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Waves & Tremors
03:09
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Where oh where can I go now
Where oh where can I go now
When the waves and tremors come
There’s nothing that can be done
Waves and tremors tore the buildings down
Waves and tremors tore the building down
I watched as a river full of rubble raise them to the ground
When the waves and tremors come
There’s nothing that can be done
Where oh where are my family now
Where oh where are my family now
I’m five miles west of Fukushima staring at a big black cloud
When the waves and tremors come
There’s nothing that can be done
Waves and tremors tore the buildings down
Waves and tremors tore the buildings down
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Jack Hall
03:38
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My name it is Jack Hall,
Chimney sweep, chimney sweep,
My name it is Jack Hall, chimney sweep.
My name it is Jack Hall,
And I've robbed both great and small,
And my neck shall pay for all
When I die, when I die,
And my neck shall pay for all when I die.
All on the king’s highway
Night and day night and day
All on the king’s highway night and day
All on the king’s highway I’ve robbed and ladies gay
And my neck shall pay for all
When I die, when I die,
And my neck shall pay for all when I die.
I’ve a hundred pounds in store,
that's no joke, that's no joke,
I’ve a hundred pounds in store, that's no joke.
I’ve a hundred pounds in store
And I'll rob for hundreds more,
And my neck shall pay for all
When I die, when I die,
And my neck shall pay for all when I die.
At the trial they told me
You shall die, you shall die,
At the trial they told me, you shall die.
And they flung me into jail
Where I’ll drink no more strong ale,
And my neck shall pay for all
When I die, when I die,
They drove me up Tyburn Hill
In a cart, in a cart
They drove me up Tyburn Hill in a cart
They drove me up Tyburn Hill
That’s where I made my will,
The best of friends must part,
Fare you well, fare you well,
The best of friends must part
Fare you well
Up the ladder I did grope,
that's no joke, that's no joke
Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke.
Up the ladder I did grope,
and the hangman fixed the rope,
Ne’er a word said I,
coming down, coming down,
Ne’er a word said I coming down.
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The One
03:46
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I knew she was trouble boy
I knew she was odd
Odd like that old joke my dad told
The one I never got
I was besotted boy
Thought she was the one
Ten years and two children later
Where’s your mother gone?
But you’re still young, I’m sure there’s one
So go on my son, there’s always one
The wedding bells rang for us
And our faithless friends sang for us
As the service began I was wondering
If the Lord would call our bluff
Now I’m coughing up child support
Real fatherly love
And I buy you the world every weekend
As if that’s enough
But you’re still young, I’m sure there’s one
So go on my son, there’s always one
Make sure the vow you take
Is not making one to break
I made that mistake with your mother
‘Cos I thought she was the one
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The No Testament
02:50
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I’m not sorry
I am not ashamed
So tell it to the pigeons
I am not to blame
It’s not what you came with
It’s what you leave behind
So leave me something that’s mine
From 9 to 5 you own me
You’ve been barking your orders for years
But at 5 past 5 I’m out the door
With my fingers in my ears
It’s not what you came with
It’s what you leave behind
So leave me something that’s mine
Woman I need you
To be there when things are tough
However close you are to me
It’s never close enough
It’s not what you came with
It’s what you leave behind
So leave me something that’s mine
I can see you suffer
I can feel your pain
When no one lends a helping hand
We all take that strain
It’s not what you came with
It’s what you leave behind
So leave me something that’s mine
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Sam Carter Sheffield, UK
‘Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection’ Songlines
2010 BBC Folk Awards Horizon Award Winner
Sam Carter recommends:
My folk-rock adventures with Jim Moray
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supported by 14 fans who also own “Live At The Union Chapel”
Good example of why I like your music. Never frightened to adapt a traditional piece and to breathe new life into it, without taking away from the essence of the original. Inventive to the point of sheer brilliance! Long may it continue!
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Darling Charms - Would've thought NK would have learned her lesson after the Port 'n' Brandy 😘 xx This whole EP is bangin' btw. Beautiful work xx
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Bloody Noses EP
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John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser. Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this. Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?). With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP.
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Postcards From the Country
by Trae Sheehan
West Virginia country-folk singer-songwriter Trae Sheehan aims to find a balance between the traditional and the modern on his new LP.
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Dry Bones Dance (2021 Remaster)
by Mark Heard
A 1990 folk-rock triumph gets an overdue reissue, with trenchant lyrics paired with rich Americana arrangements.
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