Waterland from Mynd by Edgelarks: Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin
This song was inspired by Graham Swift's book Waterland. He talks of the people of the fens, "fishermen, fowlers and reed-cutters who made their sodden homes in those stubborn swamps", but who began to be turned off the land in the 17th century, as rich investors decided to drain the area for their own profit. The investors started bringing in Dutch drainers to complete the project; but local opposition appears to have led to several mysterious Dutch deaths. In our song, a familiar spirit of the Fens, the willow-the-wisp, explains about the great levelling properties of water...
Tracklist
| 11. | Waterland | 4:17 |
Credits
Phil - resonator guitar, tenor guitar, harmonica, backing vox, percussion
Hannah - vocals, viola
Mark Tucker - electric bass, samples
Robbie Burgess - vibraphone
License
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Edgelarks fly in on the tailwind of BBC award winning duo Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin. Combining soulful original songwriting with deep folk roots and influences as diverse as Indian classical and American blues, this duo produce a sound like no other.