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TATNW 03 Free (Archive 1970)
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A finger-picked guitar folk song
folk ballad leaving picked yearning
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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
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #184
Peak in subgenre #15
Author
Martin Stirrup
Rights
Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
August 06, 2025
Track Files
MP3
MP3 9.0 MB • 320 kbps • 3:56
Lossless
WAV 39.7 MB
Character
Danceable
coffee-place
dancefloor
Story behind the song
The easy action on my Echo meant that I started experimenting with bar chords and twiddly bits I played this at the Red Cow a few times.
Lyrics
Mandy sits by an open door singing softly a tune And the glow of the evening clouds shows that nights coming soon All the while she is thinking where can he be The sun is sinking and the wind is free Lights a candle and everywhere shadows flutter around Sits in silence and meditates on the chance of a sound The beating of feathers rustles leave son the tree As a call splits the evening and the song is free Tony stops for a moments pause at the edge of the town One last look and then turns away before he should drown In a feeling of sadness thats not how it should be Substitutes for gladness and he thinks hes free Mandy lies in a hollow be pulls the covers around Realises the words he said though he uttered no sound The moon shines relentless but theres no one to see As she cries to her pillow and she knows shes free
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