Episode 023 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 023 of the Hummingbird Sessions. This month of course we had to celebrate the one-year birthday of our most recent album, Dragonfly, by playing a selection of songs from the album.

Sit back, turn up the volume and enjoy!

✨ The Set List ✨

1. Chasing the Sun
2. Dragonfly
3. Hurricane Ridge
4. Shadow and Sun
5. Meet Me at Dawn

Lyrics -

Dragonfly
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard, S. Gothard)

Fly fast along the water, o’er the woods of pine
Maybe I’ll leap forward, or go back in time
Zig-zag 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
CHORUS

Shadow and Sun
(G. Gothard)

When the work is done under August sun
We will dance all night under paintbrush skies
Tune your fiddle and come when the day is done
Play a merry tune for the shadow and sun

CHORUS
Oh shadow and sun
Oh sing shadow and sun
Oh shadow and sun
Oh sing - singin’ shadow and sun

And when the hard times come and the shadows fall
With your worn out shoes and a weary soul
Bring your fiddle and come when the day is done
Play the merry tune called the shadow and sun

CHORUS

‘Til we meet again by the bonfire light
As I walk out and face the wind and rain
I will whistle and hum when the day is done
Sing our merry tune for the shadow and sun

CHORUS

Meet Me at Dawn
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard, S. Gothard)

Oh! Old saloon, deep maroon, we’re new to the town
A man walks in and sits himself down with us
Oh! Seeking gold, very old, he’s asking around
If we can help him he’ll reward us

Oh! Up at dawn with a yawn, we’re outta the town
He gives the lowdown, pickaxe, heavy packs
Oh! Hot sun, no fun, way outta the town
Follow the boot tracks now no going back

Not all that glitters is gold, so I’ve always been told
Not all that’s missing should be found - still, he turns to me and says:

CHORUS
Meet me at dawn
Up in the mountains
Near the trail with the hidden waterfalls
Superstition says there’s a gold mine no one can find
Ten years of searching
It’s in Arizona, maybe Colorado
Oh who knows?
I could still find it if I try

Oh! Take a nap, hear a snap, why’s there smoke in my eyes?
I can’t see Fred or Ted or anyone
Oh! Through the smoke, don’t choke, fire’s blocking the way
I drop and roll downhill to the creek bed

Oh! On my feet, don’t miss a beat, looking around
I think I found that dusty old trail again
Oh! Rattlesnake, big mistake, she’s looking around
I turn and run uphill to my friends again

Not all that glitters is gold, so I’ve always been told
Not all that’s missing should be found - still, he turns to me and says:

CHORUS

Oh! Found the mine, lost the mine, is it all a mirage?
Prospector yells right up to the sky
Oh! Trail’s end, it’s the end, is it camouflage?
Prospector says it can’t deceive him

Oh! Pile of rocks, cave is blocked, it leads underground
The most lost-and-found-again gold mine
Oh! Old man stops, then he drops down onto his knees
And then he laughs and cries for a long time

Not all that glitters is gold, so I’ve always been told
Not all that’s missing should be found - still, he turns to me and says:

CHORUS

Episode 022 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 022 of the Hummingbird Sessions - this was a fun set of tunes and songs for us to play for you this month, we hope you enjoy the concert. : )

If there is a song of ours that you would like to hear in a future concert, let us know in the comments below and we'll try to include it on a future poll.

Sit back, turn up the volume and enjoy!

✨ The Set List ✨

1. Touch the Sky (from Disney's "Brave")
2. Fairy Dance Jig / Henri the Lobster
3. Long Road
4. Mazama Mornings
5. Midnight Sun

Lyrics -

Touch the Sky
(Alexander L. Mandel / Mark Andrews)

When the cold winds are calling
And the sky is clear and bright
Misty mountains sing and beckon
Lead me out into the light

CHORUS
I will ride, I will fly
Chase the wind and touch the sky
I will fly
Chase the wind and touch the sky

Where dark woods hide secrets
And mountains are fierce and bold
Deep waters hold reflections
Of times lost long ago

I will hear their every story
Take hold of my own dream
Be as strong as the seas are stormy
And proud as an eagle's scream

CHORUS

Long Road
(G. Gothard)

There’s no need to know it all
Dancing with the Autumn trees
Now’s the time for standing strong
Breathe

In the wind, there’s a comforting song
And I know that it’s time to move on

CHORUS
It’s a long road, but we’ll go together
And it’s a dark road, but what time is better?
‘Cause the music’s playing on
And we’re all singing this song
As we travel the road
We will carry on

There’s a place I used to go
Wonder with the golden leaves
Now’s the ending of all before
Dream

In the wind, there’s a comforting song
And I know that it’s time to move on

CHORUS

There’s a story I used to know
Listen how the laughter sings
Now’s a time for holding on
Brave

In the wind, there’s a comforting song
And I know that it’s time to move on

CHORUS
CHORUS

Midnight Sun
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard)

Golden meadow, Summer’s light
Northern land of elusive night
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers

Winds that whisper, evening song
Stories of the mountains strong
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers

CHORUS
And I look up to the sky above
And I can name every star I see
And I hold close to the ones I love
And I will dance to the midnight sun

Far from troubles, Winter’s grieving
In this place we’ll chance believing
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers

CHORUS
CHORUS

Episode 021 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 021 of the Hummingbird Sessions - a selection of favorites from Dragonfly and beyond to usher in the Spring - even though we had some surprise weather halfway through the concert, haha!

What was your favorite song in this concert? What is one of our songs you'd love to hear in a future concert? Let us know in the comments below!

Sit back, turn up the volume and enjoy!

✨ The Set List ✨

1. Shadow and Sun
2. Hurricane Ridge
3. Cat and the Fiddle
4. Wildflower Jigs
5. Dragonfly

Lyrics -

Shadow and Sun
(G. Gothard)

When the work is done under August sun
We will dance all night under paintbrush skies
Tune your fiddle and come when the day is done
Play a merry tune for the shadow and sun

CHORUS
Oh shadow and sun
Oh sing shadow and sun
Oh shadow and sun
Oh sing - singin’ shadow and sun

And when the hard times come and the shadows fall
With your worn out shoes and a weary soul
Bring your fiddle and come when the day is done
Play the merry tune called the shadow and sun

CHORUS

‘Til we meet again by the bonfire light
As I walk out and face the wind and rain
I will whistle and hum when the day is done
Sing our merry tune for the shadow and sun

CHORUS

Cat and the Fiddle
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard)

Good ‘ol moonlight through the night
Keep it up, good work, shining bright
I’ve waited all day for my chance to play
I’ll fiddle all night and I’ll sleep all day

CHORUS
This old fiddle’s seen every place
Miles on the road and dust on the case
Hey diddle diddle and a hop to the right
Like a cat with a fiddle in the pale moonlight

’Who’ said the owl ‘will watch with me’
’You and the moon and me make three
The dish and the spoon ran away last night
Hope the fork and the knife will be alright’

CHORUS

’Oh’ said the mouse as she saw me there
’If I was not so small new shoes I’d wear
I’d join that fiddler for a dance or two
I’d leap and I’d tap ‘til he told me shoo’

CHORUS
CHORUS

Dragonfly
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard, S. Gothard)

Fly fast along the water, o’er the woods of pine
Maybe I’ll leap forward, or go back in time
Zig-zag 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
CHORUS

Episode 020 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 020 (!!) of the Hummingbird Sessions - a St. Patrick's Day Celebration!

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!

✨ The Set List ✨

1. Opening Set: Toss the Feathers / The Blarney Pilgrim
2. Grace O'Malley
3. "Bit Epic" Set: Sevens (Liz Carroll) / The Drunken Policecar / Box Reel II
4. Wild Rover
5. "Road Trip" Set: Farewell to Erin / Night Ride to Armagh (Brian Finnegan) / Road to Errogie (Adam Sutherland)

Lyrics -

Grace O'Malley
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard, S. Gothard)

Sunrise in the window
A vessel in the bay 
Her father was the captain
And he would sail today 

She fed the kitten and the hen
Jumped the gate and then 
She cut off her hair, found shoes to wear
To look like one of the men 

Her father he made fun
Oh no what have you done 
I know you’d love to come my dear
But Grace you’re far too young 

And he said:
No woman sails the sea
They would become weak at the knee 
Stay here, be safe, on Erin’s shore
Just listen here to me 
For you it cannot be
There are dangers out on the sea 
Stay here, be safe
On Erin’s shore just listen here to me

She felt the sun on her face
The waves beneath her feet 
Her father stood beside her
Laughing at his own defeat 

She washed the cannon and the gun
Jumped the stairs and then 
The captain roared a warning
All hands on deck, my men 

Get down below my lass he said
This danger too shall pass 
My men and I will defend the ship
And you will be safe at last 

CHORUS
I will tell you a story of a girl young and bright 
Red sky at night was her favorite light 
Of saltwater, danger and true bravery 
And the day Grace O’Malley first sailed the sea

Gunfire overhead
Dust fell to the floor 
Grace refused to stay below
And crept out of the door 

She climbed the rigging and the mast
Looked behind and then 
A man behind her father came
A pirate with dagger in hand

She leapt down from the mast
Her cry alerted the crew 
Onto the pirate’s back she fell
Before he ever knew 

Here was an answer to their prayers
Victory was theirs 
She saved the ship from pirates and
She saved her father’s crew

And they said :
This woman sails the sea, she won’t become weak at the knee 
She is the pride of Erin’s shore, just listen here to me 
For her it will always be a life upon the sea 
She is the pride of Erin’s shore, just listen here to me 

CHORUS

Wild Rover
(Traditional) 

I've been a wild rover for many's the year
And I've 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 into an ale house 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 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 ofttimes before
Then I never will play the wild rover no more

CHORUS
CHORUS

Episode 019 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 019 of the Hummingbird Sessions featuring the top songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. This month is a "Songs of the Sea" themed concert.

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!

✨ The Set List ✨

1. Flying Sails
2. Ready for the Storm (Dougie MacLean)
3. Sailor and the Mermaid
4. Paddy's Green Shamrock Shores
5. The Landing

Lyrics -

Ready for the Storm
(Dougie MacLean)

The waves crash in and the tide pulls out
It's an angry sea but there is no doubt
That the lighthouse will keep shining out
To warn the lonely sailor

The lightning strikes and the wind claps cold
Through the sailor's bones to the sailor's soul
'til there's nothing left that he can hold
Except the rolling ocean

CHORUS
But I am ready for the storm
Yes sir, ready
I am ready for the storm
I'm ready for the storm

Oh give me mercy for my dreams
For every confrontation seems
To tell me what it really means
To be this lonely sailor

And when the sky begins to clear
And the sun it melts away my fear
I'll cry a silent, weary tear
For those that need to love me

CHORUS 

But distance it is no real friend
And time will take its time
And you will find that in the end
It brings you me, this lonely sailor

And when you take me by your side
You love me warm, you love me
And I should have realized
I had no reasons to be frightened

CHORUS
CHORUS

Paddy's Green Shamrock Shores
(Traditional)

From Derry quay we sailed away
On the twenty-third of May
We were taken onboard by a pleasant crew
Bound for America

CHORUS
So fare thee well, my own true love
I'll think of you night and day
A place in my mind you will surely find
Although I am so far away
And when I'm alone, far away from home
I'll think of the good times once more
Until I can make it back someday
To paddy's green shamrock shores

CHORUS

Episode 018 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 018 of the Hummingbird Sessions (and the first concert of 2022!), featuring the top songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. This month includes some of our very favorites, the theme song for the Hummingbird Sessions, and includes Greta having some trouble with the new year.

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!

✨ The Set List ✨

1. Midnight Sun
2. Hummingbird
3. Nightfall
4. Alaska Set
5. Queen of Argyll (by Andy M. Stewart)

Lyrics -

Midnight Sun
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard)

Golden meadow, Summer’s light
Northern land of elusive night
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers

Winds that whisper, evening song
Stories of the mountains strong
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers

CHORUS
And I look up to the sky above
And I can name every star I see
And I hold close to the ones I love
And I will dance to the midnight sun

Far from troubles, Winter’s grieving
In this place we’ll chance believing
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers

CHORUS
CHORUS

Nightfall
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard, S. Gothard)

She arrives as night is falling / Along the lantern way
Can you hear the starlings crying? / At the dying of the day
Her eyes are full of moonlight  / I can see them from afar
She walks the way at twilight / And her coat is full of stars

CHORUS
Nightfall
And her coat is full of stars
Nightfall
And my dreams are full of stars

I will sleep with night surrounding / The moon is shining bright
In my dreams it’s all aligning / In the quiet of the night
Her eyes are full of moonlight / I can see them from afar
She walks the way at twilight / And her coat is full of stars

CHORUS

She will leave when the sun is rising / Along the morning way
Can you see the sparrows soaring? / At the dawning of the day
Her eyes are full of moonlight / I can see them from afar
She walks the way at twilight / and her coat is full of stars

CHORUS

Queen of Argyll
(Andy M. Stewart, arr. Gothard Sisters)

Gentle men it is my duty / to inform you of one beauty
Though I'd ask of you a favor not to seek her for a while
Though I own she is a creature / of character and feature
No words can paint the picture of the queen of all Argyll

CHORUS
Oh if you could have seen her there
Boys, if you had just been there
The swan was in her movements and the morning in her smile
All the roses in the garden
Would bow and ask her pardon
For not one could match the beauty of the queen of all Argyll

On that evening that I mentioned / I passed with light intention
Through a part of our dear country known for beauty and for style
In the place of noble thinkers / of scholars and great drinkers
But above them all for splendor shone the queen of all Argyll

So my lads I needs must leave you / My intention's not to grieve you
Nor indeed would I decieve you / Oh I'll see you in a while
I must find some way to gain her / To court her and to claim her
I fear my heart's in danger from the queen of all Argyll

CHORUS

CHORUS

Episode 017 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 017 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the top songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. This month's concert is our annual Christmas special! 🎄

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!

✨ The Set List ✨

1. The Christmas Reel
2. In the Bleak Midwinter
3. Joy to the World
4. Christmas Flower
5. Winds Through the Olive Trees
6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Lyrics -

In the Bleak Midwinter
(Christina Rossetti)

In the bleak midwinter / frosty winds made moan
Earth stood hard as iron / water like a stone
Snow had fallen, snow on snow / snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago

What can I give him / poor as I am
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb
If I were a wise man / I would do my part
What can I give him?
Give my heart

Joy to the World
(Isaac Watts)

Joy to the world, the lord is come
Let earth receive her king
Let every heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and heaven and nature sing

Joy to the world, the savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy

Joy to the world, the lord is come
Let earth receive her king
Let every heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and heaven and nature sing

He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness
And wonders of his love
And wonders of his love
And wonders and wonders of his love

Winds Through the Olive Trees
(Traditional carol from 16th century Gascony)

Winds through the olive trees, softly did blow
'Round little Bethlehem, long long ago
Sheep on the hillside lay, whiter than snow
Shepherds were watching them, long long ago

Then from the happy skies, angels bent low
Singing their songs of joy, long long ago
For in a manger bed, cradled we know
Christ came to Bethlehem, long long ago

Winds through the olive trees, softly did blow
'Round little Bethlehem, long long ago

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
(Charles Wesley)

Hark the herald angels sing / Glory to the newborn king
Peace on earth and mercy mild / God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise / Join the triumph of the skies
With angelic host proclaim / Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark the herald angels sing / Glory to the newborn king

Hail that heaven-born prince of peace / Hail that son of righteousness
Light and life to all he brings / Risen with healing in his wings
Mild he lays his glory by / Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth / Born to give them second birth
Hark the herald angels sing / Glory to the newborn king

Hark the herald angels sing / Glory to the newborn king
Peace on earth and mercy mild / God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise / Join the triumph of the skies
With angelic host proclaim / Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark the herald angels sing / Glory to the newborn king

Episode 016 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 016 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the tops songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. This month's concert is a celebration of the tenth anniversary of our first official Celtic Folk album, Story Girl! It was released on November 1st, 2021. In honor of that, we'll play six songs which are all from that 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!

✨ The Set List ✨

1. Willow's Waltz
2. The Three Coins
3. It's the Little Things
4. Sailor and the Mermaid
5. Fields of Athenry (by Pete St. John)
6. Marching On

Lyrics -

It's the Little Things
(G. Gothard)

CHORUS
It's the little things that make a difference
Little things
It's the little things that make a difference,
Be the change you wish to see in the world

Fields of Athenry
(Pete St. John)

By a lonely prison wall / I heard a young girl calling
Michael, they have taken you away
For you stole Trevelyan's corn / so the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay

CHORUS
Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

By a lonely prison wall / I heard a young man calling
Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
Against the famine and the crown / I rebelled, they struck me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity

CHORUS

By a lonely harbor wall / she watched the last star falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she'll live to hope and pray / for her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

CHORUS

Episode 015 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 015 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the top five songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. This month's concert is a mystical, magical set which is perfect for the misty green October we're having here in the PNW. Featuring some high-energy fiddling, mystical songs and Solana's favorite new instrument (the harmonica!) this one is lots of fun. Good choices, guys!

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!

✨ The Set List ✨ 

1. Mermaids
2. "Bit Epic" Set: Sevens (Liz Carroll) / Drunken Policecar / Box Reel II
3. Colors of Home
4. Fairy Dance Jig / Henri the Lobster (Ruadh MacMillan)
5. Wise One

Lyrics -

Mermaids
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard)

The swell of the ocean, the salt of the sea
This movement and motion is foreign to me
My homeland behind, a vast distance ahead
The warnings of sailors have filled me with dread

They told me old tales of the bravest of heart
Mysterious fathoms that some men can chart
Of the ones who discover, while other men sleep
The creatures that lurk in the cool briny deep

CHORUS
Oh they say in the sea
There are mermaids wild and free
Keeping watch in the storm
Guid you home, safe from harm
They will keep you safe in the storm

Storm clouds are brewing, the wind lifts to blow
Moving and tossing, the pewter waves grow
Terrible beauty, swift lighting and rain
I’m afraid for my life on the cruel raging main

CHORUS

Our ship made it through with a patchwork of scars
Wreckage of wood ‘neath the stillness of stars
The horizon goes on for miles and for years
I play a sad song but nobody hears

Daylight breaks early, there’s sighting of land
I find that I may have the strength left to stand
Their good mission over, our guardians must go
The mermaids return to the fathoms below

CHORUS
CHORUS

Colors of Home
(G. Gothard)

They came from all over, blazing a trail
Like the snow that melts swiftly, from the peaks to the coast
They made a place there, for me to know
Like a tapestry woven, the colors of home

CHORUS
I miss the evergreen trees
I miss the comforting rain
I miss the grey of each misty new day
I miss the colors of my home
I miss the way the air feels
I miss the way that I know I belong
I miss the colors of my home

I grew up running pine needle trails
Moss green of the forest, the seagull’s bright call
Copper sunsets on a sapphire sea
Wide open spaces, as far as I can see

CHORUS

Bridge
Call me back!
To the windswept beaches
Call me back!
To the fresh salt air
Call me back!
To the mountain reaches
Call me back!
Oh I feel so far away

They paint a memory, a part of me
It’s gold like the lightning that strikes violet skies
Crimson canyon, the evening’s red flame
Hear the chorus of voices calling my name

CHORUS
CHORUS

Wise One
(G. Gothard)

Oh wise one / what do you see?
Road to nowhere / night so crystal clear
Starlight winter / maybe I’m searching
Owls soaring / over the trees

CHORUS
What can you see? What do you know?
‘Cause I’d give anything to know what you know
Show me your ways for my cloudy days
A north star for finding where we are
‘Cause I’m hoping to grow
Into a wise one
Oh
Into a wise one
Oh

Oh wise one / wiser than me
Urgent whisper / wilder than the wind
Swift and silent / indigo feathers
Secret courage / send me a sign

CHORUS

Bridge
The more I grow, the less I know
Except that life is beautiful, but strange
The more I grow, the less I know
That nothing is predictable, but change
… and maybe the journey of life is in the wondering…

Oh wise one / shine ever on
Owls soaring / resilient and strong
Friendly smiles / when we’re together
Music soaring / brightness of dawn

CHORUS

Episode 014 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 014 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the top five songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. This month's concert brings us gently into Autumn, with two songs about roads as well as a Japanese song about living in the moment.

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!

✨ The Set List ✨

1. Country Roads (by John Denver)
2. The Bandit
3. Long Road
4. Chasing the Sun
5. 365 Days of a Paper Airplane

Lyrics -

Country Roads (John Denver)

CHORUS
Country roads, take me home
To the place where I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home
Country roads

Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue ridge mountains, shenandoah river
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains
Blowing like a breeze

CHORUS

All my meo'ries gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine
Teardrop in my eye

CHORUS

I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home, far away
And drivin' down the road I get a feelin'
That I should have been home yesterday
Yesterday

CHORUS
CHORUS

Long Road (G. Gothard)

There’s no need to know it all
Dancing with the Autumn trees
Now’s the time for standing strong
Breathe

In the wind, there’s a comforting song
And I know that it’s time to move on

CHORUS
It’s a long road, but we’ll go together
And it’s a dark road, but what time is better?
‘Cause the music’s playing on
And we’re all singing this song
As we travel the road
We will carry on

There’s a place I used to go
Wonder with the golden leaves
Now’s the ending of all before
Dream

In the wind, there’s a comforting song
And I know that it’s time to move on

CHORUS

There’s a story I used to know
Listen how the laughter sings
Now’s a time for holding on
Brave

In the wind, there’s a comforting song
And I know that it’s time to move on

CHORUS
CHORUS

365 Days of a Paper Airplane (Yasushi Akimoto)

For an approximate translation of the lyrics, go here.

Episode 013 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 013 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the top five songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. This month's concert turned into a dreamy August daydream set, with several highly requested songs!

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!

✨ The Set List ✨
1. Happy Sad Empty Full
2. Wandering
3. The Golden Thread
4. Nightfall
5. Flying Sails

Lyrics -

Wandering
(G. Gothard)

Just one day
To see the walls of glowing stone, cliffs of sun
Just one day
For wandering fragrant streets of Summer, day is done

Wandering, traveling
Wandering, traveling

Just one day
To see the towering marble halls, balconies
Just one day
For viewing galleries, painted glass, centuries

Wandering, traveling
Wandering, traveling

CHORUS
So get up, up and come along
Every new place has its very own song
We’re only here for just one day
Then we’ll pack up and we’ll wander on

Just one day
To see the dance of city lights, wander on
Just one day
To hear the music streets at night, wander on

Wandering, traveling
Wandering, traveling

Bridge
Even though I have to leave today
I know that I’ll be back someday

CHORUS
CHORUS

Nightfall
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard, S. Gothard)

She arrives as night is falling / Along the lantern way
Can you hear the starlings crying? / At the dying of the day
Her eyes are full of moonlight  / I can see them from afar
She walks the way at twilight / And her coat is full of stars

CHORUS
Nightfall
And her coat is full of stars
Nightfall
And my dreams are full of stars

I will sleep with night surrounding / The moon is shining bright
In my dreams it’s all aligning / In the quiet of the night
Her eyes are full of moonlight / I can see them from afar
She walks the way at twilight / And her coat is full of stars

CHORUS

She will leave when the sun is rising / Along the morning way
Can you see the sparrows soaring? / At the dawning of the day
Her eyes are full of moonlight / I can see them from afar
She walks the way at twilight / and her coat is full of stars

CHORUS

Episode 012 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 012 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the top five songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. This month's episode is full of fun summer songs including the concert debut of Meet Me at Dawn, Shadow and Sun and Hurricane Ridge 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!

✨ The Set List ✨
1. Midsummer Jigs (Gothard Sisters) | From Story Girl: https://gothardsisters.lpages.co/story-girl/   

2. Shadow and Sun (Gothard Sisters) | From Dragonfly: https://gothardsisters.lpages.co/dragonfly  

3. The Three Coins (Gothard Sisters) | From Story Girl: https://gothardsisters.lpages.co/story-girl/  

4. Meet Me at Dawn (Gothard Sisters) | From Dragonfly: https://gothardsisters.lpages.co/dragonfly  

5. Hurricane Ridge (Gothard Sisters) | From Dragonfly: https://gothardsisters.lpages.co/dragonfly

Lyrics -

Shadow and Sun
(G. Gothard)

When the work is done under August sun
We will dance all night under paintbrush skies
Tune your fiddle and come when the day is done
Play a merry tune for the shadow and sun

CHORUS
Oh shadow and sun
Oh sing shadow and sun
Oh shadow and sun
Oh sing - singin’ shadow and sun

And when the hard times come and the shadows fall
With your worn out shoes and a weary soul
Bring your fiddle and come when the day is done
Play the merry tune called the shadow and sun

CHORUS

‘Til we meet again by the bonfire light
As I walk out and face the wind and rain
I will whistle and hum when the day is done
Sing our merry tune for the shadow and sun

CHORUS

Meet Me at Dawn
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard, S. Gothard)

Oh! Old saloon, deep maroon, we’re new to the town
A man walks in and sits himself down with us
Oh! Seeking gold, very old, he’s asking around
If we can help him he’ll reward us

Oh! Up at dawn with a yawn, we’re outta the town
He gives the lowdown, pickaxe, heavy packs
Oh! Hot sun, no fun, way outta the town
Follow the boot tracks now no going back

Not all that glitters is gold, so I’ve always been told
Not all that’s missing should be found - still, he turns to me and says:

CHORUS
Meet me at dawn
Up in the mountains
Near the trail with the hidden waterfalls
Superstition says there’s a gold mine no one can find
Ten years of searching
It’s in Arizona, maybe Colorado
Oh who knows?
I could still find it if I try

Oh! Take a nap, hear a snap, why’s there smoke in my eyes?
I can’t see Fred or Ted or anyone
Oh! Through the smoke, don’t choke, fire’s blocking the way
I drop and roll downhill to the creek bed

Oh! On my feet, don’t miss a beat, looking around
I think I found that dusty old trail again
Oh! Rattlesnake, big mistake, she’s looking around
I turn and run uphill to my friends again

Not all that glitters is gold, so I’ve always been told
Not all that’s missing should be found - still, he turns to me and says:

CHORUS

Oh! Found the mine, lost the mine, is it all a mirage?
Prospector yells right up to the sky
Oh! Trail’s end, it’s the end, is it camouflage?
Prospector says it can’t deceive him

Oh! Pile of rocks, cave is blocked, it leads underground
The most lost-and-found-again gold mine
Oh! Old man stops, then he drops down onto his knees
And then he laughs and cries for a long time

Not all that glitters is gold, so I’ve always been told
Not all that’s missing should be found - still, he turns to me and says:

CHORUS

Episode 011 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 011 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the top five songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. This month's episode is all about songs from the new album, Dragonfly. Woohoo!

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) Dragonfly

2) Chasing the Sun

3) Wise One

4) Alaska Set

5) Midnight Sun

Lyrics -

Dragonfly
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard, S. Gothard)

Fly fast along the water, o’er the woods of pine
Maybe I’ll leap forward, or go back in time
Zig-zag 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
CHORUS

Wise One
(G. Gothard)

Oh wise one / what do you see?
Road to nowhere / night so crystal clear
Starlight winter / maybe I’m searching
Owls soaring / over the trees

CHORUS
What can you see? What do you know?
‘Cause I’d give anything to know what you know
Show me your ways for my cloudy days
A north star for finding where we are
‘Cause I’m hoping to grow
Into a wise one
Oh
Into a wise one
Oh

Oh wise one / wiser than me
Urgent whisper / wilder than the wind
Swift and silent / indigo feathers
Secret courage / send me a sign

CHORUS

Bridge
The more I grow, the less I know
Except that life is beautiful, but strange
The more I grow, the less I know
That nothing is predictable, but change
… and maybe the journey of life is in the wondering…

Oh wise one / shine ever on
Owls soaring / resilient and strong
Friendly smiles / when we’re together
Music soaring / brightness of dawn

CHORUS

Midnight Sun
(G. Gothard, W. Gothard)

Golden meadow, Summer’s light
Northern land of elusive night
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers

Winds that whisper, evening song
Stories of the mountains strong
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers

CHORUS
And I look up to the sky above
And I can name every star I see
And I hold close to the ones I love
And I will dance to the midnight sun

Far from troubles, Winter’s grieving
In this place we’ll chance believing
Here we spend our endless hours
Singing among the sweet wildflowers

CHORUS
CHORUS

Episode 010 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!  

Welcome to Episode 010 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the top five songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. We discovered a bit of a theme in the songs chosen for this concert - and it's an appropriate one for the month of May!

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) Wildflower Jigs

2) The Boatman's Call

3) Mountain Rose Waltz

4) Both Sides Now (by Joni Mitchell)

5) Orange Blossom Special

Lyrics -

The Boatman's Call
(G. Gothard)

The boatman works alone
It’s the only live he’s ever known
A young man in life alone
Across the river every day
He ferries settlers o’er the rushing cool
Carries merchants through the rapids cruel
Even royals in their crown and jewel
Across the river on his own

CHORUS
Ya - da da da, a young man tall
Ya - da da da, ya da da da da da
Ya - da da da, the boatman’s call
Ya - da da da, ya da da da da da

The young woman lone she goes
Gathering flowers where the river flows
She is lovely as the mountain rose
And she needs passage on her way
She needs crossing late in emerald May
Sitting golden in the creak and sway
Our young boatman gave his heart that day
Across the river going home

CHORUS
Ya - da da da, a young man tall
Ya - da da da, ya da da da da da
Ya - da da da, for this girl did fall
Ya - da da da, ya da da da da da

Bridge
Their world was set, planned
Always they would be
They didn’t fret, no
Not like you and me
Their world was small, there
Near the river free
Then came this fine, grand
Tale of he and she

CHORUS
Ya - da da da, this girl did fall
Ya - da da da, ya da da da da da
Ya - da da da, for the boatman’s call
Ya - da da da, ya da da da da da

And now they are not alone
Their lonely life by one has grown
Now they are not alone
They cross the river every day

Both Sides Now
(by Joni Mitchell)

Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairytale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say I love you right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost but something's gained
From living everyday

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

Episode 009 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 009 of the Hummingbird Sessions, featuring the top five songs voted on by you guys in the last poll. These are some lovely songs - a few standards, a few from the vault and two great cover songs!

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) Feast of the Elven King

2) Queen of Argyll (by Andy M. Stewart)

3) Against the Grain

4) One Voice (by the Wailin' Jennys)

5) Celebration Reel

Lyrics -

Queen of Argyll (by Andy M. Stewart)

Gentle men it is my duty / to inform you of one beauty
Though I'd ask of you a favor / not to seek her for a while
Though I own she is a creature / of character and feature
No words can paint the picture of the Queen of all Argyll

CHORUS
Oh if you could have seen her there
Boys if you had just been there
The swan is in her movements
And the morning in her smile
All the roses in the garden
Would bow and ask her pardon
But not one could match the beauty of
the Queen of all Argyll

On that evening that I mentioned / I passed with light intention
Through a part of our dear country / known for beauty and for style
In the place of noble thinkers / of scholars and great drinkers
But above them all for splendor shone the Queen of all Argyll

CHORUS

So my lads, I needs must leave you / my intention's not to grieve you
Nor indeed would I deceive you / Oh I'll see you in a while
I must find some way to gain her / to court her and to claim her
I fear my heart's in danger from the Queen of all Argyll

CHORUS
CHORUS

One Voice (by the Wailin' Jennys)

This is the sound of one voice
One spirit, one voice
The sound of one who makes a choice
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of one voice

This is the sound of voices two
The sound of me, singin' with you
Helpin' each other to make it through
This is the sound of voices two
This is the sound of voices two

This is the sound of voices three
Singin' together in harmony
Surrendering to the mystery
This is the sound of voices three
This is the sound of voices three

This is the sound of all of us
Singin' with love and the will to trust
Leave the rest behind, it'll turn to dust
This is the sound of all of us
This is the sound of all of us

Oh, oh
Oh, oh

This is the sound of one voice
One people, one voice
A song for every one of us
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of one voice

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

Episode 007 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 007 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 February. 

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) Flying Sails 

2) It Was Beautiful

3) Cat in a Bush

4) Call and the Answer (by Phil and June Colclough)

5) The Landing

Lyrics - 

It Was Beautiful (G. Gothard)

A group of men sat 'round the fire
Tellin' old tales 'til the midnight hour
Along came a stumbling little girl
Dancin' around with a smile

Her ma came running fast in her wake
'sorry kind sirs for that headache'
The group of men then a plea did make
Please don't take her away

Chorus
We thought it was beautiful
Oh oh
We thought it was beautiful
Oh oh
We thought it was beautiful

Walking through an ancient space
Young men say 'what is this place?'
Fading light through windows cold
The whole thing seems too old

But a woman there, she seems so wise
With a nice young face and lovin' brown eyes
Lads don't like the ancient place
But she goes there every day

Chorus
She thinks it is beautiful
Oh oh
She thinks it is beautiful
Oh oh
She thinks it is beautiful

Climbing down from the mountains high
Danny's father gave a tired sigh
'Well me boy that's it I'm done
sweating all day in the sun'

'The mountain's never worth the pain
Climbing all day, and with what gain?'
His little son then a sound did make
And Danny he did say

Chorus
I thought it was beautiful
Oh oh
I thought it was beautiful
Oh oh
I thought it was beautiful

Call and the Answer (By Phil and June Colcough, arr. Gothard Sisters)

You called and I ran
Wild as the wind which rolls across the moor
All we need is each other
With the eagles we will soar

Chorus
You are the call, I am the answer
You are the wish and I am the way
You the music, I the dancer
You are the night and I am the day
You are the night and I am the day

You and I we're like two rivers
Run and fall down to the sea
When we meet, we're lost forever
Lost forever you and me

Chorus

Lay your head upon my pillow
Let your heart beat close to mine
With no past, and no tomorrow
Two hearts lost in space and time

Chorus

Episode 006 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Welcome to Episode 006 of the Hummingbird Sessions and the first one of 2021!

Sit back, turn up the volume, sing along and enjoy!

The Hummingbird Sessions - Episode 006:

Wild Mountain Thyme (by Francis McPeake)

Oh the Summer time is coming
And the trees are sweetly blooming
And the wild mountain thyme
Grows around the blooming heather
Will ye go, lassie, go?

Chorus
And we'll all go together
To pluck wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Will ye, go, lassie, go?

I will build my love a bower
Near yon pure crystal fountain
And on it I will pile
All the flowers of the mountain
Will ye go, lassie, go?

Chorus
Chorus

Auld Lang Syne (Traditional, arr. Gothard Sisters)

Should old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne

Chorus
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne

And here's a hand my trusty friend
And here's a hand o' thine
And we'll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne

Chorus
Chorus

Nightfall (G. Gothard)

She arrives as night is falling
Along the lantern way
Can you hear the starlings crying?
At the dying of the day
Her eyes are full of moonlight
I can see them from afar
She walks the way at twilight
And her coat is full of stars

Chorus
Nightfall
And her coat is full of stars
Nightfall
And my dreams are full of stars

I will sleep with night surrounding
The moon is shining bright
In my dreams it's all aligning
In the quiet of the night
Her eyes are full of moonlight
I can see them from afar
She walks the way at twilight
And her coat is full of stars

Chorus

She will leave when the sun is rising
Along the morning way
Can you see the sparrows soaring?
At the dawning of the day
Her eyes are full of moonlight
I can see them from afar
She walks the way at twilight
And her coat is full of stars

Chorus

The Parting Glass (Traditional, arr. Gothard Sisters)

Of all the money that e're I've had
I spent it in good company
And of all the harm that e're I've done
Alas it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To memory now I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
Goodnight and joy be with you all

Of all the comrades that e're I've had
They're sorry for my going away
And of all the sweethearts that e're I've had
They'd wish me one more day to stay
But since it fell into my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and softly call
Goodnight and joy be with you all

Chorus
So fill to me the parting glass
And drink a health what e're befalls
And gently rise and softly call
Goodnight and joy be with you all

Episode 005 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

This is an extra-special Christmas edition of the Hummingbird Sessions. Featuring carols old and new and twice the amount of music and songs as a holiday treat, we hope you enjoy this Christmas Special!

Sit back, turn up the volume, sing along and enjoy!

The Hummingbird Sessions - Episode 005:

1. Winter Wonderland / Let it Snow

2. Christmas Medley: Greensleeves / Carol of the Bells / We Three Kings / Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from the Nutcracker)

3. I Saw Three Ships

4. Christmas Flower

5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

6. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

7. Joy to the World

8. Jingle Bells

Once you've finished the concert, let us know what you think! Next month we'll be having fun as we begin to give you sneak peeks of some of our new songs, as well as playing favorites old and new! So write your suggestions for songs to put on the next poll down in the comments and we'll see you in 2021!

Lyrics:

Winter Wonderland (Richard B. Smith / Arr. Gothard Sisters) / Let it Snow (Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne)

Sleigh bells ring are you listening?
In the lane snow is glistening
A beautiful sight we're happy tonight
Walkin' in a winter wonderland

Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is the new bird
He sings a love song, as we go along
Walkin' in a winter wonderland

In the meadow we an build a snowman
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say 'are you married' we'll say 'no man,'
'But you can do the job when you're in town'

Later on we'll conspire
as we dream by the fire
To face unafraid the plans that we've made
Walkin' in a winter wonderland

Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow let it snow let it snow

And since we've no place to go
Let it snow let it snow let it snow

Sleigh bells ring are you listening?
In the lane snow is glistening
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight
Walkin' in a winter wonderland

A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight
Walkin' in a winter wonderland
Walkin.....walkin' in a winter wonderland

I Saw Three Ships (traditional / arr. Gothard Sisters)

I saw three ships come sailing in
on Christmas day on Christmas day
I saw three ships come sailing in
on Christmas day in the morning

They sailed into Bethlehem
on Christmas day on Christmas day
sailed into Bethlehem
on Christmas day in the morning

And all the bells on earth shall ring
on Christmas day on Christmas day
all the bells on earth shall ring
on Christmas day in the morning 

And all the souls on earth shall sing
on Christmas day on Christmas day
all the souls on earth shall sing
on Christmas day in the morning

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Traditional / arr. Gothard Sisters)

Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies
With angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king

Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies
With angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king

Hail that heaven-born prince of peace, hail that son of righteousness
Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings
Mild he lays his glory by, born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth
Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king 

Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies
With angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king

Joy to the World (Isaac Watts / arr. Gothard Sisters)

Joy to the world the lord is come
Let earth receive her king
Let every heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing
And heaven and heaven and nature sing

Joy to the world the savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy
Repeat repeat the sounding joy

Joy to the world the lord is come
Let earth receive her king
Let every heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing
And heaven and heaven and nature sing

He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness
And wonders of his love, and wonders of his love
And wonders and wonders of his love

And wonders and wonders of his love

Jingle Bells (traditional / arr. Gothard Sisters)

Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way (hehehehehehe)
Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Jingle bells jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh - hey!

Jingle bells jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

Episode 004 - Hummingbird Sessions

Concert Time!

Lots of fun music in this episode, thanks to all of your choices. We give updates on all the exciting things we have planned for the next few months, plus Solana makes a lyrical mistake - see if you can spot what it is. 😂 LOL! (To her credit though, Willow and I didn't even notice. Haha.) Get ready for Episode 004. We hope that this set of songs and tunes helps make your day a little brighter. Sit back, turn up the volume, and enjoy!

The Hummingbird Sessions - Episode 004:

1. Elderflower March

2. Fields of Athenry (Pete St. John)

3. The Three Coins

4. It's the Little Things

5. Cat and the Fiddle

Once you've finished the concert, let us know what you think! Next month is the Christmas episode, so add your suggestions for songs to play in future regular episodes as well as the Christmas concert. Cheers!

Lyrics:

Fields of Athenry (Pete St. John / Arr. Gothard Sisters)

By a lonely prison wall / I heard a young girl calling
Michael they have taken you away
For you stole Trevelyn's corn / So the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay

CHORUS
Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

By a lonely prison wall / I heard a young man calling
'Nothing matters Mary, when you're free'
Against the famine and the crown / I rebelled, they struck me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity

CHORUS

By a lonely harbor wall / She watched the last star falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she'll live to hope and pray / For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

CHORUS  

It's the Little Things (by G. Gothard)

It's the little things that make a difference
Little things
It's the little things that make a difference
Be the change you wish to see in the world

Cat and the Fiddle (G. Gothard)

Good 'ol moonlight through the night
Keep it up, good work, shining bright
I've waited all day for my chance to play
I'll fiddle all night and I'll sleep all day

CHORUS
This old fiddle's seen every place
Miles on the road and dust on the case
Hey diddle diddle and a hop to the right
Like a cat with a fiddle in the pale moonlight

'Who' said the owl 'will watch with me
You and the moon and me make three
The dish and the spoon ran away last night
Hope the fork and the knife will be alright'

CHORUS

'Oh' said the mouse as she saw me there
If I was not so small new shoes I'd wear
I'd join that fiddler for a dance or two
I'd leap and I'd tap 'til he told me shoo'

CHORUS
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