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Low Winter Sun

from Walking Into White by Sarah McQuaid

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I love it that Adam and Jeremy have made my guitar sound kind of like a piano on this one, even though the melody I’m playing is a peal for church bells. The guitar part in the first half is mostly based on the Westminster Quarters (a.k.a the Westminster Chimes). In the instrumental section that closes out the song, I’m playing a bell ringing method called Plain Bob Doubles, which seems to work quite nicely on DADGAD-tuned guitar. Meanwhile, Adam is using an electric guitar and an early 1980s synthesizer to generate a big wash of sound that glues it all together.

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Driving uphill with the sun in my eyes
I can only see branches and sky
The hawthorn tree stunted
By wind rushing over it
Touches my soul
Like the brushing of fingers on skin

I am blinded
By the low winter sun
I am reminded
Of all the careless, hurtful, foolish
Things I’ve done
Low winter sun

The bells chime
For noon time
And I’m driving blind

This day will soon be done
Low winter sun

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from Walking Into White, released February 2, 2015
Sarah McQuaid

Sarah – Vocals & Guitar
Adam Pierce – Fender Jaguar, Sequential Circuits Pro-One

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Sarah McQuaid Penzance, UK

“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” —Neil March, Trust The Doc

“Captivating, unorthodox songwriting … layered satin vocals ... enthralling, harrowing arrangements … a gateway into a true innovator’s soul.” —PopMatters

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