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Bring Hither Now the Holly Bough

from Awake Arise : A Winter Album by Lady Maisery

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    Beautifully presented with full lyrics, poems, recipes and illustrations, this 17 track album comes from an unmissable festive collaboration between two of the English folk scene's most inventive acts: trio Lady Maisery and duo Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith. 'Awake Arise' celebrates the riches of varied winter traditions from the British Isles and further afield and reflects on the hope and resilience in folksong that can bring us closer together through the darkest season.

    A companion to the live show, their debut album features traditional songs, folk carols, spoken word and newly written music to galvanize and brighten this darkest season. Awake Arise is a warm gift to the wintertime from five of the most engaging and celebrated performers on the English folk scene. True to the reputations of both acts as out-spoken voices on the folk scene, this collection is also a rallying cry to embrace the power of collective endeavor as a vital support during times of hardship and loneliness. In this most uncertain of winters, Awake Arise is more than just a great night out; these are essential songs which remind us who we are and why we matter to each other.

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In the winter months the evergreens are gathered and brought indoors, conjuring a memory of summer, in defiance of winter’s scarcity.

Words by Stephen Fawcett, first published in Bradford Legends, 1872.
Tune by Christopher Edwin Willing.

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Bring hither now the holly bough with berries bright and red

The ivy from the ruined tower where owls shriek o’er the dead

The mistletoe with mystic power and winter’s garland weave

And the Yule logs blaze shall shed it’s rays to cheer our Christmas eve



The rack rides fast, deep howls the blast, where is the linnet now?

And where the rose of sunny June? The blossoms of the sloe?

They’re gone but they’ll return again and meantime lest we grieve

We’ll warm our hearts with wassail cups and cheer our Christmas eve



Come Betty dear no voice of love in nature now we hear

But angels near us whisper it through all the varied year

In cold or heat, in gloom or shine, the heart it shall not leave

For as when sultry summer reigns it burns at Christmas eve



We’ll wake the viols merry strings while tempest clouds advance

And while the pane cracks with big hail we tread the careless dance

Thus shall the soul’s warm summer shine ‘til changeful earth we leave

And the Yule fire and the wassail cup shall cheer our Christmas eve

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from Awake Arise : A Winter Album, released May 9, 2020

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Lady Maisery Sheffield, UK

In an English folk scene currently bursting with bold and innovative folk music, vocal trio Lady Maisery shine brightly.

The Guardian has called theirs "some of the most some of the most exquisite, thrilling vocal harmony work in the English folk scene".

Over the last ten years, the trio have toured widely, performing sell-out shows across the UK and Europe. ... more

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