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Fly the Flag

from Home Waters by Sam Carter

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    Recorded in a converted church in rural Northumberland, Home Waters captures the full force of Sam Carter’s vivid, narrative-driven songwriting. Featuring the specially-assembled Home Waters String Quartet, the album’s rich emotional landscapes are exquisitely illustrated by producer Ian Stephenson’s cinematic string arrangements. Images of overwhelming floods, rising tides, and conflict-stricken seas sit alongside tales of love and loss, alluding to the search for a sense of belonging and stability in unfamiliar territory.

    The Home Waters CD features specially commissioned woodcut artwork by renowned Sheffield-based artist John Pedder. Booklet features full album lyrics.

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  • Home Waters artwork woodcut print, designed and hand-printed to order by Sheffield artist John Pedder. Sold unframed, this landscape print measures around 25" by 13" (slightly bigger than a gatefold vinyl cover). Limited to 50 signed numbered editions.
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lyrics

This old ship is sinking fast
We nail our colours to the mast for one more fight
And where the captain should be sat
A bulldog in a bowler hat is out to bite

Fly the flag and plunder
Why the flag again?
It’s the pride behind the blunder
A flag that flies in vain

The captain barks his last command:
‘Shoot every stranger where they stand to save our lives’
Friendly fire ignites the seas
As allies become enemies before our eyes

Fly the flag and plunder
Why the flag again?
It’s the pride behind the blunder
A flag that flies in vain

And this war we wage
And this aimless rage
Is not mine
And this war we wage
And this aimless rage
Is not mine

We can raise this tattered rag
And brag we’ve got our country back but what’s the cost
The twelve gold stars that led the way
Have vanished in the light of day and now we’re lost

Fly the flag and plunder
Why the flag again?
It’s the pride behind the blunder
A flag that flies in vain
A flag that flies in vain

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from Home Waters, released May 1, 2020

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‘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

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