Episode 008 - Hummingbird Sessions
Concert Time!
Welcome to Episode 008 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the top five songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. These are some great songs for the month of March and for St. Patrick's Day, plus a BRAND NEW song from the new album!
What was your favorite song in this concert? What is a song you'd love to hear in a future concert? Let us know in the comments below!
Sit back, turn up the volume and enjoy!
This month's set list:
1) Ashokan Farewell (Jay Ungar) / Scotland the Brave
2) Wild Rover / Winds that Shake the Barley
3) Toss the Feathers / The Blarney Pilgrim
4) Caledonia (by Dougie MacLean)
5) Dragonfly
Lyrics -
Wild Rover (traditional) / Tune: Winds that Shake the Barley
I've been a wild rover for many's the year
And I spent all my money on whiskey and beer
But now I'm returning with gold in great store
And I never will play the wild rover no more
CHORUS
And it's no, nay, never
No nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover
No never no more
I went in to an alehouse I used to frequent
And I told the landlady my money was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me nay
Such a custom as yours I could have any day
CHORUS
Then out of my pockets I took sovereigns bright
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight
She said I'd have whiskey and wines of the best
And the words that I spoke they were only in jest
CHORUS
I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
And if they caress me, as oftimes before
Then I never will play the wild rover no more
CHORUS
Caledonia (By Dougie MacLean)
I don't know if you can see
The changes that have come over me
In these last few days, I've been afraid
That it might drift away
So I've been telling old stories, singing songs
That make me think about where I came from
That's the reason why I seem
So far away today
CHORUS
Oh and let me tell you that I love you
That I think about you all the time
Caledonia, you're calling me
And now I'm going home
Oh but if I should become a stranger
You know that it would make me more than sad
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had
Now I'm sitting here, before the fire
The empty room and the forest choir
The flames that couldn't get any higher
They've withered now they've gone
But I'm steady thinking, my way is clear
And I know what I will do tomorrow
When the hands have shaken, the kisses flown
Well I will disappear
CHORUS
Dragonfly (by G. Gothard)
Fly fast along the water, o'er the woods of pine
Maybe I'll leap forward, or go back in time
Zigzag the rushing river, soar above the line
Maybe I'll get closer, or get lost again
CHORUS
Dragonfly
Lift my wings and fly
Dragonfly
The river will take me all the way back home
Head south into the desert, under mountain caves
By following the river, I will be just fine
Weave round the ancient cedar, it's a lucky sign
I'll stay this way forever, or I'll change my mind
CHORUS
Spin high into the thunder, through the pouring rain
Maybe I'll go under, or I'll chase the sun
Pass far but circle closer, don't be terrified
Maybe I'll take cover, or dance in the rain
CHORUS