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The Snow it Melts the Soonest

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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Rich with the imagery and metaphor of the transition from winter to spring, this song, sung here from a woman’s perspective, brings out a dark story of suffering at the hands of a man. But it is also a story of hope and of women’s resilience and wisdom

Thomas Doubleday, 1821/Traditional (Roud 3154)

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Oh the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begin to sing

And the corn it ripens fastest when the frosts are setting in

And when a young man tells me that my face he’ll soon forget

Oh before we part, I’d bet a crown, he’d be fain to follow it yet



Oh the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begin to sing

And the swallow skims without a thought as long as it is spring

But when spring goes and winter blows, my love you will be fain

For with all your pride, to follow me, were to cross the stormy main



Oh the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begin to sing

And the bee that flew when summer shone in winter cannot sting

I’ve seen a young man’s anger melt between the night and morn

So it’s surely not a harder thing to tame a young man’s scorn



Well I’ll not say me farewell here, no farewell I’ll receive

I’ll go and meet you at the stile, you’ll kiss and take your leave

And I’ll wait here ‘til the woodcock calls, and the martin takes his wing

For the snow it melts the soonest love, when the winds begin to sing

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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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