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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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A Shetland fiddle tune, traditionally played at first light on Christmas morning.

Includes a poem written by Edmond Holmes, 1902

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Like as the Thrush



“Like as the thrush in winter, when the skies

Are drear and dark, and all the woods are bare,

Sings undismayed. Till from his melodies

Odours of Spring float through the frozen air.



So in my heart when sorrow’s icy breath

Is bleak and bitter and its frost is strong,

Leaps up, defiant of despair and death,

A sunlit fountain of triumphant song.



Sing on, sweet singer, till the violets come

And south winds blow; sing on, prophetic bird!



Oh if my lips, which are for ever dumb,

Could sing to men what my sad heart has heard.

Life’s darkest hour with songs of joy would ring;

Life’s blackest frost would blossom into Spring.”

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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.
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