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I have a minor confession to make about 50/90 Challenge song 13: I've had the seeds (pun half-intended) of this one in my mind for some time, but never quite got around to sticking them in the ground and chucking some water over them...

This song hopefully presents a side to my musical persona that hasn't perhaps made itself felt so far in 50/90: the influence of progressive rock and British/Irish folk, and where they tend to meet in the music of artists like Mike Oldfield (who I've been a fan of for longer than I care to remember - yes, I was pretty pleased with Mike playing for the Olympics opening ceremony!).

What you hear in this demo (two electric lap dulcimers, two lead electric guitars and double-tracked vocals) is only a part of what I have in mind for the final recording - if you've heard "On Horseback" by Mike Oldfield (the finale to "Ommadawn"), that gives you a good idea of how I envisage "Seasons" to turn out. That said, as we're concentrating primarily on The Song here, I hope this'll give you enough to go on :-)

(Apologies for the noises in the background, which I'll clean up at some point...)

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Wheat will rise and ripen
In the golden sun
Trees bend with the fruit they bear
Mornings bright and evenings fair
Humming bees take to the air
All summer long

[chorus]
Every season, dark or light
Red sky, grey or blue
Sun and showers, hail and calm
And we will see them through

Azure blue to russet brown
Soon the leaves must fall
Breezes turn to tempests strong
Storms roll in and nights grow long
Autumn brings a chilly song
And a lonely call

Every season, dark or light...

Gales turn to icy frosts
Life lies cloaked in snow
Sleeping under iron-cold ground
Strain to hear the slightest sound
Of life or cheer, none heard around
But listen well

Every season, dark or light...

Hear the springtime’s strident song
When the winter’s through
Bursting from the earth in thaw
Snowdrops, bluebells, by the score
Hares will leap and eagles soar
To greet life anew

Every season, dark or light...

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from 50​-​90​-​2012 Vol. 1, released August 27, 2012
TA Walker - electric dulcimers, electric guitars, vocals

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TA Walker UK

Guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter, often with "electronica", "lo-fi" and "prog" inclinations.

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