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The Shadow Mountain Fae

by Sencha Skene

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01 Dinas Emrys 03:33
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Dinas Emrys ©2022 Charlton Hall In a vision long ago I stood alone upon a hill The fortress buried deep within I had a mission to fulfill CHORUS There from the well I drank deep And filled my soul At Dinas Emrys In a vision long ago I heard Merlin sing a song He sang of wisdom deep within And a place where I belong CHORUS There from the well I drank deep And filled my soul At Dinas Emrys In a vision long ago You were standing by my side And together we did go Sailing hopeful on the tide CHORUS There from the well I drank deep And knew my soul At Dinas Emrys
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02 Shadow 03:39
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Shadow ©2022 Charlton Hall She flies on silver wings by moonlight Beneath my window comes to call Chasing memories and moonbeams That’s her shadow on the wall CHORUS Look deep into my dreaming Shadow’s always there She lives on promises and daydreams And fairy castles in the air She’ll never shed a tear for twilight She spreads her magic everywhere CHORUS Look deep into my dreaming Shadow’s always there One night she’ll come and find me And together we will go Drifting off into the starlight To a place nobody knows Chasing memories and moonbeams Spreading magic high and low
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03 Hoodoo Granny 02:53
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Hoodoo Granny 2021© Charlton Hall Way up in the Smokies In a farm up on a hill Lived ol’ Hoodoo Granny With her mule and a liquor still She made a livin’ sellin’ herbs Some potions and moonshine Whenever folks would come to call They always had a time CHORUS Grab your guitar, grab your fiddle And rosin up the bow I’ll get my old washtub bass And you bring your banjo We’ll be makin’ our own magic While we’re dancin’ arm in arm There’s gonna be a hoedown On Hoodoo Granny’s farm Granny had an old man His name was Billy Clyde Some folks say he ran away And some folks say he died Some folks say ol’ Granny Sent him packin’ down the road But the last time I saw Billy He looked kinda like a toad CHORUS Grab your guitar, grab your fiddle And rosin up the bow I’ll get my old washtub bass And you bring your banjo We’ll be makin’ our own magic While we’re dancin’ arm in arm There’s gonna be a hoedown On Hoodoo Granny’s farm If you meet ol’ Hoodoo Granny You will always have a friend There’s always a warm welcome And she’ll treat you just like kin Just stay on her good side And she’ll always treat you kind But if you get on her bad side She might get your behind CHORUS Grab your guitar, grab your fiddle And rosin up the bow I’ll get my old washtub bass And you bring your banjo We’ll be makin’ our own magic While we’re dancin’ arm in arm There’s gonna be a hoedown On Hoodoo Granny’s farm
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04 Crybaby Holler 03:55
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05 Inside 02:54
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Inside ©2022 Charlton Hall Living on my own I don’t know what it means I’ve been here before Trying to live my dreams The world beyond the veil Is there for all to see But still we close our eyes Ignore the mystery CHORUS And I can’t believe the wasted time The years weigh heavy on my mind I don’t know what we hoped to find Inside…inside Once there was a way To live in harmony Once there was a way To blossom and be free Our Goddess taught us well Somehow we lost our way We fell beneath the spell And the spirit fell away CHORUS Someday may we return To the bosom of the earth The spirit of the land The home of our rebirth The time it ticks away The longer that we wait I hope we mustn’t learn that We can’t escape our fate CHORUS
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06 I Went Another Way 05:09
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I Went Another Way Copyright 2016 by Charlton Hall I never felt the spirit In temples made by men But the forest called to me As a child I tried to understand it To follow where you led But I only felt at home There in the wild For a long time I pretended To go where you had gone To try to make you happy with your choice But I soon grew tired of make-believe When the Goddess called to me There in the woods I found her voice CHORUS You have your own path But I went another way The door is open from my side The choice is yours We can agree to disagree You don’t have to run and hide “Hate the sin but love the sinner” Is what I’ve heard you say To justify the closing of your doors But when it comes to hating This is what you need to know The hating is your god’s job, and not yours I know our paths are different And we both have different ways But the pathway doesn’t matter in the end If you can set aside your judgments I’ll try to do the same Because I know we both could use a friend CHORUS You have your own path But I went another way The door is open from my side The choice is yours We can agree to disagree You don’t have to run and hide You find wisdom in your one god I find wisdom in them all In the end I find that we both seek the light You chose to shut me out because You think that I am wrong But self-righteousness doesn’t make you right You turned your back on me Because I went another way Your decision’s your loss and not mine I’ll be waiting patiently If you ever change your mind In the meantime Me and mine are doing fine CHORUS You have your own path But I went another way The door is open from my side The choice is yours We can agree to disagree You don’t have to run and hide
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07 The Shadow Mountain Fae 03:30
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The Shadow Mountain Fae ©2022 Charlton Hall I was wand’ring weary A lonesome traveler was I In the forest hillside Between the land and sky Lost and tired I stopped to rest Beneath an ancient hawthorn tree I drifted off into a dream To the land of the shadow mountain sidh CHORUS I have gone Beyond the veil Never more to roam Never more shall I return From my mountain faery home I have stepped outside of time Where years they pass as in a day A rambing soul who found a home In the land of the Shadow Mountain Fae CHORUS I shall dwell in Tir Na N’Og Forever and a day Nevermore shall I return From the Land of the Shadow Mountain Fae
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08 Banshee 03:43
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Banshee 2022© Charlton Hall Annwn’s daughter Creature of the night Hear her calling Another soul takes flight Death and beauty To her it’s all the same It doesn’t matter When she calls your name CHORUS You say life’s a game With all your pretty little playthings Death’s apprentice Chooser of the slain Hear her calling No longer in the game The past is gone now You won’t be back again CHORUS You say life’s a game With all your pretty little playthings Darkness flowing Feel the curtain tear Hear her calling A chill upon the air Her breath upon you Too late now to beware CHORUS You say death’s a game With all your pretty little playthings
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09 Wayfaring Stranger 02:59
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Wayfaring Stranger ©2022 Charlton Hall I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger Traveling through this world alone There's no sickness, no toil or danger In that bright land I call my home I'm going there to see my father And all my kindred who've gone on I'm just crossing to Valhalla I'm just crossing over home I know dark clouds will gather 'round me I know my way is hard and steep Yet the Great Hall shall rise before me Where Odin’s chosen their vigils keep I'm going home to see my mother She said she'd meet me when I come I'm just crossing to Valhalla I'm just crossing over home I'm just crossing to Valhalla I'm just crossing over home
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10 Shady Grove 02:51
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Shady Grove Traditional – Arrangement ©2022 Charlton Hall CHORUS Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove I say Shady Grove, my little love I'm bound to go away Cheeks as red as a blooming rose Eyes the prettiest brown She's the darling of my heart Prettiest girl in town Went to see my Shady Grove She was standing in the door Her shoes and stockings in her hand Her bare feet on the floor CHORUS Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove I say Shady Grove, my little love I'm bound to go away Wish I had a fine big horse Corn to feed him on Shady Grove could stay at home And feed him when I'm gone If I had no horse to ride I'd be found a-crawling, Up and down that rocky road, Going to see my darling CHORUS Shady Grove, my little love Shady Grove I say Shady Grove, my little love I'm bound to go away I wish I had a glass of wine, And bread and meat for two. I'd put it on a golden plate And give it all to you Peaches in the summertime Apples in the fall If I can't have my Shady Grove I don't want none at all (Chorus x2)
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11 Dancing by the Fire 02:49
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In 2020 my wife and I moved from the Appalachian Mountains of the Carolina to near the Cascade Mountains in Washington. I was pleased to find that the Pacific Northwest has its own tribes of the Fae. They're a bit darker and more mysterious than the Fae of the Appalachians. This album is about some of my experiences with them.

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released March 1, 2022

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Sencha Skene Seattle, Washington

(pronounced SHEN-ka SKAYNE)
I study all forms of spirituality.
The more I learn about paths from around the world, the more I know they all have more in common than not.

I seek the ancient origins of spirituality; the realms of animism and shamanism.

I began music in 1974. My influences were Neil Young, John Prine, Dan Fogelberg, and Pink Floyd.

Now I seek the mystical through music. ... more

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