{"id":9502,"date":"2014-08-26T17:30:22","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=9502"},"modified":"2020-06-08T15:33:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T15:33:13","slug":"shut-your-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=9502","title":{"rendered":"Emily Smith + Astrid Williamson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GrshsGMQPRg#t=347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Emily Smith<\/strong> introducing <strong>\u00abTRAIVELLER&#8217;S JOY\u00bb<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(released on Jan. 24th, 2011)<\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"drop_cap\">H<\/span>usband-and-wife duo\u00a0<strong>Emily Smith<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Jamie McClennan\u00a0<\/strong>have a musical partnership which has developed over almost 20 years. The couple met when\u00a0 McClennan moved from NZ to Scotland, his fiddle playing soon became an integral part of Emily\u2019s sound, later taking on the role of lead guitar and backing vocals and producing several of her albums.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0\u25ca \u00a0&#8216;Sweet Lover of Mine&#8217; \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a02011 Cambridge Folk Festival<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2avn0voOZgw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address>\u00a0As I cam o\u2019er by Bonny Moor Hill \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nI met a wee lass, and they ca\u2019ed her Nell &#8211;\u00a0Longing to be a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>It\u2019s questions three I\u2019ll ask o thee \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nAnd it\u2019s questions three you maun answer me &#8211;\u00a0Before you are a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>You maun mak me a cambric shirt \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nWithoot one stitch o your needlework &#8211;\u00a0Before you are a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>You maun wash it in yonder well \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nWhere water ne\u2019er ran and rain never fell &#8211;\u00a0Before you are a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>Then dry it oot on yonder thorn \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nWhere blossom ne\u2019er bloomed since Adam was born &#8211;\u00a0Before you are a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>It\u2019s questions three you\u2019ve asked o me &#8211;\u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nAnd it\u2019s questions three you\u2019ll noo answer me &#8211;\u00a0Before you are a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>You maun get me an acre of land \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nAtween the saut sea and sea water strand &#8211;\u00a0Before you are a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>Then plough it aa wi an auld ram\u2019s horn &#8211;\u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nAnd then sow it o\u2019er wi one grain of corn &#8211;\u00a0Before you are a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>You maun sheer it with a sickle of leather &#8211;\u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nAnd bind it up wi a peacock\u2019s feather &#8211;\u00a0Before you are a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>Then stook it o\u2019er on yonder sea \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nAnd bring the shell sheaf dry unto me &#8211;\u00a0Before you are a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>When you\u2019ve done and finished your work &#8211;\u00a0Every rose grows bonny in time<br \/>\nYou may call untae me for your cambric shirt &#8211;\u00a0And you shall be a sweet lover o mine<\/address>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2666\u00a0 &#8216;The Silver Tassie&#8217; \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0[R. Burns]<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHgC49wuZ9Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Go fetch to me a pint o&#8217; wine,<br \/>\nAn&#8217; fill it in a <strong>silver tassie<\/strong>;<br \/>\nThat I may drink, before I go,<br \/>\nA service to my bonie lassie:<br \/>\nThe boat rocks at the Pier o&#8217; Leith,<br \/>\nFu&#8217; loud the wind blaws frae the Ferry,<br \/>\nThe ship rides by the Berwick-law,<br \/>\nAnd I maun leave my bony Mary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The trumpets sound, the banners fly,<br \/>\nThe glittering spears are ranked ready,<br \/>\nThe shouts o&#8217; war are heard afar,<br \/>\nThe battle closes deep and bloody.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not the roar o&#8217; sea or shore,<br \/>\nWad make me langer wish to tarry;<br \/>\nNor shouts o&#8217; war that&#8217;s heard afar-<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s leaving thee, my bony Mary!<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u25ca \u00a0\u00abMay Colven\u00bb \u2193\u00a0[&#8216;Too Long Away&#8217;]<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uv-wI5YZNfI\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">False Sir John&#8217;s a wooing gone to a maid o&#8217; beauty fair<br \/>\n<strong>May Colven<\/strong> was this lady&#8217;s name &#8211;\u00a0Her faither&#8217;s only heir<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He woo&#8217;d her butt, he woo&#8217;d her ben &#8211;\u00a0He woo&#8217;d her in the ha&#8217;<br \/>\nUntil he got this lady&#8217;s consent to mount and ride awa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They went doon to her faither&#8217;s bower where all the steeds did stand<br \/>\nAnd he&#8217;s ta&#8217;en yin o&#8217; the best steeds there &#8211;\u00a0Right frae her faither&#8217;s hands<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He&#8217;s got on and she&#8217;s got on as fast as they could flflee<br \/>\nUntil they&#8217;ve come tae a lonesome part &#8211;\u00a0A rock by the side o&#8217; the sea<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Higher rose the tide and faster he did ride<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Loup offff the steed says false Sir John &#8211;\u00a0Your bridal bed you see<br \/>\nFor it&#8217;s seeven ladies I hae drooned and the eighth yin ye shall be<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cast offff, cast offff May Colven &#8211;\u00a0A&#8217; and your silken gown<br \/>\nFor it&#8217;s o&#8217;er guid and o&#8217;er costly to rot in the salt sea foam<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Weel turn ye aboot then false Sir John &#8211;\u00a0Look to the leaf o&#8217; the tree<br \/>\nFor it ne&#8217;er becam a gentleman a\u00a0naked woman to see<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So he turned himself straight roon&#8217; aboot to look to the leaf o&#8217; the tree<br \/>\nSo swift as May Colven was &#8211;\u00a0She pushed him in the sea<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">O help, o help May Colven &#8211;\u00a0O help or else I&#8217;ll droon<br \/>\nAn&#8217; I&#8217;ll tak ye back tae yer faither&#8217;s boo&#8217;er and set you safe and soond<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nae help, nae help o&#8217; false Sir John &#8211;\u00a0Nae help nor pity for thee<br \/>\nFor it&#8217;s seeven king&#8217;s daughters ye hae drooned and the eighth yin&#8217;ll no be me<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So she louped onto her faither&#8217;s steed as swift as she could flflee<br \/>\nAnd she got hame tae her faither&#8217;s bower afore the break o&#8217; day<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Higher rose the tide and faster she did ride . . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Up then spak her pretty parrot &#8211;\u00a0May Colven whaur hae ye been?<br \/>\nAnd what&#8217;s become o&#8217; false Sir John that woo&#8217;ed ye late yestreen?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">O hold yer tongue my pretty bird &#8211;\u00a0Lay not the blame on me<br \/>\nAnd yer cup shall be o&#8217; the guid red gowd and yer cage o&#8217; the root o&#8217; tree<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Up then spak the king himself frae the chamber whaur he lay<br \/>\nWhat ails thee May Colven&#8217;s bird that prattles sae lang the day?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Well there cam a cat tae my cage door &#8211;\u00a0It nearly worried me<br \/>\nAnd I was calling on May Colven tae tak the cat frae me<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u25ca\u00a0 \u00a0&#8216;Caledonia&#8217;\u00a0 \u21d3\u00a0 \u00a0[Shrewsbury Folk Festival &#8211; 2009]<\/h5>\n<address style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00abThis one is called <em>&#8216;Caledonia&#8217;,<\/em> and it tells the story of a woman who&#8217;s far from home and far away from Caledonia, or Scotland, and she&#8217;s trying to hitch a ride back home on a ship, with some sailors&#8230; \u00a0And at the beginning of the journey, she&#8217;s.. er&#8230; the girlfriend of one of the sailors who turns out to be not the nicest of guys&#8230; However, by the time she does eventually get home, she&#8217;s been thrown over board and she&#8217;s married the ship&#8217;s captain. So things have come along quite nicely on that way.\u00bb<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBTKeLrMjiY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>A sailor and his true love \u00a0lay doon tae mak their moan<br \/>\nWhen in by came ain o their countrymen \u00a0sayin\u2019 rise up my bonny lassie<br \/>\nMak haste and come awa &#8211; There\u2019s a vessel lying bound for Caledonia<\/address>\n<address>Oh said the sailor, are ye willing for tae pay five hundred guineas\u00a0Afore on board ye gay?<\/address>\n<address>I\u2019ll pay them plack and farthing afore on board I go \u00a0if ye\u2019ll tak me tae my bonny Caledonia<\/address>\n<address>Oh said the sailor her money we will tak and when we\u2019re on the sea<br \/>\nWe\u2019ll throw her over deck \u00a0or sell her for a slave<br \/>\nLang ere she win ava &#8211; And she\u2019ll never see her bonny Caledonia<\/address>\n<address>Well said the captain, well that\u2019ll never do \u00a0for there are nae slaves<br \/>\nSold intae oor country noo \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0They\u2019d hang us ane and a\u2019<br \/>\nThey would hang us every man \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0If we sold her for a slave to Caledonia<\/address>\n<address>Well said the sailor she\u2019s lying doon below &#8211;\u00a0She\u2019s bound hand and foot<br \/>\nReady overboard to throw &#8211;\u00a0She\u2019s bound hand and foot<br \/>\nReady overboard to throw &#8211;\u00a0And she\u2019ll never see her bonny Caledonia<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>So the captain away tae the fair maid he has gane<br \/>\nSays what is the reason that ye\u2019re lying here sae lang<br \/>\nAn\u2019 what is the reason that ye\u2019re lying here at all?<br \/>\nFor you\u2019ve paid your passage dear tae Caledonia<\/address>\n<address>Oh said the lassie, oh woe is me that ever I was born<br \/>\nSic hardships for tae see for the sailors got a lassie<br \/>\nHe likes better far than me &#8211;\u00a0And it causes me to weep for Caledonia<\/address>\n<address>So the captain away to the sailor he has gane &#8211;\u00a0He\u2019s ta\u2018en him by the neck<br \/>\nAnd him overboard has thrown<br \/>\nSaying tak this cup o\u2019 water though the liquor be but sma\u2018<br \/>\nAnd drink your lassie\u2019s health tae Caledonia<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>They\u2019ve sailed east and they\u2019ve sailed west<br \/>\nUntil they reached the land that they a\u2019 loved the best<br \/>\nFor the winds they did roar and the seas they did beat<br \/>\nAnd they\u2019ve all arrived safe to Caledonia<\/address>\n<address>Well they hadna been there \u00a0But three quarters o\u2019 a year<br \/>\nWhen in fine silks and satins \u00a0He\u2019s made her for tae wear<br \/>\nWhen in fine silks and satins \u00a0He\u2019s made her for tae go<br \/>\n<strong>Noo she\u2019s the captain\u2019s wife in Caledonia . . .<\/strong><\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2207\u00a0 &#8216;The Earl of Darwin&#8217;s Farewell&#8217;+&#8217;Save a Place&#8217; \u21d3 <\/strong>[2009]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z3IltZ51ZnE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\" style=\"text-align: right;\">Farewell, my dear<br \/>\nMy much-troubled man<br \/>\nAs the world is watching you, near to you I am<br \/>\nFarewell, my love<br \/>\nClose though you be,<br \/>\nYour mind is many, many miles away from your children and me<br \/>\nThe world you spent traveling is here at your feet<br \/>\nIs there a way to make it all complete?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\" style=\"text-align: right;\">Maybe in the greenest branches<br \/>\nOr in the smallest sea,<br \/>\nI hope there&#8217;ll be a chance for you to save a place for me<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\" style=\"text-align: right;\">Farewell, my love<br \/>\nWrite when you can<br \/>\nOf all the lines you lay down, give me your best hand<\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\" style=\"text-align: right;\">Farewell, my dear<br \/>\nKeep yourself strong<br \/>\nAnd know that I shall pray for you, though our parting may be long<br \/>\nThe world you spent traveling is here at your feet<br \/>\nIs there a way to make it all complete?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb WRZytc OULBYb\" style=\"text-align: right;\">Maybe in the greenest branches<br \/>\nOr in the smallest sea,<br \/>\nI hope there&#8217;ll be a chance for you\u2026<\/div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u221e <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liriklover.com\/twa-sisters-lyrics-emily-smith.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Twa Sisters&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0\u21d2<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tD3HR0D-Pmg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46641\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Twa-sisters.jpg\" alt=\"Twa sisters\" width=\"208\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Twa-sisters.jpg 208w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Twa-sisters-143x150.jpg 143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca \u00a0&#8216;My Darling Boy&#8217; \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0[2014]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QZlTK-HNwMQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oh, father, dear father, you have done me wrong,<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You have married me to a boy that&#8217;s much too young<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He is only 16 years, and I am 21<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oh,<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> my darling boy is young b<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ut he&#8217;s growing &#8230;<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For, at the age of 16, he was a married man<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the age of 17, the father of a son<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the age of 18 years, my love was dead and gone<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The green grass put an end to his growing &#8230;<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So I will go to my love&#8217;s grave and I&#8217;ll sit by his side<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I&#8217;ll pick my love some flowers and sow my love some shroud<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And every stitch I&#8217;ll put in, his tears, they will fall down<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cruel fate has put an end to his growing . . .<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For the trees he knew grew higher and the leaves, they did go green<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The days have passed and gone, my love, that you and I have seen<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s a cold winter&#8217;s night, my love, that I must pass alone<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> I&#8217;ll watch over his son w<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">hile he&#8217;s growing . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7<\/h6>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a4\u00a0 \u00a0Astrid Williamson<\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greennote.co.uk\/production\/astrid-williamson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4 Songs from the Vaults<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-9503\" src=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/astrid_w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/astrid_w.jpg 400w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/astrid_w-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/astrid_w-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/underwater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Underwater<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/pour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pour<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/vermillion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vermillion<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/true-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">True Romance<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u25ca\u00a0 &#8216;Shut Your Mouth&#8217;\u00a0 \u21d3\u00a0 <\/strong>from the album \u00ab<em>Here Come The Vikings\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Advy2IHqW14\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/address>\n<address><strong>Invisible &#8211; the space that lies between<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Nobody&#8217;s fool &#8211; you know exactly what it means<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>And having me, I need to feel your touch<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>And having me, please &#8216;cos I want you, I want you this much<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Yeah, I want to feel the hands of you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Let me explore the lands of you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Don&#8217;t refrain from my terrain<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Must I explain I want you?<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Yeah, tell me where and tell me when<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Then shut your mouth, until I kiss you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Shut your mouth until I kiss you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>You&#8217;d better shut your mouth until I kiss you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>It&#8217;s mystical, the way you got inside my head<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>And you make me feel spiritual and lyrical with this physical<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>And I confess, I want you, I want to get you in, in my bed<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Did I say too much? \u00a0<\/strong><strong>Did I say too much?<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Did I say too much?<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Shut your mouth till I kiss you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Shut your mouth till I kiss you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Call you (up) everyday about nothing at all<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>&#8216;Cos I know you really want to take more than my call<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Won&#8217;t you stand near to me?<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Because every molecule of you is dear to me<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Oh, please forgive my pursuit of you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>But I have to get to the root of you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>Shut your mouth till I kiss you<\/strong><\/address>\n<address>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(Repeat and fade)\u00a0\u00a0<\/address>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k7HPYRVZpvQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u25ca<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Astrid Wiliamson<\/strong> and her band&#8217;s <strong>`PULSE`<\/strong> album launch gig \u00a0\u2193\u00a0at the Prince Albert, Brighton on August 17th, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SBTg-PfDkT0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: justify;\">Astrid Williamson began her career as the frontwoman for the energetic indie rock group Goya Dress in the \u201890s, but on\u00a0<strong><em>Pulse<\/em><\/strong>, Williamson works entirely in haunted sonic landscapes populated by echoing pianos and ambient noise, resulting in a sound that\u2019s at turns boring and captivating.\u00a0Williamson enlisted the help of Brian Eno collaborator Leo Abrahams for\u00a0<em>Pulse<\/em>, and Eno\u2019s influence is certainly felt here. In its quieter, sparer moments, the album evokes Eno\u2019s \u201cMusic for Airports\u201d as well as contemporary ambient artists like Akira Kosemura. <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9505\" src=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Astrid-Williamson.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Astrid-Williamson.gif 158w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Astrid-Williamson-111x150.gif 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Billy Hepfinger<\/em> \u00a0(PopMatters)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/pour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pour<\/a> <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/dance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dance<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/underwater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Underwater<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/cherry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cherry<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/miracle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Miracle<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/connected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Connected<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/pulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Pulse<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/husk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Husk<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/reservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Reservation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/paperbacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Paperbacks<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Encore: <a href=\"https:\/\/astridwilliamson.co.uk\/lyrics\/take-breath-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How you take my breath away<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/address>\n<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192 Emily Smith introducing \u00abTRAIVELLER&#8217;S JOY\u00bb (released on Jan. 24th, 2011)<\/p>\n<p> Husband-and-wife duo Emily Smith and Jamie McClennan have a musical partnership which has developed over almost 20 years. 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