Coleridge’s relationship with William and Dorothy Wordsworth whilst living in Nether Stowey was a huge part of his life. They would walk the Quantock Hills and around Exmoor together, talking and dreaming. I was inspired to write this song standing at Beacon Hill on the Quantocks and wanted to create a soundscape that invoked that view in the outro.
lyrics
On a cold and careless winter’s morn’
With quill and coat adorned,
Take to the hills all for to walk
All over the heathery moorland.
The climb, the hill, the rustic path,
The broken wall beside us
And to the open skies at last
We on the moors resided.
And in the upward Quantock breeze
Where proud the beacon rises,
We look toward the icy sea
And to the shores of Cardiff.
The climb, the hill, the rustic path,
The broken wall beside us
And to the open skies at last
We on the moors resided.
Sir Wordsworth he will walk with me
To talk of all besides us,
The sweet and lovely Dorothy
Between our words will guide us.
The climb, the hill, the rustic path,
The broken wall beside us
And to the open skies at last
We on the moors resided.
And so the days we friends of three
With all the Lord provided,
Will spend in splendid company
And all of life confided.
The climb, the hill, the rustic path,
The broken wall beside us
And to the open skies at last
We on the moors resided.
credits
from Esteesee,
released September 24, 2015
Written and produced by Ange Hardy. Featuring: Ange Hardy (vocals, guitar & whistle), Steve Knightley (tenor guitar), Patsy Reid (fiddle, viola & cello), Lukas Drinkwater (double bass), Jonny Dyer (piano), Jo May (rope tension snare drum & triangle), Andrew Pearce (drums), Archie Churchill-Moss (diatonic accordion) and Kate Rouse (hammered dulcimer).
Nominated for the Horizon Award for best emerging talent at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Ange Hardy is a folk singer,
songwriter and recording artist from West Somerset, England. Ange performs original contemporary songs written in a traditional style with an emphasis on vocal harmony....more
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