Glass mastered compact disc in gatefold digipack with artwork by Philippa Thomas. Includes lyric booklet featuring archive images and recording session photos.
Profits go to Alzheimer Scotland.
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about
Inspired by conversations in community spaces around Skye and Lochalsh. Recorded by local musicians as part of the Culture Collective project funded by Creative Scotland and co-ordinated by local events charity SEALL. Profits from album sales go to Alzheimer Scotland. www.seall.co.uk
www.culturecollective.scot
lyrics
I heard someone say or maybe they wrote
That life is a lot like rowing a boat
Calm sea or storms, up or downstream
You can only go on if you face where you’ve been
I stare at the shore as I pull away
I don’t need any more than I’ve got today
People tell me look forward to things
But I like to see what yesterday brings
I know there’s no knowing
Where I’m really going
As I float into the blue
But aye, there’s a lot to look backward to
All the calendar days struck through
There’s a lot to look backward to
Someone advised me, what did they say?
Some days the horizon is further away
Some memories fade but some of them last
And nothing remains quite like the past
The things I could mention, the things that I know
All those good intentions piled up like snow
Folk younger than I want to find their lost youth
They might as well try to grow back a lost tooth
I know there’s no knowing
Where we’re really going
As we float into the blue
Aye, there’s a lot to look backward to…
For old time’s sake, for young time’s sake
Time’s the one thing we can’t make
Pastimes, fast times, goodness sake
All Time wants to do is take
And we know there’s no knowing
Where we’re really going
As we float into the blue
Aye, there’s a lot to look backward to
All those calendar days struck through
There’s a lot to look backward to
credits
from The Skye & Lochalsh Community Album Project,
released August 4, 2023
Song written by Louis Barabbas
Lead vocals: John Condron
Drums: Alan Cleobury-Jones
Bass: John White
Trombone: Biff Roxby
Tuba: Mike Norton
Guitar: Louis Barabbas
Backing vocals: Elaine Ferguson, Lian Na Rose, Ian Laing, Sylvia Porter, Meg Rosher, Andy Rose, Carys Turner-Jones, Marian Wright
Posse chants, stamps and vocals: Sorcha Walker, Sue Zarod, Sarah C Williams, Angela Wallis, Paul Taylor, Diana Mackie, Alan Cleobury-Jones, Lorayne McLucas, Hannah Myers and Miriam Ascher
supported by 9 fans who also own “There's A Lot To Look Backward To”
Un très bon album à l'écoute duquel on ne s'ennuie pas une seconde, notamment grâce au mélange réussi des voies feminine et masculine, ainsi qu'aux parties de guitare. Pour les fans de blues, country et cabaret rock. Poesy Rider
Stark, folk-derived songs built on brittle acoustic guitars that conjure the image of a fire burning in the distance on a dark night. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 8, 2022
supported by 6 fans who also own “There's A Lot To Look Backward To”
La première fois que j'ai écouté Louis Barabbas, je me suis pris une bonne claque comme à l'époque à laquelle j'avais découvert Coco Robicheaux ; certes, dans un style un peu différent, mais l'émotion finit toujours par l'emporter... Poesy Rider