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HOME
04:43
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I am home, I am here
Fulsome in my skin
Leaves surrender to the soil
Let the winter stillness in
All that’s past has gone, all that’s yet to come
At the turning of the year
Oh Winter hold me tightly in your arms
Tá an Chailleach anseo
Oh Winter hold me tightly in your heart
Tá mé anseo
Holding on to yesterday’s song
Why weep for what’s not here?
All we have is now a memory
Ghosts of yesteryear
Watch the river Lee, Flow into the Sea
She knows her way home
Tides may rise , floods may scald her shores
Does she ever feel alone?
Alone, Alone
Finding home in the mountain
Finding home in the sea
Finding home in the smiles we share
Over pints, coffee and tea
Finding home in the blistering rain
The slap lash of the hail
Finding home in the constancy of change
Home disguised in death’s veil
Oh Winter hold me tightly in your arms
Tá an Chailleach anseo
Oh Winter hold me tightly in your heart
Tá mé anseo
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Twinkle twinkle little star
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O the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begin to sing
And the corn it ripens fastest when the frosts are setting in
And when my man he tells me that my face he'll soon forget
Before we part, I wage a crown, he's fain to follow't yet
O the snow it melts the soonest when the wind begins to sing
And the swallow skims without a thought as long as it is spring
But when spring goes, and winter blows, my lad, an ye'll be free
For all your pride, to follow me, were't cross the stormy main
O the snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing
And the bee that flew when summer shined, in winter cannot sting
I've seen a man’s anger melt between the night and morn
And it's surely not a harder thing to melt a man's scorn
O never say me farewell here, no farewell I'll receive
For you shall set me to the stile, and kiss and take your leave
But I'll stay here till the woodcock comes, and martlet takes her wing
Since the snow it melts the soonest, when the wind begins to sing
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Women Of Ireland
04:01
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Rise up Women Rise Up
And I will hold you
The women of Ireland have spoken
A curse of silence been broken
Now the voices let through the light
Give us choices to reclaim our rights
The women of Ireland have spoken
A repeal of the eighth has hearts opened
Now the voices of the past must be healed
Their stories gently revealed
As we honour women before us
All the women silenced in shame
Abuses went undetected
Suffering her middle name
No space to grieve the atrocities
No place to speak the female was meek
Now she rises strong our duty has come
Reclaim power of Mother earth’s song
The women of Ireland have spoken
A curse of silence been broken
Now the voices let through the light
Give us choices to reclaim our rights
To honour the women before us
And the suffering they have known
We need a place to remember
These women are not alone
No no no no no no no no no no no
Rise up Women Rise Up
And I will hold you
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Grandfather Rogue
03:43
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Green Serpent crawling beneath my skin
Hustling for contact, amber eyed and ready to be welcomed in
St Patrick chased her away
But this green serpent is back
Making hay on a humid afternoon
There’s a wild woman facing a wide open sea
No brick for my timber, a wide open hole in my family tree
Begging for me to slide in
Ready to release the din
Of the dirty legacy of Grandfather rogue
He dodged the taxman, pretend he was insane
Left his young to fend for themselves
As they cried their way down the lane
Nobody knows or no-one is willing to share
What happened behind those farm walls
Maybe some people don’t even care, because
He was a rogue and they want to close that episode
That episode
It’s history, My legacy
It means something to me, oh the mystery
Of why were the children sent away?
Why the Mother deemed insane?
Why did nobody did intervene?
When they heard the screams down the boreen
It’s history, My legacy
It means something to me, oh the mystery
Why was Grandma was deemed insane?
1940’s Ireland, These woman knew such pain
Had no leg to stand on
Defined by their husband’s will
No unusual story, there’s women being silenced still
Women being silenced still
Women being silenced still
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For You A Stór
03:55
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Time to leave this shore
Like so many Irish before
In hope of a promised land
Away from the church’s hand
Oh, Seventy years ago
Sailed to a place unknown
Leave the motherland, tuppence in her hand
Ferry to a new home
They said you did not deserve a name
Cull your hair, Dress you in shame
They said you did not deserve a name
Oh little girl
Wish I could be there for you
Oh little boy
Wish I could be there for you
Oh little one
Wish I could be there for you
“You can judge a group and say they are all bad, that’s not right. There might be only two bad in the group.”
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
A stór, a stór an dtiocfaidh tú?
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
An dtiocfaidh tú nó an bhfanfaidh tú?
Bhí mé lá breá samhraidh
I mo sheasamh ar an mhargadh
'S is iomaí fear a dúirt liom
"Monuar, gan tú sa bhaile agam”
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Búha
03:52
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Búha, Búha, Búha
Sleep in my arms
Oooooooo
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New Boots
02:47
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Heh little girl
Bags all packed
Room is empty
There’s no going back
Goodbye sorrows of yesterday
Let’s put on our new boots and away
Heh little girl
Raw to the bone
Crossing the seas
Nowhere to call your home
Goodbye sorrows of yesterday
Let’s put on our new boots and away
Walking in new boots
Leaving the past behind
Walking in new boots into a future
Into a future that’s kind
Walking with you by my side
Goodbye sorrows of yesterday
Let’s put on our new boots and away
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Dublin City Bells
02:22
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Dublin City Bells
Ring on a Friday night
Sun pouring in on my cheek
There is a bright future in sight
Dancers on my doorstep
Tap the morning air
Cobbled streets
Refreshed by sleep
A place where
You’re free to be on the streets of this city
Free to be on the streets of this city
Be who you want to be
Lovers under covers
Sipping stout fresh poured
Hungry for connection
Tender touch outdoors
You’re free to be on the streets of this city
Free to be on the streets of this city
Be who you want to be
Dublin City Bells
Ring on a Friday night
Sun pouring in on my cheek
There is a bright future in sight
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Rock Me In The Ocean
04:40
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Rock me in the ocean
I am deep I am wild
Rock me in the ocean
I am free I am wild
Sail away, leave the woes of yesterday
Sail away, leave the woes of yesterday
Rock me in the ocean
I am deep I am wild
Rock me in the ocean
I am free I am wild
All of me loves all of you
All of me loves all of you
And all the things you are
And the crazy things you do
Rock me in the ocean
I am deep I am wild
Rock me in the ocean
I am free I am wild
Hold the shame
As you hold love, joy and pain
Be a force within and withal
You are whole holding it all
Rock me in the ocean
I am deep I am wild
Rock me in the ocean
I am free I am wild
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Ancestors
03:20
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To all that came before
And all you have endured
I give you my gratitude
You gave me life
Though you suffered much strife
I’m indebted to you
Now I set myself free
From the painful legacy
Of shame handed down to me
I am happy in my skin
Let my voice ring out
Freely
I am done with all this shame
At the heart of the church
Where the female was to blame
For having flesh
And thoughts she must confess
Oh never again
May we own our sovereignty
Keep rooted in the truth of who we are
Who we wish to be
To all that came before
And all you have endured
I love you
And you walk amongst us still
You gave the gift
To live in a time
When my voice was mine
To all that came before
And all yet to be born
May we know what it is to be free
To be free, to be free
May we know what it is to be free
May we know what it is to be free
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Lewis Barfoot Cork, Ireland
”Vocals to melt the hearts of angels“ -FRUK
Contemporary Folk Artist Lewis Barfoot
displays a fearless and disarming honesty in her lyrics, She works with an uncomplicated loveliness of sound, blending ethereal, evocative vocals with original compositions and reinventions of trad songs. Frequently compared to the likes of Kate Rusby, Sandy Denny and Maíre Brennan.
'A Terrific Debut' - FATEA
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