The Silence Above Us (The St Buryan Sessions) - Single

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	1.	The Silence Above Us (The St Buryan Sessions) 04:42	lyrics
	The silence above us The comfort in darkness Pale clouds in a blanket of sky The light from my window The trees lost in shadow We’ll likely have frost later on tonight It’s cold, I should go back Inside, where I know that It’s warm if I sit near the fire And as I stand shivering The mist from my breathing Forms tendrils of smoke that drift lower and higher Orion the hunter is low in the sky The guiding star is blue I ask myself yet again What is this world coming to The silence above us The green earth beneath us Abounding with power and life The bushes are rustling The small birds are settling Hunkering down to be safe for the night Orion the hunter is low in the sky The guiding star is blue I ask myself yet again What is this world coming to As the night becomes colder and darker More stars will appear in the sky Tiny pinpoints of light Shining steady and bright The silence above us The comfort in darkness Pale clouds in a blanket of sky The light from my window The trees lost in shadow We’ll likely have frost later on tonight Orion the hunter is low in the sky The guiding star is blue I ask myself yet again What is this world coming to And what can we do

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Please do check out the YouTube video of this single, beautifully filmed in St Buryan Church by Cornish filmmaker Mawgan Lewis of Purple Knif with the help of veteran camera op John Crooks. There’s a link to my YouTube channel in the profile section of this page.

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released January 29, 2021

Words and music by Sarah McQuaid
Sarah – vocals and piano
Production and recording by Martin Stansbury
Mixed by Martin Stansbury at Cacophony Cottage Studio – cacophonycottagestudio.co.uk
Mastered by Stuart Bruce

Many thanks to the St Buryan Male Voice Choir for generously allowing their Yamaha concert grand piano to be used for this recording

The St Buryan Sessions were filmed and recorded live (with no audience due to COVID-19) on 1 July 2020 in the beautiful church of St Buryan, Cornwall, parts of which date back to the 11th century. The idea was to recreate the energy, heart, soul and magic of a live performance in a quality production that would stand the test of time.

Thanks to the generosity of the 184 individuals who contributed to my crowdfunding campaign, to Canon Vanda Perrett and the St Buryan Parish Council, to the immense skill of the team I had the privilege of working with, and most of all to the church itself, whose glorious natural acoustic we captured with the help of ambient microphones placed around the soaring space – I believe I’ve achieved that aim. I hope you think so, too.

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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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