Spirit and Roots

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This is gorgeous - Mary Chapin Carpenter teaming up with two of Scotland's finest, Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart.

"All the flights of the starlings that appear in the evening
In the din of congregation I'll take more than I'm leaving
But not the bitter or broken, not the scars or the shame
I'll leave the windows wide open, you can do the same
I'm bringing it to you, you can bring it to me
Carrying each other, we can carry"

If Mary Oliver wrote folk songs, this is what I imagine she'd sound like 🌠

"A Heart That Never Closes" Official Lyric Video - Carpenter, Fowlis, Polwart “A Heart That Never Closes,” the second track from "Looking For The Thread,” is penned by Mary Chapin Carpenter. The album, the debut collaboration from Mary...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n4hIc8_2do

What a find. From 'The Farewell Show' released in 2020. I think this could be one of the most perfect indie-pop songs I've ever heard.

"Pick up all the friends you can find on your way
And if you lose direction they'll be there guiding you on" ✨

https://stornoway.bandcamp.com/album/the-farewell-show-live-at-new-theatre-oxford

Stornoway - Fuel Up (Live) Get in touch! https://linktr.ee/Stornoway===============Taken from Stornoway's live album 'The Farewell Show' recorded at their joyous last gig at The New Th...