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In Derby Cathedral

from The Plum Tree and The Rose by Sarah McQuaid

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This song started life as a round or canon that was originally going to be appended to “Hardwick’s Lofty Towers”, my song about Bess of Hardwick, who happens to be buried in Derby Cathedral. However, the phrase “in Derby Cathedral” kept echoing in my head, and eventually, two years after I’d finished the canon that now serves as the “outro” of this song, I wrote the song proper while sitting in a green room before a gig in Munich. Special thanks to Gerry for giving this song an arrangement that’s as monumental as its subject.

lyrics

In Derby Cathedral
I read through the names on the wall
And I think of them all
I think of them all

Say a prayer for the souls of the faithful departed
Who’ve walked through these halls
Say a prayer for them all
Say a prayer for them all

So many who laboured
To praise their creator
With towers of glass, wood and stone
Where I wander alone
Soul, flesh and bone

In Derby Cathedral
It’s peaceful, but not in my mind
No peace can I find
No peace can I find

So many people
In Derby Cathedral
Soul, flesh and bone
Glass, wood and stone

In Derby Cathedral
I read through the names on the wall
And I think of them all
I think of them all

So many people
In Derby Cathedral
Soul, flesh and bone
Glass, wood and stone

In Derby Cathedral
I found my last home
My soul free to roam
My name carved in stone
Listen to the bells
Ringing out for me

credits

from The Plum Tree and The Rose, released March 5, 2012
Sarah McQuaid
Vocals & Guitar – Sarah
12-String Guitar – Gerry O’Beirne
Trumpet – Bill Blackmore
Keyboards – Rod McVey
Double Bass – Trevor Hutchinson
Percussion – Liam Bradley

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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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