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The Coronation of the Herring Queen

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A psych folk tribute to the Herring Queen ceremony.
“Once a year (and for the last hundred years) the Scottish coastal town of Eyemouth chooses a local to be that year's Herring Queen. Arriving by ship into the harbour, she is met by her maids in waiting and reigns until the next again summer. A festival to bind the town's inhabitants together, this ritual also inhabits similar folkloric territory with harvest fortune and fertility rites such as South Queensferry's 'The Burryman' and the May Queen tradition found throughout the UK.” - Grey Malkin.

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Come sing
Come sow
Come and be
Come with masks
Come and dance
Offer unto the sea

Come kneel
The coronation of the herring queen

Come praise
Come raise
The sails again
Come by chance
But by night
Be gone my friend

Come kneel
At the crowning of the herring queen

Come run
Come the moon
Come the hare
Once were queen
Now a maid
At the harbour fair

Come kneel
At the crowning of the herring queen

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from Meadowsilver - Singles, released October 31, 2019
From 'Singles', releases October 31, 2019
Words and music by Grey Malkin with additional material from Gayle Brogan.
Grey Malkin: Drums, Synths, Ebow Guitar.
Gayle Brogan: Vocals.
Stephen Stannard: Bass, Electric Guitars, Orchestral and exotic strings wrangling, Analogue Synths.
Produced and Mixed by Stephen Stannard.

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The Hare And The Moon Scotland, UK

The Hare And The Moon existed between 2009 and early 2017 and are now as ghosts. They lived in the forest and their main occupations were knitting, necromancy, dollmaking and devilry however sometimes they made music too. When they did they liked to throw their love of MR James, Arthur Machen, ghost stories, Black Sabbath, Pentangle and The Wicker Man into their cauldron and give it a good stir. ... more

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