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Songs of the Northern Tribes

by Gaia Gathering

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Audri, Sudri, Vestri, Nordri, Michael, Ariel, Raphael, Gabriel, Paralda, Djinn, Niksa, Ghob, The fowl, the flame, the fish, the flower... Hail to the lord of the quarters, Fire and water, earth and air And hail to the king who lives, loves, falls and dies By the turning of the years Hail to the forces that move and shape us, Both seen and unseen, And hail to the breath, spirit, blood, body, womb and heart Of our lovely and terrible queen. By the first inspiration upon waking, By the smouldering embers of faith, By the clamourous tides of human will, By the cracking of seeds, by the cracking of eggs, May the circle be cast.
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The devil never did me no harm In fact he’s the only one Who stood by me all this time A reminder of what it means to be human Look here now, don’t look back This moment is the right track It’s the cycle of death and life Move to the strains of his pipe The devil never did us no harm Giving a sun to the moon Spirited bringer of light Before dogma made its debut Allies, friends and lovers are we Shame and guilt and sin cannot be A fawn in the pasture of chance A partner when I just need to dance The colour of sin is in your head You’re the one who painted his face red
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New year's day, Dawning wet on Britain's shore King's hall roused by a pounding on the door. A giant knight, dressed in green, never seen before Hefts an axe and holds it high and lets a challenge roar: 'You craven men may fear dishonour, but you fear my vengeance more.' 'That's fear that chills you like a wraith And it's doubt you gird about your waist It's rare the man who'll hold to faith And face me in the morning.' Sir Gawain: Pagan Prince of Northern Isles Shouted, 'Shame on you Brothers, on your silence.' Took the axe and struck his blow, brought the giant low Raised his head and held it high and met the giant's eye And cried, 'I'll meet your vengeance in a year and we'll see who will die...you or I.' 'That's fear that chills you like a wraith And it's doubt you gird about your waist It's rare the man who'll hold to faith And face me in the morning.' Summmer gone And Gawain leaves upon his quest Five point star, a sign of faith upon his chest. Seeks his foe, travels West, not knowing where to go No clue until a baroness has promised aid to show But only if he stay as guest within a vow of three days, no less. 'That's fear that chills you like a wraith And it's doubt you gird about your waist It's rare the man who'll hold to faith And face me in the morning.' She plays the maid But vain the baroness' hope Gawain's not swayed, another lady holds his oath. She offers body, offers land but each advance is spurned. She puts a belt into his hand, a gift of magic earned By constancy in the face of all temptation, to his given word. 'That's fear that chills you like a wraith But hope you gird about you waist It's rare the man who'll hold to faith And face me in the morning.' New year's day, Dawning wet on Britain's shore Gawain meets the same green knight once more. A man who laughs and gives his hand instead of charance fee Gawain at last percieves his God and bends a reverent knee 'Take and wear my lady's belt,' the green man gladly cries, 'And see to it you serve as well in all the paths of life.' 'Be constant and be faithful Wear that belt for all to see That a man came here for justice And he left here blessed by me Left here blessed by me Left here blessed by me...'
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Earth my body water my blood air my breath and fire my spirit x3 If a raven looked from the sky would he wonder why why do all the bodies lie all bloody on the ground ah ah ah ah Chorus earth my body water my blodd air my breath and fire my spirit if the Goddess is the land would she give us a hand why do we heart her so when all we want is to know ah ah ah ah Chorus if the Goddess is the lakes why do we always take so lets not hesatate when we should all create ah ah ah ah Chorus If the Goddess is the sky why do we pass her by why do we long to fly when we can get by ah ah ah ah Chorus if the goddes is a fire lets show her our desire lets dance and sing and rejoyce and show her love to all around ah ah ah ah Chorus x2
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Dreams are clouds of mist, A Unicorn I ride, But a wisp of cloudy Darkness Creeps from the other side Open the doors of time, Remember memories Of family and friends, But the eye of Darkness sees Catch a falling star tonight, The Darkness screams outside – Just keep your dreams a’dancing; Your soul she’ll never find I believe in unicorns, Interplanetary flight; But one thing I don’t believe in – Letting go your life – Catch a falling star A shadow passes over My star in the sky; An evil falcon watches With a knowing eye The tunnel is a long one, But Light is at the end, I know because my friend’s been there, There and back again Catch a falling star tonight, The Darkness screams outside – Just keep your dreams a’dancing; Your soul she’ll never find I believe in unicorns, Interplanetary flight; But one thing I don’t believe in – Letting go your life – Catch a falling star Dreams are clouds of mist, A Unicorn I ride, The river’s very wide, But the Sun’s on the other side Catch a falling star tonight, The Darkness screams outside – Just keep your dreams a’dancing; Your soul she’ll never find I believe in unicorns, Interplanetary flight; But one thing I don’t believe in – Letting go your life – Catch a falling star I believe in unicorns, Interplanetary flight; But one thing I don’t believe in – Letting go your life – Catch a falling star Catch a falling star Catch a falling star Catch a falling star . . .
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Beauty of the earth White moon on the water You are She Whom we find At the end of desire

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By invitation, thirteen Pagan artists have come together to create an anthology of some of the best in Canadian Pagan music and spoken word performance. The artists featured in this collection span the length and breadth of this vast nation, representing many different genres of music and many differing Pagan traditions, reflecting the staggering diversity of these, our Northern Tribes. Some classics of Pagan music are featured, along with some of the most well-known artists of our time and a few up-and-comers.

This anthology was created in support of Gaia Gathering: the Canadian National Pagan Conference. All artists featured here have donated the use of their work to the cause. All profits from the sale of this album or its tracks from this site go directly to the Conference. All rights to these works are retained by the artists and permission must be obtained from them in writing for any other use.

Tracks: 12 plus one bonus track. Total run time: 56 minutes, 31 seconds.

For more information about the artists or their works, please contact them at their websites (included in the track information).

For more information about the Conference: www.gaiagathering.com

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released May 17, 2015

Special thanks to: The Ancient Gods, Sable Aradia, Vanessa Cardui, Heather Dale, the Dragon Ritual Drummers, Gallows Hill, Dano Hammer, JD Hobbes, Tamarra James, Brendan Myers, Parnassus/Chalice and Blade, Raven's Call and Tara Rice for your generosity and support of the Canadian Pagan community.

Cover created and donated by Gualter Reis.

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By invitation, thirteen Pagan artists have come together to create an anthology of some of the best in Canadian Pagan music and spoken word performance. The artists featured in this collection span the length and breadth of this vast nation, representing many different genres of music and many differing Pagan traditions, reflecting the staggering diversity of these, our Northern Tribes. ... more

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