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On Sails da Barque

from The Springbank Voyage by Barry Nisbet

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lyrics

Fae oot wir crofts we brave da winter raa
Trow beatin hail an lashin gales an aa
An head for lights o hoose, or kirk,or haa
Tae folk weel kent
An tae hear some wird o dem at’s far awa
It gies wis strength

And on sails da barque
And aye we fin a light ati’ da dark

A sombre night, a ship’s Australia boond
Dark an empty ocean aa around
It’s in da dark da brightest stars abound
And if winds are fair
We fin a path ahead lit by da møn
An hope wance mair

And on sails da barque
And aye we fin a light ati’ da dark

Da days o sail are no dat far astern
An still we think on dem at cam afore
Dem at kent da battle roond Cape Horn
Der by wir side,
Da bird at feels da light afore da dawn
Is still wir guide

And on sails da barque
And aye we fin a light ati’ da dark

credits

from The Springbank Voyage, released August 12, 2022
Music and lyrics by Barry Nisbet 2022
Recording: Robin Wynn Evans at Tpot Studio
Mixing: Adam Sinclair
Mastering: Andrew Tulloch

Alice Jamieson quotes from Lawrence Tulloch’s 2000 telling of ‘Da Springbank’.

Barry Nisbet – vocals, guitar, fiddle
Ellen Gira – cello
Ade Dacre – drums
Stephen Jack – bass
Theo Barnard – guitar, vocals
Pepita Emmerichs – mandolin, mandocello, fiddle, vocals
Harry Bird – vocals
Cullivoe Community – vocals

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Barry Nisbet Scotland, UK

A skilled guitarist, fiddler and songwriter, Shetlander Barry Nisbet is inspired by stories, both historical and contemporary. Performing in dialect and English, his songs give a sensitive, occasionally humorous take on past and contemporary events.
As likely to be seen at the wheel of a tall ship as on a festival stage, Barry runs the 'Sessions and Sail' musical sailing voyages.
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