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Bells

from Kinship by Bold Riley

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Michael wrote Bells to honor the progression of family and ancestry. It juxtaposes grief at the loss of a parent with the solace and love emanating from previous generations to those of us still among the living.

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standing in a room, i have always known
memories i once shared, now i have alone
here is where i was a child, loved and scarred and reconciled
this house, so empty, it roars

i walk through the hall and walk into the past
we play hide and seek. you find me at last
now you’ve found a place so clever i can search but i will never
find where you have gone

i swear you are with me just before I sleep. talk to me, talk to me.
This is where my home was. This is where my home was.

i am adrift and alone upon a dark and boundless sea
there are no stars to guide me to the shore
remember that time when we walked along the fence out in the field
the sun hadn’t set and we followed it back home

those are the times you’ll remember the best. you fell asleep with your cheek on my chest
a rise and a fall - your breathing so gentle and near
there is a sound you may hear all the time, a faraway bell with a jubilant chime
you’re calling out, i’m answering back til you hear
this is the story a family tells, each of us one in the peal of the bells
now can you hear? hear as we ring out your name
there is a line of us solid and strong. we who have passed we will help you along
here is the flame, walk on and beat back the night

i know the ocean’s wide. we will be by your side
you are not ever all alone.
there will be peace for you. it will come strong and soon
we will be here, you will be fine, my love.

credits

from Kinship, released October 11, 2019
music and lyrics by Michael Hayashida

Dennis Boyd - bass, vocals
Julia Edwards - lead vocals, accordion
John Gunn - banjo, bodhran
Michael Hayashida - lead vocals, fiddle
Erin Sampson - vocals

recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jud Caswell
produced by Jud Caswell and Bold Riley
recorded at Frog Hollow Studios in Brunswick, ME

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Bold Riley Bridgton, Maine

Bold Riley started as a simple music project among friends in a barn in Norway, Maine and quickly gained momentum thanks to the group’s unbridled enthusiasm and commitment to bringing joyful acoustic folk music to the greater community. All members take turns singing lead, and songs range from classic protest folk favorites to unlikely covers to rousing originals. ... more

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