Eddi Reader tracks

The Afton

the song
title :	The Afton
written by :	Johnny Dillon
song copyright :	© 2006? Johnny Dillon (PRS)

the performance
musicians
Eddi Reader	vocal
with :
Roy Dodds	drums, percussion
John Douglas	acoustic guitar, backing vocal
Boo Hewerdine	acoustic guitar
John McCusker	fiddle
Michael McGoldrick	flute
Ewen Vernal	double bass
and guests :
Phil Cunningham	accordion
Meg Reader-Thomson	backing vocal
Richeal Reader-Thomson	backing vocal

music
key :	D major
time-signature :	4/4
tempo :	MM 88
form :	V C v V C v

lyrics
provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details): The Afton the dam on our doorstep frozen over, undiscovered covered nature’s sculptures fine and the man-made beauty shines for the first time in life I behold the Afton’s might and the waterworks don’t blight nor the railings mar this sight to see the joy in the mundane feel the life force in the plain is that not the why you came? still you’re leaving still you’re leaving still you’re leaving still you’re leaving to the Afton still you’re leaving to the Afton still you’re leaving to the Afton still you’re leaving still you’re leaving, all the same – fiddle and accordion have tune mm-mm, ah-ooh for the first time in life I behold the Afton’s might and the waterworks don’t blight nor the railings mar this sight to see the joy in the mundane feel the life force in the plain is that not the why you came? still you’re leaving still you’re leaving still you’re leaving still you’re leaving to the Afton still you’re leaving to the Afton still you’re leaving to the Afton still you’re leaving still you’re leaving, all the same – flute and accordion have tune oh, still

lyrics

provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details):

The Afton

the dam on our doorstep
frozen over, undiscovered
covered nature’s sculptures fine
and the man-made beauty shines
for the first time in life
I behold the Afton’s might
and the waterworks don’t blight
nor the railings mar this sight
to see the joy in the mundane
feel the life force in the plain
is that not the why you came?
still you’re leaving
still you’re leaving
still you’re leaving
still you’re leaving

to the Afton still you’re leaving
to the Afton still you’re leaving
to the Afton still you’re leaving
still you’re leaving, all the same

– fiddle and accordion have tune
mm-mm, ah-ooh

for the first time in life
I behold the Afton’s might
and the waterworks don’t blight
nor the railings mar this sight
to see the joy in the mundane
feel the life force in the plain
is that not the why you came?
still you’re leaving
still you’re leaving
still you’re leaving
still you’re leaving

to the Afton still you’re leaving
to the Afton still you’re leaving
to the Afton still you’re leaving
still you’re leaving, all the same

– flute and accordion have tune
oh, still

explanations
Afton water flows north from the mountain Windy Standard to join the nascent River Nith near New Cumnock in southern Ayrshire

the recording
personnel
produced by :	John McCusker
recorded by :	Andy Seward at Pure Records Studio, Yorkshire, 2006; possible additional recording at PawPaw Productions and Park Lane Studios, Glasgow; additional engineering by Paul McGeechan and Keith Bird (at Park Lane?), Iain Graham (at PawPaw?) and Joe Rusby (at Pure?)
mixed by :	Andy Seward assisted by John McCusker and Boo Hewerdine at Pure Records Studio, Yorkshire?
mastered by :	Calum Malcolm in ?

technical
signal path :	DDD
track timing :	4:37
song timing :	4:32

recording copyright
2006 Eddi Reader, licensed to Rough Trade Records Ltd

released on
album :	Peacetime	track 9

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