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Spinning And Singing

from folk devils and moral panics by The Rowan Amber Mill

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A song written about summers through the eyes of the three ages of man, and specifically, the w's that to me signify the three ages of man namely Windmills, Wine and then Work.
The big musical and lyrical influence in the song is of course Trumptonshire, and where reality is something best off avoided wherever possible.

This is us in our hands made of plasticine, folk-guitar phase.

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Soft hands sit moulding the colourful clay, the smallest of people in their working days
If I should consider the world of creation, keeping so busy just passing the time
On a warm summers day we'll sleep in together, keep our heads down til the work whistle blows
The cider we've had has soaked up the honey, the bread, the eggs and the elderflower wine


Sing Sing Sing when your spinning
The Earth moves at the beginning
It's where we all first learnt milling
Much time spent toiling the old fashioned way

The tune will come buzzing around at my head. The passing of time is all that is meant
Everyones shoes and their hands look the same. It doesn't take long to mould into this place
Hitch a ride on a boat hitch a ride on a train. Shoot the same scenery time and again
Everythings over by a quarter to three, with the box is spent a'spinning around just for me

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from folk devils and moral panics, released August 25, 2008
Written, produced, mixed, vocals and all instruments by Stephen Stannard.

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The Rowan Amber Mill Devon, UK

Since 2007 The Rowan Amber Mill have been purveyors of Woodland Folkadelica/alt-Folk. Releases include: "folk devils & moral panics", "midsummers" and "Heartwood". The Book of the Lost (with Emily Jones). Silent Night Songs (with Angeline Morrison).The folk horror collection Harvest the Ears. The synth album Follows Shortly (as Making Tea For Robots). They are half of Rowan:Morrison. ... more

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