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Orkney Monster

by The Chair

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Seriously, it's worth buying. Presented in wartime-themed 6-panel gatefold including track notes, photos and nonsense. There's a sketch of the totally real, yes-it-existed Orkney Monster; some unique insight into the band; a photo of us all asleep; another photo of us all a bit more awake; a semi-amusing—albeit dated—'doctor doctor' joke; and a few references to Orkney's world-famous place-name, Twatt. This is a highly collectable package that should be top of anyone's 'Things I should buy immediately' list.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Orkney Monster via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Beachcombers 03:58
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Put one foot in front of the other. Steppin’ into the here and now. I’m not sure just where I’m goin’. But I will get there anyhow. I got this far with no direction. Followed my nose to where I stand. My heart’s still strong. And I know I’ll make it. Sit right down in the promised land. Sister come and walk beside me, until our pathways do divide. Nothin’ much but love to give you. Even less have I to hide. When you left me in the spring time, so many questions in my mind. Summer came and left me waitin’. Not one answer could I find. Well I saw you out in the Rocky Mountains. I felt you on the great North Sea. It’s a lonesome road that I have to travel, but you will always be with me. Brother come and walk beside me, until our pathways do divide. Nothin’ much but love to give you. Even less have I to hide. Now I hear laughter in the thunder, I feel comfort in the wind. And I see hope in hopeless faces, and someday they will love again. People come and walk beside me, until our pathways do divide. Nothin’ much but love to give you, and even less have I to hide.
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Wee Davie 05:38
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Fixing Jigs 05:56
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I'm leaving my family, I'm leaving all my friends. My body’s at home, but my heart’s in the wind. Where the clouds are like headlines on a new front-page sky. My tears are salt water, and the moon’s full and high. And I know Martin Eden’s gonna be proud of me now. And many before me, who’ve been called by the sea. To be up in the crow’s nest, and singing my say. Shiver me timbers, cause I’m a-sailing away. And the fog’s lifting, and the sand’s shifting, and I’m drifting on out. Old Captain Ahab, he ain’t got nothing on me now. So swallow me, don’t follow me, I’m travelling alone. Blue water’s my daughter, and I’m gonna skip like a stone. So please call my missus, gotta tell her not to cry now. Cause my goodbye is written by the moon in the sky. Hey, and nobody knows me, I can’t fathom my staying. And shiver me timbers, cause I’m a-sailing away. And the fog’s lifting, and the sand’s shifting, and I’m drifting on out. And old Captain Ahab, he ain’t got nothing on me. So come and swallow me, follow me, I’m travelling alone. Blue water’s my daughter, I’m gonna skip like a stone. And I’m leaving my family, I’m leaving all my friends. My body’s at home, but my heart’s in the wind. Where the clouds are like headlines upon a new front-page sky. And shiver me timbers, cause I’m a-sailing away.
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about

Orkney Monster is the long-awaited third album by The Chair, a band now synonymous with barnstorming festival concerts and late-night parties. Drawn from their experiences of island living, the album features many tunes written by the band, ranging widely from rollicking reels to mellifluous and sensitive airs, songs by Tim O'Brien and Tom Waits, and just about everywhere in between. Orkney Monster was arranged, recorded and produced to capture as much of the band's sizzling onstage energy as possible.

credits

released December 4, 2020

All tracks arranged by The Chair.
Recorded and mixed by Mattie Foulds at Caribou Recording.
Additional recording at Burn Villa and Cellardyke, Orkney.
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound.

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The Chair Scotland, UK

Combining a benignly hedonistic version of Viking berserker spirit with a formidable breadth of musicianship, Orcadian eight- piece The Chair deliver a turbocharged mash-up of folk, blues, rock, dub, klezmer and more. Collectively the sound bursts with the energy of a heavy rock gig—a rampant ruckus of fiddles, banjos, accordions and drums—yet remains acoustic at heart. ... more

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