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The Foster​-​Mother's Tale

from Esteesee by Ange Hardy

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This was the very first piece of Coleridge’s writing that I read; a fragment from a play. I immediately fell in love with the story and the clarity of the tale so I wove the words into this song. The tale is of a baby found in the woods, his salvation, his corruption, his imprisonment, his escape, and his ultimate decline to savagery.

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There once was a woodman, Leoni,
Could fell and saw with a lusty arm.
Took to the woods and by a tree
Found an abandoned child.

He took that baby under wing,
Wrapped in mosses lined with thistle-beards,
Took him home from the huge round beam
By the purse of the good Lord reared.

Gone is he! taken to the sea
Never again to see his father
Gone is he! taken to the sea
Never again to see his father!
Gone is he! taken to the sea
Never again to see his father; gone!

So the babe grew up did whistle and sing
Oh such a pretty boy! most untouchable!
Would not learn, would not come in
For out in the woods did play.

And out in the woods was a grey haired man,
And all through woodland lined with thistle-beards
Taught that youth to write with the pen
All through to his twentieth year.

{chorus}

So many a book did the young man read
Filled his mind with unlawful thoughts.
One day as he stood with his Lord
The ground beneath them shook.

Well the earth did heave and the earth did groan
The wall fell down and it near fell on them,
All in a fright he came undone.
Confession: judgement comes!

{chorus}

The youth was cast into a hole
And it broke the heart of poor Leoni,
So all at once that boy he stole
Sent him across the sea.

But the boy he turned; mad did go!
News it came to poor Leoni:
He seized a boat, set sail alone,
Died a savage man.

{chorus}

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from Esteesee, released September 24, 2015
Written and produced by Ange Hardy. Featuring: Ange Hardy (vocals & guitar), Steve Knightley (vocals), Patsy Reid (viola), Lukas Drinkwater (double bass) and Archie Churchill-Moss (diatonic accordion).

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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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