Biography:
This was a tough brief. Eight folk musicians spent a week in the countryside writing a concept work about the folk-song collector Cecil Sharp. He may have played a crucial role in the revival of the genre in the early 20th century, but he's hardly a likable figure ("a bit of an anorak," said Steve Knightley), and little is known about his personal life. A performance at the headquarters of the English Folk Dance and Song Society added pressure. But
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Mother England by Cecil Sharp Project
C
As mother england sang for me
C
I'll sing this song for you
F G Am G
It is always fair and from the heart
F G
And sweet as morning dew
F G C
And sweet as morning dew
C
My lover's words were gentle
C
He is sweet and wise
F G Am G
While we were stitching cob...webs
F G
We were mending clouds
F G
We were mending clouds
C
I put words to the river
C
It rained upon the roof
F G Am G
It sang songs of lovers fast and
F G
Songs of lovers true
F G
Songs of lovers true
C
And it's a fine and pleasant morning
C
To take you to the fair
F G Am G
Those songs are sung, the day is long
F G
And magic fills the air
F G
Magic fills the air
C
But the flowers of love will fade away
C
From green unto gold
F G Am G
Now you are taken and gone from me
F G
This house is full of gold
F G
This house is full of gold
C
As mother england sang for me
C
I'll sing this song for you
F G Am G
It is always fair and from the heart
F G
And sweet as morning dew
F G C
And sweet as morning dew
C
My lover's words were gentle
C
He is sweet and wise
F G Am G
While we were stitching cob...webs
F G
We were mending clouds
F G
We were mending clouds
C
I put words to the river
C
It rained upon the roof
F G Am G
It sang songs of lovers fast and
F G
Songs of lovers true
F G
Songs of lovers true
C
And it's a fine and pleasant morning
C
To take you to the fair
F G Am G
Those songs are sung, the day is long
F G
And magic fills the air
F G
Magic fills the air
C
But the flowers of love will fade away
C
From green unto gold
F G Am G
Now you are taken and gone from me
F G
This house is full of gold
F G
This house is full of gold
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