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Silbury Hill - Wiltshire - Earth Works

from My Mother's Country by Gavin O'Loghlen & Cotters Bequest

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Silbury Hill is a man made hill built 4,500 years ago. Despite constant excavations it has revealed only a handful of grain at its base. Perhaps it was built simply for the joy of life.

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Silbury Hill - Wiltshire - Earth Works

Dawn of Lugnasadh, season of plenty
the children rejoice
warm breath of summer,
season of lovers and light
waist deep in grain,
feel the rhythm of flailing
the slash, the fall, the knife
four seasons spinning
unravelling the reasons of life.

High on a hilltop circles of white chalk
reach up to the sky
barrows of earth creep like fingers
on ropes up the side
higher and higher the white chalk is dyed
with the kiss of Mother Earth
carries our visions
our hopes and intentions, our worth.

Silbury Hill
what a world we can achieve
what a way to meet your needs
what a view of life I see
these are dreams I can believe.

On a hilltop, high emotion where
the ley lines run in perfect motion
on a hilltop high above all the doubts below
feel the wind blow warm and free
on my cheek and hair, staring ever onwards
to the visions far away as the eye can see.

Silbury Hill
what a world we can achieve
what a way to meet your needs
what a view of life I see
these are dreams I can believe.

On a hilltop man has made with his honest toil and sheer devotion
see the patterns come and go
of the world below
like a top that’s spinning faster
as the years slip by and forever after little left to leave this world
to mark my time.

Silbury Hill
what a world we could achieve
take our share and meet our needs
play our part and live our creed
these are dreams I can believe.

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from My Mother's Country, released September 1, 1998
Gavin O'Loghlen : Acoustic & electric guitars, drums, bass, percussion, bodhran, keyboards, C whistle, lead and backing vocals
Angelee Theodoros : Vocals
Anne Dormer : Vocals
Harry Theororos : Accordion
Music and words written by Gavin O'Loghlen

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Cotters Bequest is a seven piece progressive Celtic band playing 28 instruments including Highland, Uilleann, Northumbrian and Scottish smallpipes, Irish whistles, violin, cello and accordion wrapped in layers of acoustic and electric guitars, vintage keyboards and rich vocal harmonies.

In the style of "a Celtic King Crimson..a Pink Floyd with bagpipes.. with a sprinkling of Peter Gabriel." ... more

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