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Live in Winnipeg

by Sable Aradia

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Brighid, Bringer of the light Banish now the dark of night Hold Ye forth a candle's flame That tells us spring has come again Vesta, guard our hearth and home Through the winter, kept us warm Keeper of the sacred flame Through You, now warmth will come again Idun, Maiden of the spring Your touch makes all of nature sing Each youth and babe and bud and flower Know well they renewal's power Hathor, Goddess of the cow Bring forth the calves and bless the plow The beasts of field and farm grow rife When nourished from Your milk of life Demeter, She who brings the rain Who ripens fruit and nurtures grain Return to us from winter's dark And bud and bloom, and bless life's spark Ushas, Herald of the dawn Release the gates of darkness-bawn Bring the chariot of the sun That grants life's light to everyone Brighid, Bringer of the light Banish now the dark of night Hold Ye forth a candle's flame That tells us spring has come again
2.
Elementas 03:47
East wind blowing, lighting up my mind (East wind blowing, lighting up my mind) South fire burning, heating up my soul (South fire burning, heating up my soul) West water flowing, running through my veins (West water flowing, running through my veins) North earth healer, roots beneath my feet (North earth healer, roots beneath my feet) East wind blowing, lighting up my mind South fire burning, heating up my soul West water flowing, running through my veins North earth healer, roots beneath my feet (repeat x3) (Spirit in the center, the circle is complete) (Spirit in the center, the circle is complete.) (Spirit in the center, the circle is complete.) Spirit in the center, the circle is complete.) Spirit in the center, the circle is complete.
3.
Dragonflight 05:54
Fading sun Shining on the world What has been done Can come unfurled Can you spare just a little time? Can you take my hand? Your love is mine Dragonflight Leave the world behind Dragonflight In each other we find love of a kind Were we ever children? Did we run and play? Did we once know innocence? Did we dream in the day? We can reach back and find that child We can reach ahead; be free and wild Dragonflight Leave the world behind Dragonflight In each other we find love of a kind Our worlds will come together (Our worlds will come together) Will join as one (Will join as one) Can’t we do the same? Remove the cloud from the sun, from the sun If I had just one wish I know what I would say I wish that hand-in-hand We could just fly away Will you love me if I break my vow? Will you love me if I’m lost somehow? Dragonflight Leave the world behind Dragonflight In each other we find love of a kind Dragonflight Leave the world behind Dragonflight In each other we find love of a kind Love of a kind Love of a kind Love of a kind . . .
4.
Feel the wind blowing and growing in coldness each day The sun soon shall follow the flight of the swallow away Bronzing of leaves and the sheaves replacing the green Plants all a'dying, supplying the corn and the bean Time for the reaping and keeping of all that He sees Time for the sharing and caring for each others' needs Warmth is behind us, confines us to darkening days Nighttime will lengthen, and strengthen our love for our ways Welcome, Dark Mother, we honour Your gifts of the earth Only through crying and dying can there be rebirth Time for the strong to live on for when warmth returns Time full of plenty, and empty of hunger and thirst Only through tomorrow's sorrows can there be new days The soil is born, and the corn, and the rock and the glade Plants that are dying are lying all strewn on the ground Seeds all a'plenty are ready for land to be found Time for reflection, inspection of what lies within Time for repairing the wearing of all that has been Feel the wind blowing and growing in coldness each day The sun soon shall follow the flight of the swallow away The sun soon shall follow the flight of the swallow away The sun soon shall follow the flight of the swallow away
5.
Kings' Dance 04:42
Winter Solstice, the Oak King's rising See the stars in the long night's sky Shortest day, longest night The dark turns to light The Oak King rises tonight CHORUS: The Wheel of the Year keeps turning The Kings dance round and round All nature sings for the dance of the Kings The Earth swings round the sun Summer Solstice, the Holly King's rising See the sun climb high in the sky In the Midsummer's heat The darkness is sweet The Holly King rises tonight CHORUS (repeat all x3)
6.
My Paramour 03:12
Sitting here as the sun goes down And I dread the darkness because it always brings Thoughts of you in the cricket song The sighing wind, and the last little bird that sings And I remember you Standing in the park, we were kissing in the dark I can still see you now Holding me close before you had to embark Had to embark I'm waiting for my paramour I'm waiting for my paramour In the lonely hours of the night I turn out the light and lay me down to sleep I kneel by my bed, bow my head and pray My Lord my soul to keep But it's just no use, your face returns to me Alone in my empty bed No warm caress for me tonight And so I'll dream of you instead Dream of you instead I'm waiting for my paramour I'm waiting for my paramour Beneath a dusky sky, you taught me how to fly My lover and my friend The lilacs bloomed, it was early June Why did it ever have to end? You're miles away from me And time drags on, and I wait for your return We started a fire with friendship twigs And a spark of love, and we watched it burn And that fire rages still Runnin' wild, and devouring my heart in flames My love eats me alive right nere It devastates; it kills and maims I'm going crazy without you here So please come back soon as you can We will get married; I'll be your woman, and you can be my man You can be my man I'm waiting for my paramour I'm waiting for my paramour
7.
Herne 08:04
Come sit ye down, I'll tell a tale As strange as any told Of a lady of the Yorkshire Moor Where the morning mist lays cold Her wits had left her long ago There was madness in her eyes Though she spoke to none, some days at dawn You could hear her laughing cry CHORUS: The Hunter and the Hunted, You wear a thin disguise The moon rides on Your shoulder But the sun shine from Your eyes I cannot look upon you I cannot look away But I hear the sound of the Hunter's horn That greets the dawning day She built her cottage years ago And she lived there all alone She was the only living soul Who would call the moor her home For tales were told of many who Had vanished in the dawn And of madmen who had heard the cry Of Herne the Hunter's horn The lady too had heard the tales But she could never fear The Horned God who filled her dreams When she heard Him riding near And then one night her longing eyes Saw a figure tall and grim Like a shadow glimpsed in the misty night And she sang her song to Him: CHORUS He rode His horse up to the door And she bade Him enter there But He simply smiled and reached to lay His hand upon her hair: "My lady, I have ridden here In answer to your call But I'll not sit under any roof Nor drink in any hall. "You sing to Me of your desire But you must understand My heart belongs to the silver Moon And the wild, deserted land How can you give your love to one You never can possess? Or sacrifice your sanity For a wild ride and a kiss? CHORUS The lady said, "I hear Your words, But how can I explain? How a simple touch can bring me joy In spite of all the pain? Be it love, or be it madness I have no will to fight This inner fire that bids me go And ride with you this night!" The Hunter smiled and said to her, "Your pain I understand For I have chased the sailing Moon And loved the barren land I cannot give My heart to you But I'll give you what I may So take my hand and ride with me Until the break of day!" CHORUS Now many years have been and gone Since she rode the misty plain She never chose to leave the moor And she never spoke again But it's said by some when the night is done And the moor is shroud in grey You can hear her laugh with the Hunter's horn At the dawning of the day! CHORUS Fa la la la la La la la la Fa la la la la la la

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Recorded LIVE in Winnipeg, October 4, 2014, while Sable was on her book tour and using house concerts to help pay her way. Featuring songs that have never been previously recorded by Sable and are available nowhere else!

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released June 1, 2018

Backing vocals & instruments: Jamie Field (formerly of Parnassus/Chalice and Blade).

Special thanks to Dodie Graham McKay, who opened up her living room for the event!

Cover image: photo of the inside of the dome of the Manitoba Legislature (Winnipeg, MB, Canada) viewed from below. I chose it because the Legislature is in reality a Masonic Temple: notice the four archangels in the corners? It seemed the best way to represent Pagan symbolism in Winnipeg! And thanks to Dodie Graham McKay, again, for recommending a tour of it!

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Sable Aradia Vernon, British Columbia

Independent singer-songwriter, author & composer of New Age, Pagan, filk, acoustic, meditation & goth music. Sable spans numerous musical genres, but her work is inspired by her Wiccan faith and her wild imagination. Her influences include Billie Holiday, Heather Alexander, Leslie Fish, Iron Maiden, Wendy Rule, and Inkubus Sukkubus. ... more

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