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Linen

by Carol Fieldhouse

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A Little Piece of Land 03:16
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A Little Piece of Land by Carol Fieldhouse Evening falls, rush hour crawl, the pavements ringing, subways stream. This care worn grey, will soon fade away Far from the city I will leave For a little piece of land, safe in our hands Before and after, will remain A place to touch down, feet back on the ground, Moss for a pillow, stars for dreams Far from the road through the stile, overgrown Leading from Kishfield Bridge.... Home I’m going home now Finding my way home Home I’m going home now Finding my way home Sweet valley of green where dragonflies dream, The scent of clover...joy to the bee! The cuckoo grass glade, places we played, Tthere will be new songs for you and me No mobile phones, a broadband ‘no go’ Memories ring from the cliff Home I’m going home now Finding my way home, Home I’m going home now Finding my way home I’ll follow the track when I need to come back From city living to this stream Yet in my mind this place I can find In the sweet song the sparrow sings Far from the road through the stile, overgrown Leading from Kishfield Bridge.... Home I’m going home now Finding my way home, Home I’m going home now Finding my way home
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Linen 03:12
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Linen by Carol Fieldhouse I’m wearing linen now all crisply pressed Muted shades that age suits best But underneath, well who knows A fierce fire burns, dancing bones Who could know that deep inside A dancer lurks that won’t be tied The kitchen walls gaze calmly on Twyla, Balanchine, Jazz, the Swan I’m wearing linen now still crisply pressed A hint of leopard on my vest A rebel ember in my bones In spite of muted fading tones Come what may, life’s ups and downs More smiling wrinkles less furrowed frowns Time to live and love and rest And savour all in life that’s best
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Like Oxygen 03:11
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Like Oxygen by Carol Fieldhouse Drift a while, sleep as the sun sets Lay down here, the wood pigeon calls The lilac evening falls heavy with whispers Ruffling the canopy with its scented breeze Like oxygen, Life breathes and I gasp In your eyes, the warmth of a love song Touched with the gold of the rising moon The velvet night stretches above us Where a billion stars live and die Like oxygen, You breathe and I gasp ...where a billion stars live and die Like oxygen, You breathe and I gasp, Like oxygen Like oxygen
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Dark River 03:45
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Dark River by Carol Fieldhouse And Myrren Wildman Dark River, dark river Deep water rushing on to the sea You’re moving, full flowing I’m standing with you silently Find me a way, wordless source here at play Oh dark river, my dark river sing Find me a way, wordless source here at play Oh dark river, my dark river sing Dark river, dark river Sounds tumbling from your source in the hills Dark river, oh, dark river I’m wondering what words will you spill Find me a way, wordless source here at play Oh dark river, my dark river sing Find me a way, wordless source here at play Oh dark river, my dark river sing Dark River, dark river Deep water rushing on to the sea Find me a way, wordless source here at play Oh dark river, my dark river sing
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The Wave 03:02
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The Wave by Carol Fieldhouse Here as the tides run The sky mirror’s glint hits my eyes With borrowed light bounced through the moon Calls to me, calls to me ocean time And the wave came creeping The wave came creeping along the shore And the wave came Stilled, as the cloud fell Weeks overwhelmed, silent life Lost, out of sight, beyond your reach You said, ‘Swim, Mia, feel the ocean’s might’ And the wave came creeping The wave came creeping to my door And the wave came ‘Go to the ocean, go to the ocean, swim! Go to the ocean, go to the ocean....live’ Wrapped in the sea’s swell The pull of the tide’s soothing sigh Far distant storms break on the beach Turning me, turning me to the light And the wave came creeping The wave came creeping to the shore And the wave came
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Billy Marshall 02:55
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Billy Marshall by Carol Fieldhouse Billy was born on Galloway ground In sixteen seventy two A gypsy boy who’d wear a crown Until the Ferryman’s pay was due Billy would dance any girl that he could Two hands through the grey wedding stone Cleeking and swinging and footing a reel Spinning his new bride home King of the Gypsy Tinklers High in his cave he will be King of the Gypsy Tinklers Roaming and living free He slipped through the grip of his soldiering days Skipped from a life on the sea Turned his hand to the smuggle and steal Stood for the poor of Kirkcudbrigh t Billy Marshall was King of the Gypsies they say Seventeen wives through his bed Six score years of black Galloway nights It was never by laws he was lead King of the Gypsy Tinklers High in his cave he will be King of the Gypsy Tinklers Roaming and living free In seventeen ninety two, at close of the day Billy Marshall’s time it had come ‘No more King of the gypsies’, they say As his last adventure begun On his grave in the churchyard the pennies still lie There’s a fare that he still has to pay Two hundred years and Billy still waits For his soul to be carried away King of the Gypsy Tinklers High in his cave he will be King of the Gypsy Tinklers Roaming and living free
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Love's On Holiday 03:36
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Love's On Holiday by Carol Fieldhouse Fields of brown, wintery town, love’s on holiday I’m in blue, missing you today Did we fly just too close to the sun? Burnt our wings, love’s sting found its mark we fell so deep Autumn days, wind and rain, our last holiday Midnight talks, quiet walks, dusk fell But the touch of your hand grew cold Seasons turned, frost spurred, Fractured all our hopes, our dreams Thoughts of you, what to do, love’s on holiday Should I write? Well I might, no Heavy time on my hands, it’s lonely What went wrong? Love’s song silenced as you set us free
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Residue 03:20
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Residue by Carol Fieldhouse and Gary Bridle Residue, what’s left to me Unwanted books of poetry Birthday cards stored in a drawer From all those years that went before This photograph of you, its residue Sunny days on South End pier The photo booth, we disappeared Skimming stones our faces beamed Sunlight on our carefree scene These photographs so true, they’re residue Always made me smile With your morning hair tumblin’ there And your soft grey eyes Still smiling there, no leaving cares Residue, there’s just a trace An empty chair, a familiar place Back then I never knew quite how To say the things I’m saying now To a photograph of you, it’s residue Always made me smile With your morning hair tumblin’ there And your soft grey eyes Still smiling there, no leaving cares Residue, what’s left to me Unwanted books of poetry Birthday cards left in a drawer From all those years that went before This photograph of you, its residue
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Summertime 03:31
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Summertime Music by Finn Shannon Lyrics by Carol Fieldhouse Walking the seashore Spring Tides at my toes I’m watching the people pose and Playing in their shiny boats How did it happen? I’m alone in a place where no one knows my name Yet it all looks the same There was a boy, a boat and fishing lines High summer came calling as we Sang and watched the firelight die Under the starry sky the tide was turning pebbles into sand Walking hand in hand In summertime In summertime Sailing, skimming on the sea’s soft swell Reeling, our boat tipped and we fell Still walking the seashore, same place, tides roll on A sandy barricade is breached and Thoughts flood and over run The rising tide lifts all boats from the sand then sets them down again Memories rise when It’s Summer time, the bay is hazy blue Summertime, those days of me and you In Summertime Summertime In Summertime Summertime
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Leaving 03:13
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Leaving by Carol Fieldhouse Sunday in winter sun Cases on the ground They’re leaving fifty years or more Hopes and memories pass at the door I remember, remember, I remember, remember Time and children always run Summers came and went Winter fires and Christmas times Slowly fade and then they die I remember, remember, I remember, remember The cheerful biscuit tin, Chocolate that you hid And the warmth of ironed clothes Scones cooled on the stove Linen and photographs Assemble in the hall We’re leaving after forty years Our memories will fade from here I’ll remember, remember, I’ll remember, remember I’ll remember, remember, I’ll remember, remember

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Linen, released in 2016 and produced by Boo Hewerdine was Celtic Music Radio's Album of the Week in June 2016
www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/CarolFieldhouse/

FATEA Review of Linen by David Kidman
'There are albums that have been described as “a breath of fresh air”, a phrase which can be taken either figuratively or quite literally. Carol’s debut record fits the latter category like a glove, with its evocative ambience, the special aura of the cool summer’s day. A vision of fresh linen, indeed, as conjured by the pallid texturing of the artwork too. The album is simply scored and deftly recorded, stripped back to essentials – that means just Carol’s voice and her guitar or piano, with a tasteful modicum of additional expert enhancement from Neill MacColl (guitar/s on two-thirds of the tracks) and producer Boo Hewerdine (occasional guitar, piano or backing vocals). The cumulative effect of this soundscape is absolutely lovely.'

Read the full review here. www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/CarolFieldhouse/

THANK YOU NOTES
Huge thanks to Boo Hewerdine for his vision of what linen could be, including the wondrous musicians he invited to play, and for his musicality, generous guidance and fun in producing
this album, to Chris Pepper for the sounds he captured with his seemingly sleight of hand skill
and to the musicians whose musicality enriched the sound of linen including Boo Hewerdine, Jim Watson, Evan Carson, Chris Pepper and to Neill MacColl whose various guitars and mandolin captured in a flash the spirit of each song.

Special thanks to David Scott and Jo Mango from UWS for their support over recent years, to Julian Badcock for his quiet guidance and above all to Paul for his understated and steadfast encouragement.
Linen is dedicated with love to my family; Paul, Vicky, Laura, Hannah, Rachael, Emily, Harry, Finley, Niilo, Iisak and Edie
Design - Martin Rowsell, Simply Marvellous Music
CD production - Akcent Media

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released September 29, 2016

All songs written or co-written and arranged by Carol Fieldhouse (except Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds available on CD only).
Dark River - Carol Fieldhouse and Myrren Wildman
Residue - Carol Fieldhouse and Gary Bridle
Summertime - Carol Fieldhouse and Finn Shannon
Produced by Boo Hewerdine
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Chris Pepper at the The Hub Sound Studios, Cambridge
Neill MacColl - Guitar, high string guitar, mandolin
Boo Hewerdine - Acoustic Guitar
Evan Carson - Bodhran on Billy Marshall
Chris Pepper - Bass guitar
Carol Fieldhouse - Acoustic guitar and piano

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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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