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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 hopeful song of the turning seasons and the certainty that from the darkest times the spring will rise up again, by John Tams.

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Cruel winter cuts through like the reaper
The old year lies withered and slain
Like Barleycorn who arose from the grave
The new year will rise up again

There will come a time of great plenty
A time of good harvest and song
‘Til then put your trust in tomorrow my friend
For yesterday's over and done

And the snow falls
The wind calls
The year turns round again

‘Til then put your trust in tomorrow my friend
For yesterday's over and done

Then I’ll garland a bonnet of daisies

I’ll crown you the queen of the may

And all shall behold the seasons unfold

As surely as night follows day



And the snow falls
The wind calls
The year turns round again

All shall behold the seasons unfold

As surely as night follows day



And I'll wager a hat full of guineas
Against all the songs you can sing
Some day you'll love, the next day you'll lose
And winter will turn into spring

And the snow falls
The wind calls
The year turns round again

Some day you'll love, the next day you'll lose
And winter will turn into spring

And the snow falls
The wind calls
The year turns round again

Like Barleycorn who arose from the grave
The new year will rise up again

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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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