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Wicker Man​/​Landlord's Daughter

from Land and Legend by Spiral Dance

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A song to celebrate our annual English Ale held in the Adelaide Hills town of Mylor. We honour many of the customs of our English Ancestors; Morris dancing, hobby horses, guisers, the fiery torch lit procession with our pageant giants and the burning of the Wickerman. Our ritual celebrates the turning of the year, the harvest and honours the old gods, ancestors and spirits of the land as we move into the darker time – the time of the Crone. Adrienne (herself a Landlord’s daughter!) wanted a tune to encompass the energy of this song. Landlord’s Daughter, originally named after the character played by Britt Ekland in The Wicker Man film, was the result.

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Remember the time of sickles and scythes
Beneath the blue of late summer skies
Greet the god of grain mother of corn
The welcome brew of John Barleycorn
Share the bread taste the ale
of field and vine hedge and vale
To the gods of old we sing Wassail
And gather for the burning of the Wickerman

Burn burn Wickerman burn
Fire in the night feel the season’s turning
The kindred flame of winter’s return
Will rise at the burning of the Wicker Man

The veil between the worlds is thin
Summer ends darkness begins
The white owl in the eucalypt waits
As the crone opens the Summerland gates
From her cauldron all is transformed
As the guardians of the past return
And from their shadowy realms are drawn
And are welcomed by the flames of the Wicker man.

Along the pathway the Giants come
Walk the heartbeat of the earth to the rhythm of the drum
Hobbyhorses with bright ribbons fly
Wild green men weaving fire pass by
Painted faced mummers with bells on their feet
Move with the music as the Morris sticks beat
out a rhythm of Bedlam come we shall meet
And dance around the flames of the wicker man

From the flames a messenger flies
A serpent leaps into the dark southern sky
We stand with our clan under stars on this night
And ask the old gods to witness this rite
So to the fire with you flaming torch come
The wintering time of the land has begun
Now we’ll await the return of the sun
For all that’s left are the ashes of the wicker man

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from Land and Legend, released May 31, 2020
A. Piggott / P. Gooding

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With a combination of haunting vocals, intoxicating guitar riffs and groovy accordion lines, underpinned with potent bass and dynamic percussion, Spiral Dance presents an eclectic blend of traditional folk-rock with powerful self-penned songs and tunes. Rousing melodies intertwine with tales of Magick, myth and legend - music that will rock your ancestors! ... more

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