Vinyl version of the Domestic album. (please note that this is not the deluxe box with prints this is available only from paularmfield.com or from concerts)
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Contained within a matt black cardboard box are square cards with reproductions of Paul's original linocuts with lyrics on the reverse, as well as the CD. Signed, numbered limited edition of 1000 copies
Includes unlimited streaming of Domestic
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edition of 1000
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about
The rose, the thistle, the shamrock and the daffodil are the national emblems of of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales respectively. A small amount of research (admittedly selective) shows none of these plants to be native. Originally written by request for inclusion on the second Folk Against Fascism album which never eventualised, the movement was a response to Nick Griffin calling on members of his party (the right-wing BNP) to embrace English folk music.
lyrics
I'm a stranger here myself
Washed up on the shore many centuries before
Just a mongrel like yourself: part gypsy, part hun
An itinerant son from God knows where
We are all of us strangers
Sometimes my bed is somewhere else
Asleep on the floor of a distant shore
Where though there may be nothing on the shelf
I'm welcomed despite the disgrace of my forefathers
Welcomed despite the behaviour of flag-bearers
The rose, the thistle, the shamrock, the daffodil
Borne on the wind across mountain and ocean
Until self-seeding randomly, thriving untended
Native by accident, falling where happenstance falls
We are all of us strangers
Ours is a green and pleasant land
Built on rich fertile soil and physical toil
But I see no blisters on your hands
Yet you call yourself English, well bully for you
Is that a medal of honour or a badly drawn bulldog tattoo?
The rose, the thistle, the shamrock, the daffodil
Borne on the wind across mountain and ocean
Until self-seeding randomly, thriving untended
Native by accident, falling where happenstance falls
We are all of us strangers
credits
from Domestic,
released September 4, 2020
Paul Armfield: vocals
Giulio Cantore: classical guitar, cavaquinho
Max Braun: bass, electric &and slide guitars
Johann Polzer: drums
Uwe Schenk: piano
Written by Paul Armfield
Produced by Max Braun
Recorded at Areal 51, Stuttgart
Mastered by Gabriel Schütz
Linocuts by Paul Armfield
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
There's a similarity in song writing between Richard Thompson and Hugh Cornwell which maybe isn't surprising as they went to the same school at the same time, although Thompson is older.
Due to Thompson's association with John French of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band I searched for his work on the Bandcamp app. French, Thompson and Cornwell all have albums on the app which I'm very pleased about. Only Thompson has released contemporary albums, much to his credit. yellowcakeuf6
Nice pop balladry with a folk influence. My first thought upon hearing this was "female Paul McCartney" but it is probably aiming for Sandy Denny territory. Lavinia was in psychedelic folk band Trembling Bells. Art Fin
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Psych-folk with a late 60s / early 70s flavour. If you like Nick Drake or Fairport Convention you will enjoy this. It's an observation of change and a celebration of a hazy, high summer harvest. The music transports you to the moorlands and mill towns of Northern England. Dark and open and embellished with beautiful melodies and thoughtful lyrics.
This is album of the year 2021 for me. distant planet