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Stone House

from A Minstrel in Moray by Bruce Coughlan

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THE STONE HOUSE

In the thrumming of the rain, lies a lonesome sound
There’s channels in the slate, where the water washes down
There's a challenge in the wind, and in the gathering night

In shades of moss and lichen, the black, the green and grey
A vast, sweeping countryside is fading with the day
But etched on the horizon, she towers before the light

As through the countless seasons, since no one remembers when
For whatever rhyme or reason
This stone house still stands…she still stands

Rise up ye withered harridan, standing black against the sky
Reaching out your stony limbs, to curse the bitter night
A wind whips up the leaves around, you can hear the owlets cry

Though tempered by the wind and rain that shaped a rugged land
She bares the tempest yet again
And the stone house still stands
She still stands

Long after her oaken beams have vanished into dust
After broken bars and chains have faded into rust
In the face of passing ages lies a constant you can trust

The seasons storms rage on and on
As against the fading light
She braces up her ancient walls
To the cold of the night

With prideful work a mason’s hand, a thousand years since gone
Through each archway and lintel laid
His signature in stone

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from A Minstrel in Moray, released June 1, 2014
Produced & mastered by Joby Baker

All songs by Bruce Coughlan (SOCAN) 2009 except: Kinreen o’ the Dee – music by Bruce Coughlan, lyrics from The Piobrach O’ Kinreen by William Forsyth (1818–1879), Apron Strings – music by Phil Cunningham, lyrics by Bruce Coughlan and Ower Lang Awa’ – music by Bruce Coughlan, lyrics by James McQueen of Forres, published 1905. Additional Gaelic lyrics by Mary Ann Kennedy

Recorded and mixed at Baker Studios Ltd., Victoria, BC
Additional tracks recorded at Watercolour Music, Ardgour, Scotland

Bruce Coughlan – 1980s Jean Larrivee D5 dreadnaught guitar (Mahogany), 1927 Ludwig “Kingston” tenor banjo, 1940s Gibson TG 50 tenor guitar (Mahogany), Casey Burns keyless wood flute (Mopane), Elf Song D Whistle (West Coast Whistle Co.), Soodlum D whistle, Antonio Duarte Portuguese cittern (circa 1900) 1965 Gibson “Heritage” dreadnaught guitar (Brazilian Rosewood), 1982 Takamine classical guitar (Rosewood) Nashville mandolin (plywood).

Joby Baker – 1939 Kay upright bass, Yamaha C5 grand piano (spanky new), 2005 Gretsch kick & toms, 1959 Rogers snare drum, Istanbul cymbals, 1940s Gibson TG 50 tenor guitar (Mahogany), DW Karn pump organ (circa 1900), wood shaker & maraca (origins unknown), Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B3, hose
Mary Ann Kennedy – Gaelic vocals on Ower Lang Awa’
Artwork & design – Carylann Loeppky

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Pacific Canadian-based recording & performing artist, Bruce Coughlan has spent decades making Acoustic Roots Music Music of all descriptions. An expressive singer and rock-solid guitarist, Bruce is driven by one guiding principle: It's all about the Song. ... more

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