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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 song for the turning of the year; some things will return, and some things are lost forever

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Bear Song

by Rowan Rheingans


It's the end of the year and all the leaves are turning brown

A young girl watches dancers turning around

With tired legs and tired eyes she leaves the floor

And walks outside and into the forest



The moon is silver hanging in the trees

The floor's a mossy rug under her feet

The moonlight shows her she is not alone

“Hello”, she says, to the bear in the forest



The bear looks up and greets the little girl

He holds out a paw and says, “the year is turning

The leaves will fall and I must soon to bed

But tonight there is still time for dancing”



They danced every dance they knew

The leaves fell down, the woods were spinning



Just before the sun began to rise

The brown bear raised his head and sighed

“Now it's time for sleeping”



“Must you go bear” she said

“Must you go bear, to your winter bed

Oh, can't we dance just one more

The morning can wait its turn”



The bear he said, “we are from different worlds

You and I who dance so well together

I must go to my winter bed

The leaves are gone, the year is turning”



“We are from different worlds

You and I who dance so well together”

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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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