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Seasons
03:40
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Seasons
(Robyn Martin)
Chords: Bm D G A
She met him on the highway
She was working at the roadhouse
He shook his head and said what is this place?
She said come on then I’ll show you
And they camped out in the ranges
A single swag beneath the milky way
There is life here in the desert
It’s a sure thing that I know
But you need to carry water when you go
If you can stand the summer
And if the rain falls in the winter
If you hold your ground
When the hot northerly blows
When the sea birds land at Lake Eyre
There will be another good year
You’ll see the beauty that the seasons hold
If you call this place home
They got some acres out past Kimba
Sowed some grain and bought some sheep in
Had two kids and waited for the rain
She played darts in town on Thursdays
There was footy on the weekends
He joined the ambos and she CWA
There’s a life here in the desert
For us to build a home
All we need’s a little water and it’ll grow
If you can stand the summer
And if the rain falls in the winter
If you hold your ground
When the hot northerly blows
When the sea birds land at Lake Eyre
There will be another good year
You’ll see the beauty that the seasons hold
If you call this place home
There’s nothing like the sunrise
and the air here in the morning
She took a job in town to help with the loan
And on Friday they’re going over
to the church yard with the pastor
To send another good man off to God
There is life here in the desert
It’s a fragile thing we hold
God we need a little water for the road
If you can stand the summer
And if the rain falls in the winter
If you hold your ground
When the hot northerly blows
When the sea birds land at Lake Eyre
There will be another good year
You’ll see the beauty that the seasons hold
If you call this place home
I call this place home
Robyn Martin: Bass, Lead Vocals
Kate Burke: Steel String Guitar, Fiddle, BV’s & Mandolin
Melanie Horsnell: BV’s & Classical Guitar
Rod McCormack: Banjo & Steel String Guitar
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2. |
Stitch
04:01
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STITCH
(Kate Burke)
Chords: G Dm F C Am
You know I’m a blue sky dreamer
Humming with fears
You know I can be brave for a day
And a coward for years
You know that I make sweeping statements
Then swallow them back
You know that I talk of war
But I never attack
You know I have two old guitars
That I’d never sell
You know there are three things about me
that I’d never tell
And I do my own therapy
Alone in the car
You know that when I get low
I remember who we are
You love me though you know the worst parts of me
You make me the stitch in my seams
The ache in my knee
And if I pulled the earth
From under your feet
You’d give me the chance to remain
You wouldn’t retreat
And I’ll never take it for granted
I’ll never make fun
Coz you are the stitch in my seams
And I can’t come undone
And I’ll never take it for granted
Coz you know that I get
That you are the stitch in my seams
And I’ll never forget.
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3. |
Let You Love Me
03:14
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LET YOU LOVE ME
(MELANIE HORSNELL)
CHORDS: G C Am D
Some men rush like a storm
Some men are cold like the wind
But you, the gentlest of men
Comes on like the rain
On warm summer skin
I’m gonna let you love
Tonight
I’m gonna let you hold me
Cause it feels right
I’m gonna let you want me
Night and day
I’m gonna let you love me
Always
We climb high in the valley
Breath leaves clouds in the cold
I’m strong with this trust inside me
On the horizon we hold the unknown
I’m gonna let you love
Tonight
I’m gonna let you hold me
Cause it feels right
I’m gonna let you want me
Night and day
I’m gonna let you love me
Always
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4. |
Farmer's Daughter
03:36
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FARMER’S DAUGHTER
(ROBYN MARTIN)
CHORDS: A D C#m E F#m
My mother is a farmer
My dad is a father
Both work with heart and hand
Great grandmother and grandfather
Had help to find the water
And then they cleared the land
My sisters and my brother
Shared night shift on the tractor
Swags and camp cooked chiko rolls
Then my Aunty and my Uncle
Worked the land and cut the stubble
We headed north, Dad was trucking sugar cane
And the mallee burns slow
Time for all the Slim Dusty songs we know
And the mallee is old
We know who we are from the stories told
I only have one brother, it wouldn’t help to have another
The hurt comes from losing one you love
Now the farm is on the market, after 100 years of harvest
And I wonder is it too late now for me
And the mallee burns slow
We sing all the Joy McKean songs we know
And the mallee is old
We know who we are from the stories told
11,000 acres, our neighbour, he signed the papers
And the mallee fire warmed us all night long
My ancestors felt close by as we sang up to the night sky
Still the Nungas live the dreaming in the town
Its our time to write the story
We all must share the pen
And I’m learning, as I listen, who I am
And the mallee burns slow
We sing all the Coloured Stone songs we know
And the mallee burns slow
We sing all our favourite songs we know
And the mallee is old
We know who we are from the stories told
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5. |
Take A Look At My Light
03:25
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TAKE A LOOK AT MY LIGHT (MELANIE HORSNELL)
CHORDS: C F Em Dm
Oh my darling, please whisper in my ear
Oh my darling, while I wind up old fear
Run out of words to describe this
Undressed feeling, creeping up inside
I lay down my tools of trade to
Let this sea breeze dance upon my face
Mornings rising, We’re lying in your room
City sunshine, I won’t get up till you do
What you thinking, what you got in
Your mind you do let it out sometimes
Quiet man, books and blue blue eyes
Someone I just want to be beside
Driving home from seeing you
It feels so far but what I have to do
Like a cradle is my home
Like a candle are my thoughts
Every night I see the stars
I talk to them send kisses where you are
Every night they shine on me
Quietly they, quietly they sing
Hey love take a look at my light
Look at my light
Look at my light now
Hey love take a look at my light
Look at my light
Look at my light now
Hey love take a look at my light
Look at my light
Look at my light now
Hey love take a look at my light
Look at my light
Look at my light now
Oh my darling
There’s nothing more to say
Oh my darling
I love you everyday
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6. |
Misty
04:08
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MISTY
(KATE BURKE)
CHORDS: Am G C F (Bridge Bb F C Am G)
You’re leaning in the doorway, wearing that half smile
You lost your lover yesterday
But you never lost that style
And there’s singing in the tap lines
And there’s humming in the walls
We’ll be standing side by side when last drinks are called
Fingers fall together, music fills the bar
I’ve been away for years but here you are
I’ve been living half a world away
But I’ve never been alone
Let those misty memories lead me back home
There’s tents down on the oval and it’s 48 degrees
But we’re spilling out on to the street
Under grapevines and trees
Now my apron smells like coffee
And the tourists have all gone home
Gonna sit down here and play this tune alone
Fingers fall together, music fills the bar
I’ve been away for years but here you are
I’ve been living half a world away
But I’ve never been alone
Let those misty memories lead me back home
Under the railway lines
Where the sound goes underground
The years are ringing by
Hope they’ve been kind
As the lines around your eyes
You’re leaning in the doorway
Just like you own this town
It’s like I saw you yesterday
But we’ve come the long way round
And the road back to the city feels so
Long and dark and cold
If we wait around too long we’ll be getting old
Fingers fall together, music fills the bar
I’ve been away for years but here you are
I’ve been living half a world away
but I’ve never been alone
Let those misty memories lead me back home
Let those misty memories lead me back home
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7. |
Searching
03:12
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SEARCHING
(Robyn Martin)
Chords: C F G Am
I’m going searching, I’m going searching
See what I can find, see what I can find
Got a couple questions weighing on my mind
I’ll see what I can find, see what I can find
The Murrumbidgee, she bends and turns
The banksia seed burns
Sometimes life comes along
And takes you by surprise
Got to work out what to take along
And what to leave behind
Lots of people saying, “there’s only one way”
I’ll keep an open mind, keep an open mind
Lots of people saying, “only foolish pray”
I’ll keep an open mind, keep an open mind
The Murrumbidgee, she bends and turns
The banksia seed burns
Sometimes life comes along
And takes you by surprise
Got to work out what to take along
And what to leave behind
Gonna take a shovel, digging in the dark
That is where I’ll start, that is where I’ll start
It is not a small thing to excavate the heart
But that is where I’ll start, that is where I’ll start
The Murrumbidgee, she bends and turns
The banksia seed burns
Life came along, it took me by surprise
I’ve got to work out how to carry on
And what to leave
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8. |
Kameruka Nights
03:54
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KAMERUKA NIGHTS
(Kate Burke)
CHORDS: Gm Cm D Eb Bb F
Their marvellous hands
So gently entwine
Heedlessly together like a climbing vine
Her spare Hand on shoulder
Feeling the bone and muscle under
They might fumble and fall
They might swing and stand tall
They might give themselves over to this
Old-time ball
And the room spins around us
You’re a pillar of light
It’s the sweet silky air
Of a Kameruka night
There’s the cover of darkness
Behind the camp fire
And the secret door behind the stage
Tied with piano wire
And no-one will care if we kiss
By the old copper kettle
We might fumble and fall
We might swing and stand tall
We might give ourselves over to this
Old-time ball
And the room spins around us
You’re a pillar of light
It’s the sweet silky air
Of a Kameruka night
Round and round
We go round and round
Round and Round
We go round and round
We might fumble and fall
We might swing and stand tall
We might give ourselves over to this
Old-time ball
And the room spins around us
You’re a pillar of light
It’s the sweet silky air
Of a Kameruka night
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9. |
Sugar and White Man
05:38
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SUGAR AND WHITE MAN
(Melanie Horsnell)
Chords: F Bb C
Sugar and white man
Flour and stolen
Children and mothers
Crying all night
Before the bible
There was The Dreaming
It still keeps me believing
Emu in the sky
Begging for food
Begging for land
Begging for something
We already had
Build me a castle
Of leftover things
On the edge of the city
We’ll just try to live
I lost my family
My memory drowned
In fear and in courage
I hammered it down
I’ll sew it together
From pieces I find
On this trail worn with sorrow
From bare feet and crying
In my culture
Children are laughing
People are dancing
Into the night
We read the footprints
We read the stars
We know exactly
Who we are
I want my language
To sing to my child
I want my stories
To teach her at night
I want my sisters
To hold my hand
We’ll love one another
‘n together we’ll stand
Sugar and white man
Flour and stolen
Children and mothers
Crying all night
Before the bible
There was The Dreaming
It still keeps me believing
Emu in the sky
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10. |
All Our Hearts
03:14
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ALL OUR HEARTS
(Kate Burke)
Chords: G C D Am
Two roads lead to my grandparents’ home
One winds around Windermere, dust and sharp stone
One curls through soft farmlands and creekbeds and loam
And they meet at that sweet old farm
I run to the gate as we pull up the car
Cos the walk to the homestead’s not really that far
And up on the hill, I can see my Papa
With a boy in a straw hat beside
He’s my blue-shirted cousin, king of the world
With freckles to match his brown eyes
My brothers might call me a silly young girl
But he makes me feel wise,
The prince of all our hearts
There’s a mountain we climb, it’s only a hill
But it takes the best part of a day
Cos we’re whacking the thistles and stomping our feet
To frighten the snakes away
And he gives me his hat in the heat of the day
Cos my cheeks are turning to pink
There are ways and means to ponder and dream,
And a million good ways to think
He’s my blue-shirted cousin, king of the world
With freckles to match his brown eyes
And at the age of thirteen I can’t decide
Whether marrying my cousin would be fine,
The prince of all our hearts
He looks at the land like he’s learning its lines
Then he walks to the creek, jumping over the stiles
Like gravity doesn’t apply
So muddy and happy and wise
He looks at the sky like he knows how it lies
He knows how it shimmers, knows how it cries
He’s alive in my memory, alive in my eyes
The kindest and gentlest star
The prince of all our hearts
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11. |
Quiet Town
02:09
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QUIET TOWN
(Melanie Horsnell)
Chords: C G
Please reveal yourself only to me
Mountains to the sea
Land that noone knows
I get lost in clouds that perch on hills
Up at Six Mile Creek
Wonderment in pools
Land so old and shaped by snow
Down below
Some found gold
Me I crave the quiet town
Children sound the old school bell
Packed my heart in suitcases to find
What there is behind
Every open door
Mystery make the path ahead alight
Driving through the fire
Driving through the rain
Land so green and shaped by trees
Ancient path to the sea
Me I crave the midnight sky
Cold as ice, Stars shine through
People are the treasures I have found
Watch this woman grow
Help my children know
Mothers Sisters Aunties
Hold our hands
Help my children dance
Even in the rain
Land so old it calls you home
When you leave
You will dream
Me I crave the quiet town
Children sound the old school bell
Melanie Horsnell: Lead Vocals & Mandola
Kate Burke: BV’s & Steel String Guitar
Robyn Martin: Double Bass & BV’s
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12. |
Swing Low
02:33
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SWING LOW
(Robyn Martin)
Chords: A E F#m B C#m
I walked by the light
of the stars and the street light
Town hall had a glimmer
and I heard the sweet sound of a gospel singer
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
The night is dressed in summer
The air holds the memory of another
The creek is singing
And inside the whole hall is ringing
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Life is long
So sings the singer of the song
A tear rolls to the banjo
And in my head is the song
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Come for to carry my dear brother home
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The New Graces Candelo, Australia
Melanie Horsnell, Kate Burke, Robyn Martin are all seasoned identities in the Australian music scene, all with slightly
different influences and styles. They’ve been solo artists in their own right, and part of bands you heard on the radio, or danced to around a festival campfire.
They weave tales of farmers, hippies, mothers, sea farers, history, lovers, the ordinary, and the mysterious.
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