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Crossing the Bridge released 1998 North of the River is written for all those who take the risk of "crossing the bridge". Not the Tenessee Blues explains how you don't need to be an American to sing the blues. A Sailing Wind reflects the situation of people who spend hours working on something which they have to sell to an unsuspecting member of the public. All My Troubles was supposed to be a vehicle for some nifty guitar picking on my part - I never did get around to working on it, but I did create a part for the clarinet instead. The Sorrow of Liza Jane was written in 1987 as a song which really needed a full band to carry it. I am delighted to have at last heard the sound that has been in my head for all these years. Yad Vashem is the name of the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem: the song was inspired by the stories of the survivors of the Sobibor death camp. Peacetime Came is about the difficulties society faces trying to exist in a civilized manner when there is no war to pull us together. Where am I Gonna Hide Now is dedicated to the memory of my auntie, Deanna Hartwell (1942- 1998). Cindy is a reworking of an old idea , this time from the point of view of Cindy's neighbour, Mrs Leary. Call to War sounds like a folk song by a rock band, and as such, is probably my favourite kind of music The Musicians Katherine Fear: Vocals, Guitar Malc Gurnham: Bass, Vocals Phil McFarlane: Drums Elaine Meechan: Accordian, Keyboard John Meechan: Concertina Sue Sanders: Clarinet Sally-Ann Veasey: Vocals, Accordian, Keyboard Engineered by Darren Wood, 31 May 1998 Tightrope Walker released 2005 The Men of New Jersey was a tune which fell out of my newly acquired Martin Cole guitar in the Summer of 1999; the first verse was inspired by a visit to New England and in particular a meeting with members of the Lenapi Tribe. Locks and Bolts came about a long time ago after watching on TV as a man in Tiananmen Square sat down in front of a tank. All My Bonny Boys describes my love-hate relationship with all things technological, and my computer in particular. Poor Daisy Bell is a typical example of my getting too involved in imaginary personal relationships. It was only a song after all, but I always wondered what had happened to Daisy after that famous bicycle ride. This is a partner song to Cindy (from the "Crossing the Bridge" album) : same theme but less vicious. Caledonia is simply a classic song by the wonderful Dougie MacLean. The Butterfly is based on a traditional tune from the North East of England featuring Geordie words which we didn't feel we were entitled to voice; but rather than lose the opportunity to sing a great tune I just found some words of my own. Raining on Golgotha comes from a visit to Israel and the "Place of the Skull" - a rock which is one of many supposed sites of the crucifixion. Australia is a traditional song which Sally-Ann and I have been singing since we were teenagers. We owe a debt of thanks to all those folk club and festival organisers in the Midlands area who have encouraged us over the years. Fair and Tender Ladies is traditional American and this version owes a lot to the singing of Happy Traum who I saw in Coventry at one of my first visits to a folk club: I immediately went home and set about learning how to play guitar in the same style as him. St Marilyn's Eve wrote itself on Christmas Eve 1999 after a surreal conversation with a fellow Bob Dylan enthusiast who claimed that Coventry City Council had got the Milleniumn confused with Armageddon, and the only thing which would get him into the City centre to watch a tightrope walker would be an entertainingly dire weather forecast. Tunes is a medley of two of Sally-Ann's finest - Woodcock's Cherry (don't ask!) and Olympic Downhill. The Musicians Katherine Fear: Vocals, Guitar, Madolin Sally-Ann Veasey: Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar Piano Accordian, Malc Gurnham: Vocals, Guitar, Bass Sue Sanders: Clarinet Ewan Cameron: Low Whistle Recorded by Mark Lee at Blue Moon Studios, Banbury , UK

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