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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a jewel case with 8-page booklet including lyrics to all songs, CD liner notes by Gary & Glenn Miller, back cover photo of Gary & Glenn Miller taken during the concert performance, 'thumbnail' photographs of each band member taken during the concert performance, lovely inner back card artwork, recording details and additional credits, etc.

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    Includes unlimited streaming of "Here Come The Ranting Lads!" - Live! via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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lyrics

WIDOWS OF HARTLEY

“What was it there on Hartley Heap
Caused the mother and child to weep”
(George Cooke)

Cold January’s gripped our throbbing hearts
And torn them
Still the sea rolls on

The earth’s bowels stink
Of our loved one’s deaths
The air tastes foul
Still the sea rolls on

They don black gloves
Drag out the bodies one by one
The death-stained faces seem to smile
Still the sea rolls on

We are the widows of Hartley
Our men and boys are dead
Our lives cracked open
Damp corpses in our beds
Still the sea rolls on

We clutch cold messages
From dukes and queens
We wipe the coal dust
From our widowed eyes

The coffin-makers heavy hammers beat
Keep time with lapping parlour clocks
And still the sea rolls on

We are the widows of Hartley
Our men and boys are dead
Take away your stumbling words
And give us bread

(lyrics: Keith Armstrong / music: Gary Miller)

Copyright © 1995 Keith Armstrong / Gary Miller / Whippet Records

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from "Here Come The Ranting Lads​!​" - Live!, released September 27, 1999

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Gary Miller first rose to international prominence with folk-punk/rock pioneers The Whisky Priests (1985-2002), founded with his twin brother Glenn - “the Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of Folk Music". He now performs as a solo artist and with his new band 'Gary Miller's Big Picture' whose debut album is coming soon. ... more

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