A formal exercise for withered fingers [ ... ]
Five Orkney Scenes
Song Cycle by Claire Liddell (b. 1937)
1. Old fisherman with guitar [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by George Mackay Brown (1921 - 1996), "Old Fisherman with Guitar", appears in The Year of the Whale, first published 1965, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Confirmed with George Mackay Brown, Selected Poems 1954 - 1992, John Murray Press, 2014
2. Country Girl [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
I make seven circles, my love [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by George Mackay Brown (1921 - 1996), "Country Girl", copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.3. The Beachcomber [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Monday I found a boot – [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by George Mackay Brown (1921 - 1996), "The Beachcomber", appears in Fishermen with Ploughs, Hogarth Press, first published 1971, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.4. Fisherman’s Bride [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Around us a muted din Of fiddles and feet [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by George Mackay Brown (1921 - 1996), "Fisherman’s Bride", appears in Fishermen with Ploughs, first published 1971, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Confirmed with George Mackay Brown, Selected Poems,, London : The Hogarth Press, 1977, p.61
5. Roads [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
The road t o the bum [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by George Mackay Brown (1921 - 1996), "Roads", copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Total word count: 422