Playing via spotify playing via youtube playback options. This album includes two parts, one including the story of moonfleet, based on j. While that song is not entirely atypical of his catalog, it doesnt represent the depth and width of his songwriting and vocal talents, either. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Go go to your destiny you know i will be with you every step of the way. Alas, poor john, he was a prisoner fortunes fool for many a day blinded by that cursed diamond with his freedom he must pay and so it was. Moonfleet and other stories was inspired by the gripping 18th century tale of love and loss, set against a backdrop of smuggling. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. This album includes two parts, one including the story of moonfleet 18 tracks, based on j. I believe chris is the only artist that could weave an audiobook, audioplay, narration, classical themes, vivid storytelling and some of the most memorable melodies into a rich tapestry that leaves the listener wanting more when the final note is played. His debut album, far beyond these castle walls, was a folktinged stab at fantasy in the tradition of the moody blues.
In america, hes only managed two top 40 hits 1983s dont pay the ferryman number 34 and the number three ballad the lady in red 1986. Oct 18, 2010 available with an apple music subscription. In britain, hes had the same number of top 40 singles the. Alas poor john he was a prisoner fortunes fool for many a day blinded by that cursed diamond with his freedom he must pay and so it was for faithful elzevir cast in.
The cover versions include wellknown songs by bands and artists like the beatles, bob dylan, toto and pete seeger. The village of moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea, in the centre of moonfleet bay, a death trap for sailors caught in a southwesterly gale. Too much echoes parts of other songs on other, more successful, albums. Best known for his ballad lady in red, he began his career playing to guests in the crumbling irish castle which his. It was on a cold february night in the year seventeen hundred and fifty eight that young john trenchard, a boy of 15, set off to the graveyard in search of the treasure that was said to be guarded by. It also charted in switzerland, belgium, austria and the netherlands. Sky1 filmed a twopart tv adaptation in ireland in 20 starring ray winstone, aneurin barnard and karl mccrone. The other stories of the albums title refer to the final six tracks on the album which are musically similar to moonfleet, but are thematically unrelated. The royal philharmonic orchestra recorded at abbey road studios.
Twas said that in times past when, perhaps, the chimes were rung more often than now the voice of this bell had led safe home boats that were lost in the fog. Licensed to youtube by merlin fuga aggregation, emuzyka, the orchard music, wmg on behalf of. Alas poor john, he was a prisoner, fortunes fool for many a day, blinded by that cursed diamond, wi. Go, go where your heart believes, your memories are waiting, your dreams are on their way.
Meade falkner, from which the album takes its name. Go go where your heart believes your memories are waiting your dreams are on their way. Rather than the simple whiteonblack text of the european releases, the north american releases depicted an image of a train speeding through an evening sky. Yet i waited a few minutes so that she might get well on with her first sleep, and then took off my boots, and in stockinged feet slipped past her room and down the stairs. Chris s latest album has been inspired by the gripping 18th century tale of love and loss, set against a backdrop of smuggling in the coastal village of moonfleet, dorset.
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