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My Grandfathers / Bearded Ted of Raddington

from Findings by Ange Hardy & Lukas Drinkwater

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Ange: “I once met a musician who gave me the distinct impression that, consciously or not, he held me and my forefathers directly responsible for the historical conflicts between my country and his own. I wrote these words in response.

I wrote the tune Bearded Ted of Raddington in honour of my own grandfather. His name was Ted, he farmed the land in Raddington, and his prickly beard is one of my strongest and fondest memories of him.”

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My grandfathers and father before me are not those who did burn you down. They were farmers and toilers and traders and workers of Somerset land.

My grandfathers and father before me were farmers through famine and war, they would work in the fields and crops they would yield for those who were hungry and poor.

They were men from a line of tradition who toiled for bed and for board, and their willing was their ammunition and the love of the land their reward.

My grandfathers and father before me are not those who called you to arms, and they had not a bone in their bodies that could bring another man harm.

My grandfathers and father before me had no need for emblem or sword. They had whetstones for scythes and well sharpened knives, but never a weapon for war.

They were men from a line of tradition. Their land was their honour and pride and they had not a single intention to take or to steal or divide.

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from Findings, released September 14, 2016
Ange Hardy (vocals, whistle), Lukas Drinkwater (vocals, guitar, double bass), Archie Churchill-Moss (diatonic accordion), Ciaran Algar (fiddle), Evan Carson (percussion).

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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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