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Continuum

by Carol Fieldhouse

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1.
BEYOND THE RISING TIDE by Carol Fieldhouse In a thief hole, me and Agnes, For a crime we will not see Signed the Covenant, they must reprieve her: She’s a child, just turned thirteen To this thief hole came Margaret McLauchlan Her quiet grace soothing me Betrayed to men who have no mercy Condemned to die for our belief Oh I raise my soul Far from the waterside Oh I raise my soul Beyond the rising tide To Bladnoch’s waters they will take us Our pardon’s lost but by whose hand? Solway’s tide will overcome us Bound to stakes firm in the sand May our faith still uphold us As we’re led to the stream May our prayers rise above them Singing for our soul’s release Oh I raise my soul Far from the waterside Oh I raise my soul Beyond the rising tide
2.
The Dancer 03:22
THE DANCER by Carol Fieldhouse Beneath the tables a silent shudder, Held in shadow a child looks on An adult world of secret lovers And warring couples, a seed was sown. As she watched them, sifted stories, Felt their yearnings, saw their fears Tell tale tics, bodies shouted, Comfort battled every tear No arms to hold her, as she dances Stories ringing in her bones Love and longing, wildest rapture As she dances on In her dreams, dancing lovers, Eyes closed tightly she hits the wall Yet she rises, rises stumbling, Stumbles running, runs some more Tables flying, chairs are tumbling, Couples battle, cling and fall All life thunders in her footsteps As she dances on No arms to hold her, as she dances Stories ringing in her bones Love and longing, wildest rapture As she dances on, as she dances on, as she dances on...
3.
Laura 02:52
LAURA by Carol Fieldhouse I’m looking for Laura, wool, felt and pearls Patchwork and silk thread...shaping her world I’m looking for Laura, she’s stitching her world Haberdash junkie, Marremeko girl, Marremeko Her home’s far away in the dark Suomi night In a silent white forest a cabin’s light Old jeans and sacking she crafts late at night To send home to England Laura’s light I’m looking for Laura, wool, felt and pearls Patchworked, embroidered, shaping her world Ice flows and reindeer, wide Rothko sun Spreads on the horizon, Spring will come Each day an adventure of all she’ll know Herself and the forest, to see them grow Laura, looking for Laura
4.
Continuum 03:24
CONTINUUM by Carol Fieldhouse with inspiration and chorus melody from Fiona Banks Sun on the tall pine’s tip The tree, once two, my place In the dark night a silhouette My anchor News takes away my breath News of my daughter Aisling Gheal, spheres collide Unfettered joy and wonder ‘Mum! I have a baby, somersaulting, hiccoughing inside me!’ My nest ebbs and flows, leavings, homings First to fledge soon to return Sisters circle to enfold you Bright vision, Aisling Gheal News took my breath away News of your father But, I whisper, ‘The day will come, A baby son or daughter’ My nest ebbs and flows, leavings, homings First to fledge soon to return Sisters circle to enfold you Bright vision, Aisling Gheal ‘Mum ! I have a baby, somersaulting, hiccoughing inside me! Mum, well maybe, I’m coming home, I need you at my side’ (Aisling Gheal - ‘bright vision’ in Irish Gaelic)
5.
LITTLE RED SCARF by Carol Fieldhouse Finding and folding a little red scarf Behind Batman, storm trooper, superhero garb There are traces of tiny lingering still Knitted slowly at night time, your first winter chill And Adele sang, ‘Don’t you remember?’ 21 framing my day How time ticked slowly on baby days How time ticked slowly on baby days There’s a school bell tolling far beyond our gate There are new shoes, a gym bag just lying in wait For your first day at Leasowes over the bridge To boyhood, adventures out of my reach And Adele sang, ‘Million Years Ago’ 25, witness of change How time ticked slowly on baby days How time ticked slowly on baby days How time ticked slowly Pippo will wait for you, storm troopers too Your tool box is ready for jobs you must do I hope you thrive there, Finley, thrive Hope you thrive there... Finley, unfolding, ready, on your marks! Come winter, your sister wears a little red scarf As we walk to meet you, bringing you home Crossing over the River Sow along Tixall Road I hope you thrive there, Finley, thrive I hope you thrive there, Finley, thrive
6.
Birdsong 02:19
BIRDSONG by Carol Fieldhouse And the bird sang, so sweetly, Like a soft balm for weary spirits floating on the Summer air And the bird sang and sang its song with wonder For a cloudless sky and a peaceful patch of rolling ground What could I know of that time of war? Just a glimpse, an echo, beyond the sun What could I know of loved lives lost? Never, ever, home The hills rang to the toll of distant bell towers And my heart sang for the beauty of the fields But my soul wept for a tragedy now fading As Nature heals the wounds that time regrets
7.
Pale Sun 02:57
PALE SUN by Carol Fieldhouse and Heather Fitton Float away, to who knows You know, but you don’t show me Gap’s yawning, our two worlds You’re in your Southern Ocean I’m here, all emotion, home in motion Pale sun in the early morning, A chiffchaff sings Quiet nest in the steadfast oak tree Brood on the wing Unseen falls the falcon My heart its prey Your lodestar shimmers for you Mine still veiled You come and go, that’s ok I’m walking my own path again Still so much we might say, but not today Pale sun in the early morning A chiffchaff sings Quiet nest in the steadfast oak tree Brood on the wing Pale sun, pale sun, Brood on the wing
8.
Aurora 03:35
AURORA by Carol Fieldhouse Larches in Birchover blaze in October sun Birches, they bend in the stiffening breeze The sweep of the lane as it climbs to the moor’s edge Skirted in gritstone enclosing the fields A quiet house and garden, thoughtful objects placed Each well attended flower will flourish, find its way And solar winds whisper, ‘Aurora’ Solar winds whisper, ‘Aurora’ Larches in Birchover, bare in December sun Birches stand stiff, snow on the breeze Skimming the fields, to the West from your window As hedge sparrows chatter their welcome to me Unwitting and uncertain, wanting to be seen To find myself emerging, to know I’m who I’ve been And solar winds whisper, ‘Aurora’ Solar winds whisper, ‘Aurora’ Larches in Birchover will bud in the April sun May summer still buzz with bees through the trees And love always find you, receive all you’ve given Bountiful teacher and guide you have been ‘Aurora, Aurora’, Solar winds whisper, ‘Aurora’
9.
Sulaymaniyah 03:53
SULAYMANIYAH by Carol Fieldhouse No sun in the skies of Tarbuk One degree below and falling fast Strange clouds bring silence as snow begins to fall Muffling the sound of the muezzin’s call Desert snowstorms quiet the West Bank The road to Damascus is closed Lebanon to Syria blanketed in snow Cars lie at the sides of the road I know little of your culture, I know nothing of your lands But as snow falls in the desert and settles in your hand I recognise your wonder, an eagerness to play And the peace of snow descending in Sulaymaniyah today Snowmen rise on roofs in Beirut Men dance as snow falls at the Western Wall Palestine to Jordan Spring foals roll in the snow As children slip and slide as they go... I know little of your culture, I know nothing of your lands But as snow falls in the desert and settles in your hand I recognise your wonder, an eagerness to play And the peace of snow descending in Sulaymaniyah today And the peace of snow descending in Sulaymaniyah today Sulaymaniyah today
10.
WOMAN OF THE LAND by Carol Fieldhouse A Woman of the land, a furrow seldom ploughed A foot in closing doors, close to the ground The Land made me, Rivers in my veins The cuckoo’s call on a summer’s day The cackling jackdaw Frill and fancy don’t detain me With the herd I made my bed 4 a.m. the soft lowing Of the earthy milk shed A Woman of the land, a furrow seldom ploughed A foot in closing doors, close to the ground Soil seeps in my blood, as Norfolk sky is wide A daughter drawn to serve the Land as I Three score years and ten Grandchildren detain me A daughter’s daughter questioning, Is farming for her? Teenage years lost Lost but not forgotten The chance to live once more In the shelter of them These Women of the land, a furrow seldom ploughed A foot in closing doors, close to the ground These Women of the land, furrows seldom ploughed A foot in closing doors, years lost and found The Land made me
11.
Daisies 03:28
DAISIES by Carol Fieldhouse inspired by Shirley Mann Daisy chains round my heart grow Unseen threads, white, gold Each gathered through time will know The tender stems that wind and bind, on they go... Before I dress the phone rings, Tales to shape my day Mother, sister, daughters, Our telephone exchange Six o‘clock I’d call Mum picturing her face Knew she waited for me ‘Highlight of my day’ – she told me Highlight of her day... Daisy chains round my heart grow Unseen threads, white, gold Each gathered through time will know The tender stems that wind and bind, on they go... Now she’s gone, no warm exchange Petals fall, fade away Details of my daughters’ calls Tells me they’re ok Threads that wind and bind us Name and frame me always .....'highlight of my... Daisy chains round my heart do grow Unseen threads, white, gold Each gathered through time will know The tender stems that wind and bind, round and round, on they go...
12.
The Message 03:28
THE MESSAGE by Carol Fieldhouse Blue dot circling in a midnight sky Blue Pixel small in boundless night Vanishing from view ‘Hear me’ A young girl’s protest, people passing by Truth She listens, as the science roars Her vigil makes the news ‘Join me’ Voyager travels onwards A tiny spec of hope Golden Record, The Message The best of Earth A new wind’s blowing, hold your banners high Shout Smooth browed children wake a sleeping world ‘Hear Us! Hear Us!’ Voyager travels onwards A tiny spec of hope Golden Record, The Message The best of Earth Blue dot circling in a midnight sky ‘Hear me’

about

CONTINUUM is the new album from Carol Fieldhouse featuring a stellar cast of musicians including Mohammadreza Behjat, Boo Hewerdine, Neill MacColl, John McCusker and Chris Pepper who also produced the album.
A heartwarming album of original works exploring motherhood through song - from the first breathless announcement of a pregnancy, to the joy of a grandmother watching the lives of her teenage grandchildren unfurl. The accompanying booklet includes the stories behind the songs, and full lyrics.
Original artwork by Rosamond Ulph.

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released June 10, 2022

all songs written by Carol Fieldhouse except:
Pale Sun - co-written with Heather Fitton
Continuum - chorus melody devised by Fiona Banks
Tracks 4, 5, 10 and 11 songs with/inspired by Fiona, Hannah, Beryl and Shirley
1. Beyond The Tide:
CF: piano, vocals
CP: harmonium, bass, percussion, dulcitone, high strung guitar
JM: fiddle, whistle

2. The Dancer:
CF: guitar, vocals, percussion
CP: percussion, harmonium, keyboards
NM: mandolin
JM: fiddle, accordion

3. Looking For Laura *
CF: guitar, harp, vocals
BH: guitar, bass, electric guitar, vocals

4. Continuum - With Fiona Banks
CF: guitar, vocal
NM: guitar
CP: harmonium

5. Little Red Scarf - With Hannah Thompson
CF: piano, vocals
CP: drums, bass, harmonium
NM: guitars, marxophone

6. Birdsong
CF: harmonium, harp, vocals
CP: percussion, keyboards
JM: whistle

7. Pale Sun - Co-written Heather Fitton
CF: dulcitone, vocals
CP: harmonium
NM: guitar

8. Aurora
CF: piano, toy piano, vocals
CP: harmonium

9. Sulaymaniyah**
CF: guitar, vocals
CP: harmonium
NM: guitar
JM: accordion, fiddle
MB: Santoor

10. Woman of the Land - With Beryl Tacon
CF: piano, vocals
CP: harmonium
JM: accordion, fiddle

11. Daisies *** -With Shirley Mann
CF: guitar, vocals
BH: electric guitar

12. The Message
CF: piano, vocals
CP: harmonium, bass
NM: marxophone

Chris Pepper - Producer/Engineer

Continuum Artwork (copyright) Rosamond Ulph
CD Design Simply Marvellous Music
Mastered at Fluid Mastering by Nick Watson

Acoustic guitar/harp for track 3 recorded by Alastair |Marshall
** Santoor devised and recorded by M. Behjat
*** Acoustic guitar for track 11 recorded by Liam Barkley-Smith
Musicians:
Mohammadreza Behjat
Carol Fieldhouse
Boo Hewerdine
Neill MacColl
John McCusker
Chris Pepper

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Carol Fieldhouse Derbyshire Dales District, UK

After years rooted in Folk and Early Music, I discovered my musical homeland as a songwriter in 2008. My debut album linen, produced by Boo Hewerdine and recorded by engineer Chris Pepper, was Celtic Music Radio’s Album of the Week in 2016.

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