Name: Follow the Heron
Duration: P00H03M09S
Description: This is a cover of a beautiful song by Malinky. It's about letting go of your troubles and moving into spring.

Follow the Heron

from Points on the Map of Heaven by Cricket and Snail

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This is a cover of a beautiful song by Malinky. It's about letting go of your troubles and moving into spring.

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FOLLOW THE HERON
(Karine Polwart)
The back of the winter is broken
And light lingers long by the door
And the seeds of the summer have spoken
In gowans that bloom on the shore

By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
And we follow the heron home

In darkness we cradled our sorrow
And stoked all our fires with fear
Now these bones that lie empty and hollow
Are ready for gladness to cheer

By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
And we follow the heron home

So long may you sing of the salmon
And the snow-scented sounds of your home
While the north wind delivers its sermon
Of ice and salt water and stone

By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
And we follow the heron home

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from Points on the Map of Heaven, released March 16, 2021
Lucie Carlson: violin/voice
James Carlson: baritone ukulele/voice, arrangement
Music/Lyrics: Karine Polwart

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Cricket and Snail Prague, Czechia

Cricket and Snail is a duo in Prague that features Lucie Carlson, violin/voice, and James Carlson, accordion/baritone ukulele/voice. Their eclectic musical repertory evokes the atmosphere of Old Europe and includes French songs, Celtic tunes, klezmer music, Classical pieces and originals. ... more

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