Atone from Newcomer by Gráinne Brady
On the streets one night, Norah is set upon by a gang of thugs, robbed, beaten and left for dead. She is found by Gourock Ellen – an old friend from the tattie fields – who tries to nurse her back to health. The two women bond over the injustice of society, and how too quickly, women are condemned by people who themselves are imperfect. Quoting John 8:7 “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”
Tracklist
| 10. | Atone | 4:56 |
Lyrics
The Calling Voice
The great world voice is calling, and the streams have lost their glory,
For their restless waters journey to the ever-moving sea,
And I am ever yearning as they seem to breathe a story
Of the better things to be, the better things to be.
The breeze is saying, “Hasten, we will cross the seas together,
You and I together to a fairer world than this,
Say, does the mountain keep you and the purple waving heather,
Or the little girl you kiss, the little girl you kiss?”
No more the valley charms me, and no more the torrents glisten,
My love is plain and homely, and my thoughts are far away,
The great world voice is calling, and with throbbing heart I listen,
And I cannot but obey, I cannot but obey.
Credits
Music composed (except Buttermilk Mary) and arranged by Gráinne Brady (PRS/MCPS)
Words by Patrick MacGill
Gráinne Brady – fiddle
Michael Biggins – piano
Seonaid Aitken – violin
Sarah Leonard – viola
Su-a Lee – cello
Christine McGinley – French horn
Steve Forman – percussion | sound effects
Innes White – guitar
Andrew Waite – piano accordion
Jack Houston – spoken word | fiddle (playing Buttermilk Mary)
License
All rights reserved.
Irish musician and composer from Co. Cavan.
"...engaging from the outset" - Folk Radio UK