The Halsway Carol ( Hurdy Gurdy & Julie Murphy )

audio of a hurdy gurdy and voice performance of The Halsway Carol by Iain frisk (lyrics) and Nigel Eaton (music) sung by Julie Murphy and played by Nigel Eaton (and other instruments) The full lyrics are, Lo for the tiding of the Long Night Moon Let the sunrise call about the morning soon Short is the biding of the fading light Sing for the coming of the longest night North wind tell us what we need to know When the stars are shining on the midnight snow All of the branches will be turned to white Sing for the coming of the longest night A winter day, the summer grass turned hay Frost in the field ‘til the dawn of May A summer’s light never shone as great or as bright So dance in the shadows of a winter’s night Lo for the tiding of the Long Night Moon May the harvest last until the springtime bloom Home is our comfort at the winter’s height Sing for the coming of the longest night All of the colours of the sunrise sky Shine a light upon us, as the day goes by Sunsetting shadows fading out of sight Sing for t