Eddi Reader tracks

Baron’s heir + Sadenia’s air

the songs
title :	Baron’s heir
written by :	traditional; arranged by Eddi Reader, John McCusker, Boo Hewerdine and Ian Carr
song copyright :	none
segue into:
title :	Sadenia’s air
written by :	John McCusker
song copyright :	© 2006 John McCusker (PRS)

the performance
musicians
Eddi Reader	vocal
with :
Ian Carr	acoustic guitar
Boo Hewerdine	acoustic guitar
John McCusker	fiddle
Michael McGoldrick	flute
Ewen Vernal	double bass
and guests :
Rudi DeGroote	’cello
Kobus Frick	viola
Alan Kelly	accordion
Greg Lawson	violin
Fiona Stephen	violin

music
key :	C major
time-signature :	4/4
tempo :	MM 115 then 124
form :	VR VR ½vx VR’ ¼v¼VR ½v + v v v v

lyrics
provided for research and private study only: Baron’s heir + Sadenia’s air oh gan I were a baron’s heir and I could braid gems in my hair I’d be as braw as ye are fair laddie would you love me and I would take you to the town and show you braw sights, manys a one and I would wear a silken gown oh, laddie would you love me oh should you be content I’ll prove in lowly life unfading love a heart that none on earth can move ah, laddie would you love me and ere the laverock wings the sky would you unto the forest hie and live wi’ me until we die oh, laddie would you love me – fiddle and flute have tune and when the braw moon glistens o’er our lonesome bield and heathery moor will you no greet that we’re so poor oh, laddie for I love thee for I have nought to offer ye no gold from mind, nor pearl from sea nor do I come fae high degree oh, laddie how I love thee ah, would you come and marry me oh, laddie would you love me – Sadenia’s air

lyrics

provided for research and private study only:

Baron’s heir + Sadenia’s air

oh gan I were a baron’s heir
and I could braid gems in my hair
I’d be as braw as ye are fair
laddie would you love me
and I would take you to the town
and show you braw sights, manys a one
and I would wear a silken gown

oh, laddie would you love me

oh should you be content I’ll prove
in lowly life unfading love
a heart that none on earth can move
ah, laddie would you love me
and ere the laverock wings the sky
would you unto the forest hie
and live wi’ me until we die

oh, laddie would you love me

– fiddle and flute have tune

and when the braw moon glistens o’er
our lonesome bield and heathery moor
will you no greet that we’re so poor
oh, laddie for I love thee
for I have nought to offer ye
no gold from mind, nor pearl from sea
nor do I come fae high degree

oh, laddie how I love thee

ah, would you come and marry me

oh, laddie would you love me

– Sadenia’s air

glossary

bield	shelter	greet	weep
braw	handsome	hie	hurry
fae	from	laverock	skylark (bird)
gan	if	wi’	with

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 :	4:25
song timings :	3:10 + 1:12

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

released on
album :	Peacetime	track 1

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