Dusk the Day

from Distant Havens by The Foxglove Trio

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The beautiful cover artwork by Natalie Reid shows a variety of scenes and characters which crop up in the themes of the album.

Inside is a 12 page booklet with full lyrics and credit. Design by Ivan Nascimento, it also highlights the characters from the songs. Look out for the little surprise when you remove the CD from the case!

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lyrics

What cometh here from west to east a wending?
And who are these, these marchers stern and slow?
We bear the message that the rich are sending
Aback to those who bade them wake and know

Not one, not one, nor thousands must they slay,
But one and all if they would dusk the day.

We asked them for a life of toilsome earning,
They bade us bide their leisure for our bread,
We craved to speak to tell our woeful learning:
We’ve come back speechless, bearing back our dead.

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They will not learn; they have no ears to hearken,
They turn their faces from the eyes of fate,
Their gay-lit halls shut out the skies that darken
But, lo! this dead man knocking at the gate

Chorus

Here lies the sign that we shall break our prison:
Amidst the storm he won a prisoner's rest,
But in the cloudy dawn the sun arisen
Brings us our day of work to win the best

Chorus

credits

from Distant Havens, released October 9, 2017
Lyrics by William Morris; melody by Patrick Dean; arranged by Patrick Dean and The Foxglove Trio
Incorporated tune: 'Evit Gabriel' by Daniel Thonon

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The Foxglove Trio Wales, UK

The Foxglove Trio is a group of multi-instrumentalists who perform mostly traditional songs from around the British Isles in English and Welsh. Gathering material from sessions, published song collections and contemporary artists, these talented musicians are making a name for themselves on the UK folk scene for their beautiful harmonies, creative new arrangements and engaging live performances. ... more

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