Phebe's Lullaby from Journeys by Story Theatre

In 1787 the First Fleet (11 ships) sailed from Great Britain to Australia (then called New South Wales) to settle the newly-discovered British colony. The majority of the settlers were recently-arrested convicts. One of them was 15-year old Phebe Flarty, who had stolen three muslin shawls in London with her friend Ann. This true story of a family ancestor sparked director Leah Gaffen's idea to create the Journeys theatre project, and it inspired the whole concept of the show. On stage, Phebe was played by her real great-great-great-great-great-great granddaughter Johana.

Tracklist

2.	Phebe's Lullaby	1:57

Lyrics

Sail, sail, sail away
Dream up a song to get through the day
Sleep, sleep, close your eyes
It won’t be long. They say that time flies

PHEBE AND ANN:
So far away? All on my own?

COMPANY:
Rock-a-bye baby, you’ve got to grow

PHEBE AND ANN:
So far away? For three muslin shawls?

COMPANY:
When the bough breaks the cradle just falls

Sail, sail, sail away...

PHEBE AND ANN:
So far away? To the end of the world?

COMPANY:
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word

PHEBE AND ANN:
Thousands of miles? To a land upside down?

COMPANY:
You are no longer the sweetest in town
Sail, sail, sail away…

Credits

from Journeys, released September 1, 2020
PERFORMED by Company, Laura Lorenz-Meyer and Johana Trejtnar
PIANO Hugh Wallace-Acheson
CLARINET Matěj Trejtnar, Ruben Konečný
VIOLIN Sára Konečná, Jáchym Konečný
PERCUSSION Oliver Klain

MUSIC AND LYRICS ©Bara Dockalova
ORCHESTRATION ©Vít Beneš
RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED by Daniel Zezula and Studio Vraník, 2019 and 2020
ARTWORK ©Johana Trejtnar

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