Name: The Lark in the Clear Air feat. Arve Henriksen
Duration: P00H07M06S
Description: In Bróna's own words, "I've been singing this song for many years, but wanted to do something completely different with it. Working with Arve Henriksen has been a great honour, bringing a completely new mood to the song. While this arrangement is a complete reimagining, it feels deeply reverential to the original mid-19th century ballad composed by Samuel Ferguson"

The Lark in the Clear Air feat. Arve Henriksen

from The Man in the Mountain by Bróna McVittie

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Ferenc van Damme Arve Henriksen's music is not of this Earth.
This song shows this once again, enriched by Bróna McVittie's soulful singing!

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In Bróna's own words, "I've been singing this song for many years, but wanted to do something completely different with it. Working with Arve Henriksen has been a great honour, bringing a completely new mood to the song. While this arrangement is a complete reimagining, it feels deeply reverential to the original mid-19th century ballad composed by Samuel Ferguson"

lyrics

Dear thoughts are in my mind
And my soul soars enchanted
As I hear the sweet lark sing
In the clear air of the day

For a tender beaming smile
To my hope has been granted
And tomorrow she shall hear
All my fond heart would say

I shall tell her all my love
All my soul’s adoration
And I think she shall hear
And will not say me nay

It is this that gives my soul
All of its joyous elation
As I hear the sweet lark sing
In the clear air of the day

credits

from The Man in the Mountain, released September 2, 2020
Co-arranged by Bróna & Arve Henriksen

Bróna McVittie (vocals); Arve Henriksen (trumpet, electronics); Myles Cochran (steel guitar)

Co-produced by Bróna & Myles, Mastered at Mineur Studios, France

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Bróna McVittie Northern Ireland, UK

Pioneering her own brand of cosmic folk, Bróna McVittie both deftly reimagines traditional folk and crafts her own nature- inspired songs with a rich mix of folk and electronic instruments. As The Guardian describes it “You’re put in the place of a bird navigating wide open landscapes, absorbing light, space and air. This is music that takes you on its wing, and gives you fresh visions” ... more

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