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Midnight Sun
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Golden meadow, Summer’s light
Northern land of elusive night
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers
Winds that whisper, evening song
Stories of the mountains strong
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers
CHORUS
And I look up, to the sky above
And I can name every star I see
And I hold close to the ones I love
And I will dance to the midnight sun
Far from troubles, Winter’s grieving
In this place we’ll chance believing
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers
CHORUS
CHORUS
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Against the Grain
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Wandering
04:00
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Just one day
To see the walls of glowing stone, cliffs of sun
Just one day
For wand’ring fragrant streets of Summer, day is done
Wandering, traveling
Wandering, traveling
Just one day
To see the tow’ring marble halls, balconies
Just one day
For viewing galleries, painted glass, centuries
Wandering, traveling
Wandering, traveling
CHORUS
So get up, up, and come along
Every new place has its very own song
We’re only here for just one day
Then we’ll pack up and we’ll wander on
Just one day
To see the dance of city lights, wander on
Just one day
To hear the music streets at night, wander on
Wandering, traveling
Wandering, traveling
Even though I have to leave today
I know that I’ll be back someday
CHORUS
CHORUS
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Hummingbird
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Mermaids
03:52
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The swell of the ocean, the salt of the sea
This movement and motion is foreign to me
My homeland behind, a vast distance ahead
The warnings of sailors have filled me with dread
They told me old tales of the bravest of heart
Mysterious fathoms that some men can chart
Of the ones who discover, while other men sleep
The creatures that lurk in the cool briny deep
CHORUS
Oh they say in the sea
There are mermaids wild and free
Keeping watch in the storm
Guide you home, safe from harm
They will keep you safe in the storm
Storm clouds are brewing, the wind lifts to blow
Moving and tossing, the pewter waves grow
Terrible beauty, swift lightning and rain
I’m afraid for my life on the cruel raging main
CHORUS
Our ship made it through with a patchwork of scars
Wreckage of wood ‘neath the stillness of stars
The horizon goes on for miles and for years
I play a sad song, but nobody hears
Daylight breaks early, there’s sighting of land
I find that I may have the strength left to stand
Their good mission over, our guardians must go
The mermaids return to the fathoms below
CHORUS
CHORUS
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Elderflower March
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Bells on the Hill
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He’s out at sea, sailing through the teal blue water
The ocean breeze carries him so far
He’s out at sea, cutting through the ice blue water
Through deepest night, he’s steering by a star
CHORUS
The bells on the hill are ringing out loud
Ring for our sailors, they’re coming home now
The sun fills the warm sand, the waves touch the shore
As my sailor comes home to me
He writes to me, treasures from a far-off island
Of wondrous things I’ve never seen before
He writes to me, cities castles wild and unknown
The gifts he’ll bring, from a foreign shore
CHORUS
He promised me, he will be coming home tomorrow
So there I’ll be, watching from the cove
He promised me, he’s running down the ramp tomorrow
So there I’ll be, to bring him home with me
CHORUS
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Cat and the Fiddle
03:40
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Good ‘ol moonlight through the night
Keep it up, good work, shining bright
I’ve waited all day for my chance to play
I’ll fiddle all night and I’ll sleep all day
CHORUS
This old fiddle’s seen every place
Miles on the road and dust on the case
Hey diddle diddle and a hop to the right
Like a cat with a fiddle in the pale moonlight
‘Who’ said the owl ‘will watch with me’
‘You and the moon and me make three
The dish and the spoon ran away last night
Hope the fork and the knife will be alright’
CHORUS
‘Oh’ said the mouse as she saw me there
‘If I was not so small new shoes I’d wear
I’d join that fiddler for a dance or two
I’d leap and I’d tap ’til he told me shoo’
CHORUS
CHORUS
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Rose, Marie and Heather
03:30
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There were three sisters walked through the trees
Rose, Marie and Heather
When they chanced upon a lady so fine
And she was the Queen of the fairies
The sisters were holding a party that night
Rose, Marie and Heather
But the lady was clever and blocked their path
And she was the Queen of the fairies
The Queen beckoned the eldest one in
Away from her sisters a-waiting
‘For you I would give all the gold in the land,
send away your worries and caring’
‘No thank you good Queen,’ the eldest one said, ‘I have enough to be happy’
And the sisters walked on to the edge of the trees
On the way home to the party
The Queen beckoned the middle one in
Away from her sisters a-waiting
‘For you I would give all the praise in the land,
they would finally all see you shining’
‘No thank you good Queen,’ the middle one said,
‘I prefer my quieter life here’
And the sisters walked on to the foot of the hill
On the way home to the party
The Queen beckoned the youngest one in
Away from her sisters a-waiting
‘For you I’d give power over both of them,
they’d finally bow down before you’
‘No thank you good Queen,’ the youngest one said,
‘I’m happy as I am’
And the sisters climbed up to the top of the hill
On the way home to the party
There were three sisters walked through the fields
Rose, Marie and Heather
Away from the fairy Queen’s lonely schemes
Journeying home together
The sisters held their party that night
Rose, Marie and Heather
With laughter and music and fruits of the field
Glad to be together
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Mazama Mornings
03:41
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Colors of Home
04:12
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They came from all over, blazing a trail
Like the snow that melts swiftly, from the peaks to the coast
They made a place there, for me to know
Like a tapestry woven, the colors of home
CHORUS
I miss the evergreen trees, I miss the comforting rain
I miss the grey of each misty new day
I miss the colors of my home, I miss the way the air feels
I miss the way that I know I belong
I miss the colors of my home
I grew up running pine needle trails
Moss green of the forest, the seagull’s bright call
Copper sunsets on a sapphire sea
Wide open spaces, as far as I can see
CHORUS
Call me back! …to the windswept beaches
Call me back! …to the fresh salt air
Call me back! …to the mountain reaches
Call me back! …oh I feel so far away
They paint a memory, a part of me
It’s gold like the lightning that strikes violet skies
Crimson canyon, and the evening’s red flame
Hear the chorus of voices calling my name
CHORUS
CHORUS
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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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