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Dark Red Blood

from I Felt The Valley Lifting by Toby Martin

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lyrics

I saw my red blood on a pure white bank
The card I carried just beyond my outstretched hand

I saw a pair of Vans and a bull mastiff
A cigarette stubbed out in a snow drift

I heard a chirp of grouse and the clop of hooves
And from a distance the M62

For heaven’s sake this town
A butcher’s gown
1,000 year frown

I was on my way
To tell you my heart
Was filling with love
For you

Never been to Manchester, York or Leeds
The next valley is another country

From my horizontal vantage point I see your name
On a street sign – Old Sykes Lane

For fuck’s sake this town
The Green and brown
The Rose and Crown

As I lay there in the snow
All I could see
Was you getting breakfast
For your baby

A saint is not someone who does good
They’re someone trying to be good

credits

from I Felt The Valley Lifting, released September 10, 2021
The Colne Valley Players:
MohammadReza Beladi – dammam (drum), ney (flute) and neyanban (Iranian bagpipes)
George Harrington – drum kit
Julia Morgan – tin whistle, flute and backing vocals
Chris Ruffoni – bass, trumpets, piano and backing vocals
Sarah Tym – violin and Northumbrian bagpipes

Special guests:
‘Evil’ Graham Lee – Lap and pedal steel on Strange Fish and Pole Moor
Ada Martin – drone violin on Town Gossip

Engineered and mixed by Colin Elliot at Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield
Mastered by Duncan Cowell, Sound Mastering, London

Design and cover photo by Cameron Emerson-Elliott

Special thanks to the University of Huddersfield for supporting and funding this recording.

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Toby Martin Sydney, Australia

Toby Martin is a singer-songwriter from Sydney/Gadigal Australia, inspired by British Isles folk music and fuzzed out indie rock.

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