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Ship of Fools

by The Gong Farmers

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Prolude 01:53
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Ship of Fools by Mark Graham Ship of fools on an empty sea In a circle endlessly Sea of sameness, same again All the same, again, again. Round and round and round forever Repeating loops that twine together All the strands that bind and tie All the lies that rise and fly. Round and round and round forever Repeating loops that twine together All the strands that bind and tie All the lies that rise and fly. Ship of fools on an empty sea In a circle endlessly Sea of sameness, same again All the same, again, again. We are so blind we cannot see We are not slaves, we are not free Ship of fools on an empty sea In a circle endlessly We are so blind we cannot see We are not slaves, we are not free Ship of fools on an empty sea In a circle endlessly Sea of sameness, same again All the same, again, again. Ship of fools on an empty sea In a circle endlessly Sea of sameness, same again All the same, again, again. We are so blind we cannot see We are not slaves, we are not free © Mark Graham, 2018
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Shamrok 02:44
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Suz 04:42
Suz by Mark Graham and Mark Drury. No-one is queuing now to get into the church, There's no-one here there's only me left standing in the lurch, Help me I'm falling out of love with you, Once again. Many things you’ve said to me and many times you tried, To show me who you really were, the secrets deep inside, Your absence spells out the danger that I'm in, Once again. Empty churches, broken dreams, a love replaced by hate, Tangled webs of hollow lives and futures trashed by fate, Going round in circles on a never-ending wheel, Once again. Standing alone now I see what I’ve become, Watching my life pass me by, a victim of all you have said and done Watch me falling Once again. As I turn to walk away a light catches my eye, Small shards of a memory; a life that’s passed me by, Who is this person I call to in vain, Once again? © Mark Graham, Mark Drury, 2018
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Strangeland 04:31
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I Love My Radio by Mark Graham I love my radio Switch it on Off I go I love my radio Turns me on All night long Out on the open road Music on Overload Open top. Open road Radio My head explodes Now in the afterglow Nothing else Radio © Mark Graham, 2018
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Bos 02:27
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Frankfurter 03:01
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Limoncello Fellow by Dawn Burford Beware of charming strangers It'll end in floods of tears Don't dare to dream of love after all these years Met this fellow with sparkling eyes Charming smile denies he ever lies Met this fellow master of disguise Be wary my friend don't fratenise Limoncello fellow breathing on my skin Made my soul sigh, how did this begin? Saw this fellow bouncing down the street Confidently striding with happy feet Loved this fellow can hurt with just his eyes Bruised my mind not really a surprise Limoncello fellow breathing on my skin Made my soul sigh, how did this begin? Limoncello fellow breathing on my ski Made my soul sigh, how did this begin? Limoncello fellow now the story ends Forever and always coffee just as friends. © Dawn Burford, 2018
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Versifactor 04:48
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Walk Away 04:53
Walk Away by Mark Graham and Mark Drury Walking down the street today I passed a girl and I looked away, I looked away. I can't yet face another's smile, They tell me it may take a while, That's what they say. The loneliness and inner fear Belongs to you and me my dear, Why can't you stay? But I remember when. Oh, I remember then. Sundays make me think of you, The simple things we used to do; Now memories. Now I can't even walk this street. Without you life is incomplete, I'm on my knees. Why can't I meet this young girl's eye? For fear that she'll just walk on by And leave me here. But I remember when. Oh, I remember then. © Mark Graham, Mark Drury 2018
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about

The Gong Farmers are two musicians - Mark Graham and Andrew Keeling - and friends - David Jackson, Ed Hindmoor, Tommy Foster, Harry J. Jones, Billy Gray, Ed Harbud, Dawn Burford and Mark Drury. They play music. They sing songs. They writes pieces. They record them. They play guitars, pianos, organs, synthesizers, flutes, saxophones, whistles, drums and other sundries.

credits

released October 11, 2019

Prolude (Keeling) - Andrew Keeling, organ.

Ship of Fools (Graham) - Mark Graham, singing, guitar, drum programming, keyboards; Andrew Keeling, bass; Billy Gray - drums; David Jackson, saxophones and whistle.

Shamrok (Keeling) - Andrew Keeling, acoustic guitar.

Suz (Graham, Drury) - Mark Graham, singing, guitars, drum programming, keyboards; Andrew Keeling, bass and flute; Billy Gray - drums.

Strangeland (Keeling) - Andrew Keeling, guitars, loops and bass; David Jackson, saxophones; Tommy Foster, drums.

I Love My Radio (Graham) - Mark Graham, singing, guitar and keyboards, drum programming; Andrew Keeling - bass; Billy Gray - drums; Ed Harbud - pedal note/pulse.

Bos (Graham) - Mark Graham, guitars and keyboards; Andrew Keeling, bass and flute; Billy Gray - drums.

Frankfurter (Jackson, Keeling) - David Jackson, flute; Andrew Keeling, flute.

Limoncello Fellow (Graham, Burford) - Mark Graham, singing, guitar and keyboards; Andrew Keeling, bass and flutes.

Versifactor (Keeling) - Andrew Keeling, guitar and loops; Ed Hindmoor, keyboards, programming.

Walk Away (Graham,, Drury) - Mark Graham, singing, guitars and keyboards, drum programming; Andrew Keeling - flute; Billy Gray - drums.

Selling England (Keeling) - Andrew Keeling - guitars, loops, bass and organ; Tommy Foster, drums.


Recorded by Mark Graham except Strangeland and Selling England (Tommy Foster at Lovely Noises, Dublin); Shamrock (Mark O'Connor, Co. Kildare); Versifactor (Ed Hindmoor, Preston, UK and Dave Cottrell, Studio 410, Ormskirk, UK); Frankfurter (David Jackson, Tonewall Studios, UK).

Mixed by Mark Graham, Mark Drury and Fran Ashcroft.

Produced by the Gong Farmers.

Mastering by Fran Ashcroft.

Cover art, ‘Selling England by the Pound’, by Peter Ingram.

Inside sleeve photography - Sue Keeling and Mark Graham. CD on-body and tray photography - Andrew Keeling. Artworked by Carl Glover.

Thank you: Harry J. Jones, Mark Drury, Fran Ashcroft, Dawn Burford and Ed Harbud.

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The Gong Farmers Newmarket, UK

The Gong Farmers are principally two musicians, Mark Graham and Andrew Keeling, along with friends and colleagues. David Jackson (Van der Graaf Generator), Alex Che (Modern Eon, Che), Cliff Hewitt (Modern Eon, Apollo 440), Martin Walker (Nth Ascension, Thruaglas Darkly), Brian Taylor (This Is Awkward, Thruaglas Darkly) and others, Guano Junction is released by Spaceward on November 5th, 2021. ... more

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