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'Cities Like Lovers' is the first single from the forthcoming album 'In The Rubble', set to release September 10, 2022. Featuring a cast of phenomenal BC musicians on banjo, fiddle, mandolin and upright bass, this track adds traditional old-time flavour to the eclectic folk album.
lyrics
I've been wandering through the streets, searching for a place to call home
I could stay or I could go, but I'd be leaving all I know
Now I wander through the trees, searching for some air to breathe
I could stay or I could go, but I'd be leaving all I know
Need a place to love and a place to cry, a place to lay my roots but still fly
I could be a farmer, tending to the land
Seasons move around me but so steadily I stand
but I am just a wayfarer, rambling through the hills
I can't be a farmer, I cannot stay still
Need a place to love and a place to cry, a place to lay my roots but still fly
I could be a mother, nursing my wee babe
Endless love surrounds me as my nights blur into days
but I've got so much love that's stretched across this precious land
I can't be a mother, I don't know who I am
Need a place to love and a place to cry, a place to lay my roots but still fly
Need a place to love and a place to cry, a place to lay my roots but still fly
Cities, like lovers
Cities, like lovers
Cities, like lovers
Could never be everything to me
I've been wandering through the streets, searching for a place to call home.
credits
released March 25, 2022
Written by Francesca Mirai.
Recorded, mixed and produced by Adam Iredale at Fiddlehead Studios.
Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova and Bova Lab Studio.
Francesca Mirai- banjo, lead vocal
Suzanne Stirling- mandolin, back-up vocal
Zoe Guigeno- upright bass
Adam Iredale- fiddle
Ghostly Hounds is the folk project of Francesca Mirai, singer-songwriter and banjo player based out of S,DÁYES,
BC.
With a background in classical, jazz and punk, Francesca has become known for their unique vocals. They captivate their audience with a clear, soaring range, powerful projection and just the right amount of grit, coalescing elegantly with traditional and modern banjo instrumentals....more
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