Paul Davenport 2024
Hymn to the coast of County Durham: searching for sea-glass on the shore; cycling down old railway tracks, and the Hartlepool Folk Festival.
The Davenport Family: https://gavinandamydavenport.bandcamp.com/track/evermore
https://gavinandamydavenport.bandcamp.com/track/evermore
The princes and bishops are gone The colliers departed likewise But their winter dance still rattles on Though mostly it’s hid from our eyes Chorus: And the sun turns the ocean to gold / And the sea scatters gems on the shore And the north wind blows chilly and cold / Evermore The headland is lit by dawn’s hand And the mist rolls, caressing the waves That whisper their charms to the sand In the dark hollow mouths of the caves The stream sings its song in the Dene Its silver threads sewn o’er the sand And where once the railways had been The tall trees they now clothe the land Where families once took their delight Now the terns build their nests in the dunes And young lovers they whisper goodnight They are dancing to old-fashioned tunes The turn of the tide tells the tale Of lives lived by sea and the land And reminds us with each winter gale We are held by a far greater hand