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    In this almanac appear stories of love, renewal, the importance of community and our relationship to the earth. Shadowing these lighter themes are darker truths of untold atrocities committed by settlers on indigenous Australians during colonisation, the mass hysteria regarding a Scottish witch-hunt, flourishing love and good old-fashioned heartbreak.

    The album weaves a compelling musical tapestry balancing contemporary influences with classic, folk-rooted song writing and is the third studio album by Anglo-Australian quartet Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo.

    This is the physical CD version of Almanac which is delivered in a triple gatefold card sleeve featuring the stunning artwork by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini.

    A free download of the album, plus the lyrics booklet are included with every purchase.
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Reckless
Water drips and sings softly in coves where grief and love combine
caches full of untold fables fall over unknowing minds
I'll find my breath in the coastal air please slow down and I'll meet you there
we can love and mourn at the same time
we can love and mourn at the same time?
On the steps of a new door with the past still flying open
all the winds tumble around me from the north and from the south
but no rules do I follow, to deny will land in sorrow
does this story have no start nor end?
does this story have no start nor end?
Chorus:
There's a reason to be reckless when a new hope hits the shore
I've been drinking all those questions I don't wanna ask no more
For every whole that broke and every height that fell before
I'll risk it all again for the giddy sake of more, the giddy sake of more, the giddy sake of more

To leave behind that day in folds, I'll follow with my eyes closed
fingers crossed in an hour of loss, pray bust this heart wide open
for nailed upon my memory hang moments slow to set me free
but where we go know goodness we’ll find
where we go know goodness we'll find
Chorus

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from Almanac, released February 7, 2011

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Emily Barker is the award-winning songwriter and performer of the theme to BBC TV’s Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh. Her music is an indie blend of influences from alt-country to folk via 60s pop, with comparisons ranging from PJ Harvey to Joni Mitchell. ... more

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