A beautifully arranged album, recorded live by Emulsion Productions in East Brunswick.
All tracks taken from the Traditional English catalogues, except the Moving on Song, by Ewan McColl. Gorgeous womens harmonies driven and supported by mellow and perfectly produced bass and drums. An incredibly traditional and honest sound, with clear accessibility and fluency with the newer performers of the UK and Australian folk scene.
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T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
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Colours range:
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Ladies- Small brown x 1 - Large Red x 1, Small Green x 1
Youth Medium, Brown x 1
Designed by the multitalented, award-winning Rowena Wise (Folk Alliance Award 2014), and modelled by herself and our Richard Grace (Double Bass), our Tshirts are comfortable, and gorgeous, provided by the very ethical Big Tree Tshirts in Castlemaine!
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about
Mandy learned this track from Danny Spooner, by cornering him at festivals and getting him to teach her the words orally, at festivals around Australia and England. Just as she got it ready for performance, a version was recorded and released by Rachel Unthank with the Unthanks.
The Hens have changed the wordign of 'Here's the Tender....' to 'See the tender....' Mandy says this is because, as Australians, it was a good way to avoid singing in a poor imitation geordie accent.
Stray Hens are confident that this is a very different version, and hope that ours will be well received as different to the Unthanks.
Here's the tender coming, pressing all the men;
Oh dear hinny, what shall we do then?
Here's the tender coming, off at Shield's Bar,
Here's the tender coming, full of men of war.
Hide thee, canny Geordie, hide thyself away;
Hide thee till the tender makes for Druridge Bay.
If they take thee, Geordie, who's to win our bread?
Me and little Jackie better off be dead.
Here's the tender coming, stealing off my dear;
Oh dear hinny, they'll ship you out of here.
They will ship you foreign, that is what it means;
Here's the tender coming, full of red marines.
Hey, bonny lassie. let's go to the Lawe,
See the tender lying, off at Shield's Bar,
With her colours flying, anchor at her bow.
They took my bonny laddie, best of all the crew.
from Stray Hens Debut,
track released May 4, 2014
Mandy Connell- Vocals and 2nd Verse
Rowena Wise- Vocals and 1st Verse
Sally Taylor- Vocals and 3rd Verse.
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