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The Navvy of Kinlochleven
The navvies worked in harrowing conditions; brutal labour all day, with no safety procedures in place, it was no wonder that injuries, fatal and otherwise, were a regular occurrence. The men worked whatever the weather, ate and slept together, gambled, fought and stole, but were still like kin to one another.
By this stage, even though Dermod had but a rudimentary education, he read voraciously and had begun to write poetry himself.
lyrics
For me the music of the streams,
The tints of gold on heath and furze,
Where wind-blown gorse clumps shake their spurs,
For me the wonder-world of dreams.
While you are selling at the mart,
Or buying souls to glut your greed,
(To fatten on your brother’s need,)
In lonely ways I dwell apart:
Or when the jewelled carcanet
Of Heaven decks the decks the darkling sky,
Beside the cabin fire I lie
And smoke my soothing cigarette,
credits
from The Road Across the Hills,
released February 22, 2019
Music composed by Gráinne Brady with 'A Navvy's Philosophy' by Patrick MacGill
Gráinne Brady – fiddle
Andrew Waite – piano accordion
Innes White – guitar, mandolin
Steve Forman - percussion
supported by 14 fans who also own “The Navvy of Kinlochleven”
So pleased to see your second album on its way. I’ve just about worn a hole in your first CD because I love it so much. Cannae wait due the whole thing to appear on 4th May. The taster track is AWESOME!! 🙏 floradouglas
supported by 12 fans who also own “The Navvy of Kinlochleven”
Listening to this album's rich, beautiful melodies and spirited performances feels like seeing a fantastical other-world emerge from the Earth itself. The emotions running through "A Mermaid at Fearn" are so complex and genuine it could convince anyone that mermaids are really out there. Gyakuten
supported by 12 fans who also own “The Navvy of Kinlochleven”
Just the most fun. Every set is one I want to sit down and learn, and they play with so much ENERGY and STYLE. Crunchy, tangible sound. I'll never get tired of listening to Kinnaris Quintet play. andpersand