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Tony Eardley - Finisterre

from The People Have Songs - Volume 2 by Various Artists

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"Nostalgia for departed youth and the sadness of loss are poignantly captured in this song of buccaneering on the Spanish Main, by the Oyster Band’s Ian Telfer. For the hearing challenged, no it’s not ‘farewell Fred Astaire’!”

Tony is an original songwriter, his album Desire Lines is faaaantaaastic!

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Farewell Finisterre. Sleep away the afternoon
Rockin’ with the tide, drinkin’ with the moon
I found a ticket in my pocket, all the way from Port of Spain
And a warm wind from the Indies carried me again

Santander, the sky is falling
The tale we told each other has an end
Santander, d’you hear me calling?
You that never lost a friend

We’d off and search for gold: treasure’s buried in the sand
We hid it long ago, before our wars began
When the world was green and early and time was on our side
Before the storm got up to blow us far and wide

So farewell Finisterre. Sleep away the afternoon
Just rockin’ with the tide, drinkin’ with the moon
Last night I turned the glasses over and I drank the bottle dry
The moon stared out to sea all night and so did I

(lyrics reprinted by permission of Ian Telfer/Pukka Music 1990)

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from The People Have Songs - Volume 2, released August 14, 2020
by Ian Telfer
sung & played by Tony Eardley

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Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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