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TATNW 12 Celandine (Archive 1970)
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A mournful folk song
flute folk oboe picked melancholia
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
Song Info
Charts
Peak #21
Peak in subgenre #8
Author
Martin Stirrup
Rights
Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
July 19, 2025
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MP3
MP3 7.8 MB 320 kbps 3:24
Lossless
WAV 34.4 MB
Meta Data
BPM
135
Key
B min
Character
Energy
relaxed, cool
high-energy
Danceable
coffee-place
dancefloor
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
Another folk club favourite in the day - using the 'other' LC picking style! Ralph Simpson would play flute for an instrumental verse and add frills around the vocals.
Lyrics
Celandine is only human but her mother lends a hand Likes to sit and play the works of Schumann on her brothers one man band Secretly longing for the days when Elvis Presley was the rage Opening a box of Christmas crackers that she bought at Easter for a song Says a prayer for all the tramps and slackers for she knows theyre doing wrong Hoping her wedding will be white
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