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Beyond the Rising Tide

from Continuum by Carol Fieldhouse

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BEYOND THE RISING TIDE: A song for two women, Margaret Wilson and Margaret McLauchlan, two of the Wigtown Martyrs who in May 1685 were left to drown in the tidal River Bladnoch, Scotland because they refused to accept the king as the head of their church. Their singing as they waited for the tide, and above all their courage, is legendary.

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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

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from Continuum, released June 10, 2022
Carol Fieldhouse: piano, vocals | Chris Pepper: harmonium, bass, percussion, dulcitone, high strung guitar | John McCusker: fiddle, whistle

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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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