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The Preservation of Fire

by Mitchell and Vincent

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Come brother tradesmen that travel alone, Pray come and tell me where the trade has all gone, Far I have travelled and trade have I none, O, the hard times of old England, In old England very hard times. Provisions you buy at the shop it is true, But if you've no money there's none there for you. What's a poor man and his family to do? O, the hard times of old England, In old England very hard times. You go to a shop and you ask for a job They answer you there with a shake or a nod. It's enough to make a poor man to turn out and rob, O, the hard times of old England, In old England very hard times. You see the poor tradesmen walking the street Morning till night, employment to seek. Scarcely have they any shoes on their feet, O, the hard times of old England, In old England very hard times. Our soldiers and sailors have just come from war, Been fighting for King and their country once more, Home to be starved better stayed where they were, O, the hard times of old England, In old England very hard times. Now to conclude and to finish my song Let us hope that these hard times they will not last long. And I may have reason to alter me song, And sing O, the good times of old England, In old England jolly times. And sing O, the good times of old England, In old England jolly good times, In old England jolly good times, In old England jolly good times, In old England jolly good times.
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As I roved out one bright May morning To view the meadows and flowers on my way When whom should I spy but my own true lover As she sat under yon Willow tree I took off my hat and I did salute her I did salute her most courageously When she turned around well the tears fell from her Sayin' "False young man, you have deluded me" "A diamond ring I owned I gave to you A diamond ring to wear on your right hand But the vows you made, love, you went and broke them And married the lassie that had the land" "If I'd married the lassie that had the land, my love It's that I'll rue till the day I die When misfortune falls sure no man can shun it I was blindfolded that I'll ne'er deny" Now at nights when I go to my bed of slumber The thoughts of my true love run in my mind When I turn around to embrace my darling Instead of gold sure it's brass I find
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'Twas on one April morning, just as the sun was rising, 'Twas on one April morning, I heard the small birds sing. They were singing Lovely Nancy, For love it is a fancy— And sweet were the notes that, I heard the small birds sing. Young men are false and are full of all deceiving; Young men are false, and they seldom do prove true. For they're roving and they're ranging And their minds are always changing And they're thinking for to find out, some other girl that's new. O if I had but my own heart in keeping, O if I had but my own heart back again: Close in my bosom I would lock it up forever And it should wander never, so far from me again. So why would you spend all your long time in courting? Why would you spend all your long time in vain? For I don't intend to marry, I would rather longer tarry. O young man don't you spend all, your single life in vain. 'Twas on one April morning, just as the sun was rising, 'Twas on one April morning, I heard the small birds sing. They were singing Lovely Nancy, For love it is a fancy— And sweet were the notes that, I heard the small birds sing.
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Oh Albion, what have you done? Bought a cheap ticket to set yourself free Off to the seaside to relive your youth And now you must jump in the sea You slammed the train door on your friend's fingers And laughed as you chugged away A mystery tour with no direction 3 and 6 on the ghost train today We're taking a ride on the dodgems Then onto the merry go round Helter skelter to a black and white future We're leaving the colour behind Oh the sea looks cold and the wind is up The sky's turned from blue to grey Your earlier notion to jump in the ocean Seems a bit crazy today You're old and rheumatic, your muscles are flaccid Not sure you'll swim far today Don't stray far from the strand, there's no help at hand Remember you sent it away
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Our album title comes from the quote attributed to Gustav Mahler which helps show our take on Traditional Folk Music,
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”

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released August 30, 2019

David Mitchell - Classical/Folk Guitar
Graham Vincent - Violin and Vocals

All tracks known to us as traditional except for: Oh Albion! by Mitchell and Vincent (lyrics by Graham Vincent, tune by David Mitchell); Covering ground by Diarmaid Moynihan; The Last House in Ballymakea by Junior Crehan. Possibilities: O’Grady’s by Ciaran O’Grady; The road to Glountane by Terence "Cuz" Teahan.

Recorded and mastered in Somerset at Court Farm by Graham Vincent.
Album design by David Mitchell and Graham Vincent.
Instrument photos by Graham Vincent. Mitchell and Vincent photo by markp@knotteddog.com
All tracks and sets fully arranged by Mitchell and Vincent.
Copyright 2019 Mitchell and Vincent

Website: www.mitchellandvincent.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mitchellandvincent
Twitter: @mitchellandvin plus @mitchellandvinc
YouTube: www.youtube.com/MitchellandVincent/videos
Bandcamp: mitchellandvincent.bandcamp.com

David Mitchell and Graham Vincent are both trained luthiers and play instruments hand-made by themselves. To find out more …
Graham Vincent Violins:
grahamvincentviolins.com
www.facebook.com/grahamvincentviolins/
www.instagram.com/grahamvincentviolins/
David Mitchell Guitars:
www.facebook.com/DavidMitchellGuitars/

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Mitchell and Vincent UK

David Mitchell and Graham Vincent are a folk duo from Dorset and Somerset who play a lively mix of traditional tunes which they have arranged for Fiddle and Classical Guitar alongside songs from around the British Isles.
They have performed at a whole variety of festivals, events and concerts around the UK and abroad.
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