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Life in a Paper Boat

from Life in a Paper Boat by Kate Rusby

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    Life in a Paper Boat is the 14th solo album by Kate Rusby, released in October 2016.
    This CD includes the bonus track Big Brave Bill.

    The album features her signature mix of traditional and original songs, whilst marking a sonic development from previous releases: synthesizers and drum programming were used extensively throughout the record.

    Critics described the sonic change as "done in the best possible taste"
    You can get lost in the the soundscape.
    It's a modern context retaining all the elements of the folk tradition.

    The album's title track, written by Kate, was inspired by the European migrant crisis. In "Hunter Moon," another original, the moon is in love with the sun—and longingly tracks the sun's progress every day, from dawn to sunset.

    1 Benjamin Bowmaneer
    2 Hunter Moon
    3 The Ardent Shepherdess
    4 Life in a Paper Boat
    5 Only Desire What You Have
    6 Hundred Hearts
    7 The Mermaid
    8 Pace Egging Song
    9 The Witch of the Westmorland
    10 I'll be Wise
    11 Night Lament
    12 Big Brave Bill (bonus track on CD only)

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LIFE IN A PAPER BOAT
K Rusby PRS / MCPS

lyrics

A boat made of paper it set sail with me,
And oh how I’ve grown weary,
That boat of shame it took me now I’m far from free,
And oh won’t you stay near me.

CHORUS
Hope it bloomed eternal there,
Upon the promised land,
Will it wither now,
Or will I feel my feet upon the sand?

This bundle that I carry is worth more to me than life,
And oh how I’ve grown weary
There’s only me to hold her now that I’m no more a wife,
And oh won’t you stay me.

CHORUS

An ancient land I’ve left behind in ruins now lies she,
And oh how I’ve grown weary,
I must build a new land now with walls to keep her free,
And oh won’t you stay near me.

CHORUS

My heart is in my hand now we are on the open sea,
And oh how I’ve grown weary,
Thank God she won’t remember this whatever it may be,
And oh won’t you stay near me.

CHORUS

The orange sun was burning,
On the boat where we all stand,
Hope it bloomed eternal there,
Upon the promised land,
Will it wither now,
Or will I feel my feet upon the sand?

credits

from Life in a Paper Boat, released June 23, 2022
Vocals
Kate Rusby

Electric Tenor Guitar
Damien O’Kane

Double Bass
Duncan Lyall

Electric Guitar
Steven Iveson

Diatonic Accordion
Nick Cooke

Percussion & Drum Programming
Josh Clark

Keyboard, Pads & Synth
Anthony Davis

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Kate Rusby England, UK

Forever proud to call herself a folk singer, Kate celebrates her own 50 yrs with her 'Established 1973' tours.

2022 marked 30 yrs as a professional musician with the album 30:Happy Returns

Hand Me Down (2020) was her highest-charting album.

Named in the Top 10 Folk Voices of the Century and a Mercury Prize in 1999

Yorkshire roots the carols in her Christmas tour. ... more

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