex.

Eternal Day

Written by Ian Woods.  From Husk and Bark by Hex.

One More Pull

Written by Sting all about the perils of nuclear power; recorded for 'Sleep when you're dead' by Hex.

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Black Seam

A religious song from the American mid west; on 'Sleep when you're dead' by Hex.

Bright Morning Star

Burl Ives version also sung by the Young Tradition.  'Sleep when you're dead' by Hex.

Daddy Fox

Traditional, a version by Bill Whiting of Berkshire; on 'Sleep when you're dead' by Hex.

Prickle Holly Bush

From the singing of the Copper family.  Find our version on 'Sleep when you're dead' by Hex.

Sweep Chimney Sweep

A halyard shanty that changed to a pump shanty over the years.  From the album 'Sleep when you're dead' by Hex.

Wild Goose

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