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Compass
02:09
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Water is Wide
03:34
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The water is wide, I cannot cross o'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
A ship there is, and she sails the sea
She's loaded deep, as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I'm in
I know not if I'll sink or swim
O Love is handsome, and love is fine
The sweetest jewel, when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away, like morning dew
Must I go bound, while you go free
Must I love a man, who does not love me
Must I be born with so little art
As to love a man who'll break my heart
The water is wide, I can't cross o'er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
And both shall row, my love and I
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The Landing
02:47
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Solid Ground
04:38
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Where is the honest truth, where is the open soul, where is the simple smile
A friendly word or two for the passing stranger who may rest a while
Across the Arlick face the amber sun beats down upon the vivid green
I hear it wide and loud feel it wild and proud the way it's always been
My fathers they have walked this road, and now I know, yes didn't they know
There is no great and heavy load, and now I know, yes didn't they know
CHORUS: Fa-la la la we stand on solid ground, on solid ground
Fa-la la la we stand on solid ground, on solid ground
My fathers they have looked this way and now I know, yes didn't they know
No clever words we have to say, and now I know, yes didn't they know
CHORUS
It's the land it is our wisdom
It's the land it sees us through
It's the land, it feeds our children
It's the land - you cannot own the land, the land owns you
My fathers they have said these things, and now I know, yes didn't they know
The joy that shared friendship brings, and now I know, yes didn't they know
CHORUS
CHORUS
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Guinevere
02:46
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Call and the Answer
05:03
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You called and I ran
Wild as the wind which rolls across the moor
All we need is each other
With the eagles we will soar
CHORUS
You are the call, I am the answer
You are the wish and I am the way
You the music, I the dancer
You are the night and I am the day
You and I, we're like two rivers
Run and fall down to the sea
When we meet, we're lost forever
Lost forever, you and me
CHORUS
Lay your head upon my pillow
Let your heart beat close to mine
With no past and no tomorrow
Two hearts lost in space and time
CHORUS
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Fairy Dance Jig
02:24
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A whistling gypsy came over the hill
Down through the valley so shady
He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady
She left her father's castle fine
She left her handsome young lover
She left her servants and her estate
To follow the gypsy rover
CHORUS
When the whistling gypsy sings, when the whistling gypsy plays
when the whistling gypsy sings, I'll run away
Her father mounted his fastest steed
To search the valleys all over
He searched for his daughter at great speed
And the whistling gypsy rover
He came upon a castle fine
Down by the river so shady
And there was music and there was wine
For the gypsy and his lady
CHORUS
He is no gypsy, my father she said
Gut lord of all these lands over
With him I'll stay 'til my dying day
In love with the gypsy rover
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Feast of the Elven King
04:05
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Danny Boy
03:49
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Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen and down the mountain side
The Summer's gone, and all the roses falling
It's you, it's you, must go and I must bide
But come ye back, when Summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
And I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy I love you so
But when ye come, and all the flowers dying
If I am dead, as dead I well may be
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an Ave there for me
And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me
And all my grave shall warmer, sweeter be
For you will bend and tell me that you love me
And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me
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Flying Sails
02:50
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The Gothard Sisters Seattle, Washington
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The Gothard Sisters bring Celtic folk songs to life with violin, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bodhran,
djembe, octave violin, whistle and vocal harmonies, creating music that is "vivid, inspirational and captivating." (Tim Carroll, Folk Words Review 2018)
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