Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (Sandy Denny song)

We've been rehearsing this fireside friendship/ love song about the passing and changes of time all winter and watching the birds circling in the evening over the woods across the way. In North Norfolk you're never far from heath, holt and wild water so there are a lot of birds, including the winter geese audibly referenced at the end of the song. We both love this song. 

Across the evening sky

All the birds are leaving

Ah how can they know

It's time for them to go?

Before the winter fire

I will still be dreaming

I have no thought of time

For who knows where the time goes?

Who knows where the time goes?

Sad, deserted shore

Your fickle friends are leaving

Ah, but then you know

It's time for them to go

But I will still be here

I have no thought of leaving

I do not count the time

For who knows where the time goes?

Who knows where the time goes?

And I am not alone

While my love is near me

I know it will be so

Until it's time to go

So come the storms of winter

And then the birds in spring again

I have no fear of time

For who knows how my love grows?

And who knows where the time goes?

Words and Music by Sandy Denny

Who Knows Where the Time Goes? lyrics © Fairwood Music (uk) Ltd., Winckler Musikforlag

Come All Ye (A Folk Song)

We played this live at our local Burns Night Supper then recorded and the following morning filmed it on a mobile phone first take in our front room - a morning after with glorious winter sunshine streaming in. The first part of this video is that live studio first take. The second is the same film and same basic track but with all the sound overdubs we added over the next two days. Which do you prefer? Please let us know. Here's the press release. "This Hutchings/Denny number is the one that kicks off the greatest folk-rock album of all time 'Liege and Lief'. (1969, on the Island label. Essential listening if you've never heard it. ) "Part celebration of traditional English/British folk music and festival, part heart-singing pagan hymn (Oh Come All Ye Folkful?) but above all having some fun (mostly at our own expense) this is our BRAND NEW ONE, rehearsed and gigged and lived since the run up to Christmas and OUT TODAY. We've adapted two of the lyric verses to fit the instruments we have in our repertoire including on this occasion leader of the JD BIG BAND John Davies on sexy sax and his bonnie lassie Kathleen on guest drum roll on the drum verse. (They also have a little married duet of sax and drum roll in the play out.) It was an absolute treat to play live with them at Burns Night and to have their jelly roll jazz ( it's probably swing but you know where I and it's coming from) as part of our folk minstrel one. You can watch a film of us playing this track live with the JD Big Band and the Ecclefechan Tarts Orchestra and Choir last week at our annual Burns Night supper on YouTube film The Full Rabbie which recently premiered -    • The Full Rabbie  (International Burns...   " Come all ye rolling minstrels And together, we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Those that dance, will start to dance And those who don't will stay In time to list our merry tune That we play for you today So, come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Our tooter, he just loves to toot Upon his common flute Recorder by another name Much better with a mute. So, come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Possessor of our sax appeal (see picture) And no old folkie he Folk is just some wayward notes Jazz a wayward key. So, come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Sound of beating on the drum Song behind you'll hear And to the rhythm of guitar We hope you'll lend an ear So, come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Well, the man who plays the bass does make Those low notes that you hear And the high notes come from you and me For we will sing so clear So, come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky

Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Sandy Denny / Ashley Stephen Hutchings / Dp Come All Ye lyrics © Warlock Music Ltd Comic adaptations to lyrics of verses 2 and 3 to fit our instruments (and in my case level of virtuosity) by Peacock's Tale.

The New Album in 360 seconds

The New Album in 360 seconds  Each track has a dedicated film, lyrics, full track notes, info etc etc.

• This is an album we've made to celebrate our Sapphire Wedding. The concert of British folk and Americana we'd invite you all to if we were 45 years younger! If you have any questions or comments about the music, you can submit them as you listen and we'll get back to you at the end. Or please feel free just to listen, let the music do the talking and enjoy. 
  FEEL FREE TO LISTEN TO ANY OR ALL OF THE ALBUM AND WATCH THE FILMS BEFORE DECEMBER 1ST but we do hope you will also join our get together for the Listening Party on the day itself. All welcome. The more the merrier!

   

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	1.	The Peacock's Tale 03:00 video
	2.	Rosemary Lane 03:20 video
	3.	Crazy Man Michael 03:39 video
	4.	In The Bleak Midwinter 03:22 video
	5.	The Rise of an April Leaf 03:04 video
	6.	Lady Guinevere 03:01 video
	7.	Bring Me To Fring All Saints 04:02video
	8.	Listen Listen 02:43 video
	9.	Blackwaterside 03:02 video
	10.	Tired With All These 02:03 video
	11.	Gwenhwyfar 05:40 video
	12.	Summer Wine 04:37 video
	13.	The Swimming Song 01:58 video
	14.	Walk on the Wild Side 04:52 video
	15.	Diamonds and Rust 04:14 video
	16.	Twenty Years 01:58 video
	17.	Transatlantic Arti 04:29 video

Crazy Man Michael

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Rising For The Moon by Peacock's Tale folk indie duo

https://peacocks-tale.bandcamp.com/track/rising-for-the-moon

My Phoney Valentine

This song is as old as us! Dusty Springfield's sprightly country folk version of 'Silver Threads and Golden Needles' with the Springfields was the first British single to reach the top 20 in the American Billboard chart in 1962. Written by Jack Rhodes and Dick Reynolds, it was first recorded by Wanda Jackson in 1956 and covered by Linda Ronstadt in a kick-ass country rock version in the 1970s. Not to mention Dolly Parton's happy honky tonk take on it . Ours is nearer the much slower, much sadder version by Sandy Denny on her 'Rendezvous' album. I was considering a change in the lyric from "the warm glow of your wine" to "your phoney valentine" of which there are so many on sale this weekend. Luckily, better counsels (ie Maz) prevailed.

Lyrics and further details here - https://peacocks-tale.bandcamp.com/track/silver-threads-and-golden-needles

In the golden footsteps of Wanda, Dusty, Linda, Dolly and Sandy....

 https://peacocks-tale.bandcamp.com/track/silver-threads-and-golden-needles

In the footsteps of Wanda, Dusty, Linda, Dolly and Sandy... a song as old as us. It was the first ever song by a British act that got into the American top 20. We're hoping to crack Cambridge North with it...

Her Maz in Cambridge