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When the Rain Falls Down

from A Minstrel in Moray by Bruce Coughlan

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WHEN THE RAIN FALLS

It's an Autumn day in Inverness, and soon the night will follow day
The sky is leaden, in a thousand shades of grey
And it looks like rain,  it looks like rain

Cold wind is howling up the street
November’s rattling at the door
No use pretending, ‘cause we’ve seen it all before
And if it feels like rain, well then it must be rain

When the rain falls down, and the rain falls, around my head
And the rain will wash away the pain
When the rain falls down

I’m huddled in a doorway,  eating "chippies" from a sack
A stream of muddy water running down my back
And it’s always the rain, always the rain

When the rain falls down, and the rain falls all around my head
And the rain will wash away the pain
When the rain falls down

I’ve got this muddy water running through my veins
There’s never rain enough, to wash my blues
Awa-ay!  a-hey-hey-yeah?  Wa-ay! a-hey-yeah!
Awa-ay!  a-hey-hey-yeah?  Wa-ay! a-hey-yeah!

Day is shifting into shadows, mirrored on the flagstone street
The sun is sinking in a brilliant shock of blue
And I’m thinking of you, I’m thinking of you

When the rain falls down, and the rain falls down around my head
And the rain will wash away the stains
When the rain falls down
When the rain falls down
When the rain falls down

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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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