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Bath Spider
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The Last Nail
http://andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com/2010/03/last-nail.html
The Last Nail is the title of my latest new Andy Roberts song, it's a folk song ballad sea shanty whatever that laments the closing of a boatyard inspired by the story of St Monan's in Fife, Scotland where I spent some time recently. Hers is the video of the first live performance of The Last Nail at Havering Folk Club on Wednesday March 17th, St Patrick's Day as it happens. These are the Lyrics to The Last Nail:Above the stone walled harbour, or down the winding hillThat's where they built the boatyard, and the structure stands there still.Not much boat building happens now, just repairs and fitting outbut when the wind rattles the boatmasts, you can hear the old boatbulders shout: Will you pass the last nail over and I'll knock it into place,Then with four more coats of varnish, she'll be ready for the race.Our grandfathers put up the boatyard, to build the fishing fleet, more than fifty boats in the harbour, and shops all down the main streetthen the steam age brought in the drifters, boat builders became engineersNow the wind blows straight through the boatyard, there'll be no more boat building hereWill you pass the last nail over and I'll knock it into place,Then with four more coats of varnish, she'll be ready for the race.With a keen eye for staying in business, they switched over to build leisure craft And the weekend yachtsmen snapped them up, no expense spared fore or aftThen wooden hulls went out of fashion, the order book emptied last yearSo the bankers foreclosed on the boatyard,and there'll be no more boatbuilding hereWill you pass the last nail over and I'll knock it into place,Then with four more coats of varnish, she'll be ready for the race.Now the Vikings invented the clinker for both strength and shallow seasand the herring boats followed the coastline, until the canning ships found the keyThere's a regatta here every August, and the whole village turns out againBut the Sea Queen's no real competition, and it's guaranteed to rainWill you pass the last nail over and I'll knock it into place,Then with four more coats of varnish, she'll be ready for the race.Above the stone walled harbour, or down the winding hillthat's where they built the boatyard, and the skeleton stands there still.No more boat building happens now, not even fitting outbut when the wind rattles the boatmasts, you can still hear the old boys shout:Will you pass the last nail over, we'll knock it into place,Then with four more coats of varnish, she'll be ready for the race.
March 19 2010, 7:22am | Comments »
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Why are we sleeping
http://andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-are-we-sleeping.html
Why are we sleeping - Kevin Ayres Soft MachineIt begins with a blessing, it ends with a curseMaking life easy by making it worse"My mask is my master", the trumpeter weepsBut his voice is so weak, as he speaks from his sleepSaying: "Why, why, why... Why are we sleeping?"People are watching, people who stareWaiting for something that's already there"Tomorrow I'll find it", the trumpeter screamsAnd remembers he's hungry, and drowns in his dreamsSaying: "Why, why, why... Why are we sleeping?"My head is a nightclub with glasses and wineThe customers dancing or just making timeWhile Daevid is cursing, the customers screamNow everyone's shouting, "Get out of my dream!"
March 19 2010, 6:56am | Comments »
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The Last Nail - Andy Roberts boatbuilding folk song
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March 18 2010, 7:11pm | Comments »
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Norwegian Wood - Havering folk club - Andy Roberts
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March 18 2010, 2:39pm | Comments »
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March 18 2010, 9:44am | Comments »
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March 18 2010, 9:43am | Comments »
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March 18 2010, 9:41am | Comments »
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March 18 2010, 9:40am | Comments »
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March 18 2010, 9:39am | Comments »
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Cormorants London Bridge by Andy Roberts
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March 18 2010, 6:48am | Comments »
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Back In The Field - Norwegian Wood - Wreckers Prayer
http://andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com/2010/03/back-in-field-norwegian-wood-wreckers.html
That was a whole week ago, so I'm getting behind with blogging the weekly songs which makes it more difficult to remember.So the date was Wednesday 10th March at Havering Folk Club and the songs I played last week were Back in The Field and Norwegian Wood.If I remember correctly there was also time for one last song at the end of the evening and I played The Wreckers Prayer.Not to self: Must be more prompt when writing up these music blogs. According to youtube I seem to have played The Rowan Tree recently as well and that may well be a missing week.
March 18 2010, 6:25am | Comments »
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The Last Nail
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March 16 2010, 2:46pm | Comments »
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March 11 2010, 8:39am | Comments »
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Warning - Alexandra Lake
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March 11 2010, 8:38am | Comments »
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Listening to the 12 string Guitar
http://andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com/2010/03/listening-to-12-string-guitar.html
last week it was the turn of Simon Oliver to have a member's featured evening at Havering Folk Club, and he borrowed my vintage Guild 12 string guitar for a few numbers which gave me the chance to sit in the audience and hear what it sounds like, unamplified, in the medieval pub room upstairs at the Golden Lion, Romford. Sounded pretty good to me, Well done Simon. I played "The Nutmeg Tree"
March 8 2010, 3:49am | Comments »
