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Raising The Fires

by Heg & The Wolf Chorus

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Hide! The storm is coming. Lo! The clouds are turning. Go! The time is now. The sky’s an opera, eruptions building into song Mountain and orchestra crescendo us along. All the clocks stopped ticking Every light had ceased to shine There we lost all that we’ve known of yours and mine. Every bird stopped humming Gentle sounds became a roar And the Earth returned to what it was before. Sink or swim? How can we fight this storm? How can we win? Run or hide? Thumbs crossed over your sword isn’t gonna slay this. Out of cruel waters, figures stir beneath the waves Mother nature speaks and everything behaves And the wind is coming Spinning low with thunder fast Better run before the storm gets you at last. Sink or swim? How can we fight this storm? How can we win? Run or hide? Thumbs crossed over your sword isn’t gonna slay this.
2.
Blue mountain she roared, Down we go, down we go Out of the mist, Down we go, down we go. Creatures come back to your homes Creatures come back to your homes. A tremor in the ground, Up we go, up we go. Awaken us now, Up we go, up we go. Creatures come back to your homes Creatures come back to your homes. Praise we praise the storm, the storm Not gods of this land for we praise the storm. Reclaiming the land, Hear it roar, hear it roar. Each castle is ours, Lift the doors, lift the doors. The sky is our master now, We reap this disaster now. Praise we praise the storm, the storm Not gods of this land for we praise the storm.
3.
Over stepping stones I’m travelling Gathering the day Silver pools and river bends Are whispering my name I hear the sweet music A hundred years went by I am but a woman underneath the sky This journey that I’m taking Among the rowan trees I’ve seen the years ahead of me And my soul is on it’s knees I hear the sweet music It’s distant now, I cry I am but a woman burning underneath the sky Oh I’m conjuring this cauldron of waters Oh I’m raising these fires from the ground And oh you will be burning too Each fellow man who greets me I look upon their face Are you the one who strikes the match And seals me to my fate? I hear the sweet music It’s distant now, I cry I am but a woman burning underneath the sky Oh I’m conjuring this cauldron of waters Oh I’m raising these fires from the ground And oh you will be burning too, more fool you Stroam out of the gloam this is our home Spells told in truth can always be told No woman alive is ever alone Send out their souls into the cold Oh I’m conjuring this cauldron of waters Oh I’m raising these fires from the ground And oh you will be burning too More fool you You will be burning too
4.
Maiden 03:40
If only I were king With jewels around my neck If only I were queen I’d spin gold from my dreams I am the maiden inside the castle I am spinning and spinning away I haven’t spun any gold yet I’m never going to save the day Oh pull away This voice inside Is not gonna stay not gonna stay I heard about someone Who could spin straw to gold When am I going to spin? I can see a wheel turning round I can’t seem to catch the sound I can feel a thread running out I can’t seem to catch the sound Oh pull away This voice inside Is not gonna stay not gonna stay This spin I’m in Lend me your skin This gold you spin Lend me your skin Oh pull away This voice inside Is not gonna stay not gonna stay
5.
Cinder 03:32
Little monster boy With his red wings on Can you feel the volcano In your heart? Erupting Erupting out Yellow birds are not the same As red winged hearts My heart’s a cinder And your love is dark Exploding Exploding out With my lens I’m focusing Each picture is eruptions from within Herakles I’m photographing you But all you see is light Snap goes the shutter Ash and lava pouring out Little monster boy With his red wings on Can you feel the volcano In your heart?
6.
Giant 03:39
Fee! Fi! Fo! Fum! I smell the blood of an English woman I smell the blood of an English man Fee! Fi! Fo! Fum! From the hills I will rise! Boom! Another footstep I can see them coming I can see them, see them coming Oh I’m gonna rise up, rise up Oh I’m gonna grow so tall I can be a giant, giant Like the ones that rose before Spine gets longer I can feel in bones I am tall Skin gets thicker I can crunch, I can grind Boom! Another footstep I can see them coming I can see them, see them coming Oh I’m gonna rise up, rise up Oh I’m gonna grow so tall I can be a giant, giant Like the ones that rose before I can be a giant I can find the bones Climb into the clouds and make a new home
7.
Fairy Hill 02:02
As I walked past a knoll one day The faintest music I did hear Wild flowers dance in a sweet array To the fairy’s hum dum diddle ay A winding path which never leads To the top of the haunted fairy hill The wind it drops it bows to thee To the fairy’s hum dum diddle dee Diddle dum, diddle dee Diddle dum dum diddle diddle dum dum Dum diddle dee Diddle dum dum diddle diddle Dum dum dee. Under the light of winter’s moon Was the quiet hum dum diddle Of the fairy’s forgotten fiddle The stomping The secret swoon Of the hum dum diddle doo Diddle dum, diddle doo Diddle dum dum diddle diddle dum dum Dum diddle doo Diddle dum dum diddle diddle Dum dum doo
8.
Dance in the wind like the day is ending Lilting and lulling in a soft December sky Watch how the fires illuminate the clouds like sunset Under each wing, all that is left of us is burning. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Creatures rejoice as a thousand souls take flight Mistaking the fire for the sun in a truly euphoric sight Flutter and swoop in a hum of breathing sighs Tiny wings, perfectly synchronised. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Up we go we’re lifting How can we land? We’re drifting Creatures of the past up gazing Watch us gather fast sky tracing Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah. Until the day is over. Hallelujah. Until the day is over.
9.
In the eye of the storm I see myself In a call of mourning Crossing an ocean to escape The blaze of a fire so hot I can’t take the journey laid out For me now In the eyes of you I see myself Should I call in a song for you? Crossing the plains to a place Where love isn’t burnt at the stake My hands they shake and they plead Raising the fires Let the oceans rise How can we sing without? How can we breathe without? How can we be without This fire? I hope that I’ll still hope With a hope that haunts and holds Creeping the forests in search Of my heart how it aches and it hurts Oh! Raising the fires Let the monsters rise How can we sing without? How can we breathe without? How can we be without This fire?
10.
Over the red hills The shadows, the dust I am a bird now Watching over. Darkness befalls us all in a storm Just allow the mountains call to take you away. Can you see the way I’m flying now? Can you feel the wind? Watch me perch atop a mountainside When it all ends. Fly! Fly! Oh sweet forests That tower the fires With wings I will soar now It’s quiet up here. Fear not this land of doom and fire The air finds a way to take us higher. Can you see the way I’m flying now? Can you feel the wind? Watch me perch atop a mountainside When it all ends. Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!

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“Raising the Fires” is the debut album from Heg & The Wolf Chorus. This concept album is inspired by Scottish folklore and intertwines Heg’s imaginative stories with traditional myths, legends and stories. Set at the end of the world as we know it, the album tells the story of how the world ended, brought to it’s demise by a white witch who was wrongfully burnt at the stake (a story Heg collected from her travels in the inner hebrides). After a catastrophic end, the world returns to a land of myth and all the mythological creatures return to claim their land!
Follow Heg & The Wolf Chorus into their apocalyptic world of witches, fires, lost love and forgotten creatures.

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released November 28, 2016

Music and lyrics by H. Brignall.
Arrangements by H. Brignall, Joseph Kelly, Vince Martin,
Stephanie Taylor, Francesca Dunford, Richie Dobson and
Gareth James Bailey.

Engineered and mixed by Gareth James Bailey at Misterlong
Productions.
Produced by Gareth James Bailey and H. Brignall.
Mastered by Max Gilkes at 1 Sonic Mastering

Heg Brignall - lead vocals, piano
Vincent Martin - Violin, vocals
Joseph Kelly - Double bass, vocals
Francesca Dunford - Accordion, vocals
Stephanie Taylor - Percussion, vocals
Richie Dobson - Percussion, vocals
Gareth James Bailey - Percussion, vocals

Additional parts:
Fiona Rutherford - Harp
James Breen - Drums (Maiden & Cinder)

Choral section:
Renie Shaw, Joanne Bocko, Karen Dickinson & Tree Blackmore.

Artwork by Karen Dickinson
Photography by Jamie Miles
Story by H. Brignall

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Heg & The Wolf Chorus Bristol, UK

Heg & The Wolf Chorus are an exciting blend of folk and dramatic pop, using theatrical drums, violin, frenetic piano and a rich wash of vocal harmonies to tell their stories. From twisted versions of well known fairy tales to epic stories of the stormy Atlantic plucked from Heg's family history. ... more

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