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Strange Fish

from I Felt The Valley Lifting by Toby Martin

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lyrics

As I walked out one summer’s morn
I heard the thrush a’ singing
As I came over the top of Cop Hill
I felt the valley lifting
The canal spooled out like video tape
The road went down and up again
The smell came up so fragrant
I felt a strong belonging

As I opened up the shutters one morn
I heard my neighbour knock
He’s asking for my wi-fi password
For his illegal Sky box
His daughter’s doing her GCSE’s
I feel responsibility
He still owes me thirty pounds
So I do it for his family

If the Romans were here
For 400 years
And were never called ‘British’
Then what hope do we have
Of ever being more than
Strange Fish?

As I walked out one summer’s morn
I heard a lass a crying
By the time I got through the door
By her brother’s body was just lying
I held his stomach as I got out my phone
And tried to staunch the bleeding
And by the time the ambulance came
He was in the pub a’ drinking.

The newspaper headlines:
Brave mums and knife crimes
And standing in the way of the people’s wishes
Call me pal, call me buddy,
Don’t look at me funny
Like I’m some strange fish

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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