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Drake Oranwood with Caoilfhionn inghean Fhaol​á​in - We Are the East

from Sing for the East by Bards of the East Kingdom

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In the sunrise, we march through the fog on the field
’Til your eye sees the bold Eastern banner revealed.
There’s a clamor arising from each sword and shield,
And we roar as we enter the fray.

Though on this day our forces are dwarfed by the foe,
We are Tygers united with valor to show,
Every warrior defending our realm, blow for blow.
Win or lose, they’ll remember this day.

CHORUS:
We are the fighters. We are the makers.
We are in service, preparing the feast.
We are the elders. We are the children.
We are all family, for we are the East.

In the work of our hands, and the work of our hearts,
Shaping glass, shaping metal and thread to our arts.
We are learning, then teaching, all playing our parts
To bring all of our crafts to new heights.

As we sit round the fire, singing old songs and new
And our voices combine, whether many or few,
There’s a bond we create that feels hallowed and true
To sustain us on long winter nights. (CH)

For the long months we plan, putting work before fun,
For each pot that we scrub, for each list that we run,
Be we cook, be we Royal, we do what needs done
For the splendor that must be arrayed.

We researched our designs: are the letters just right?
Scratching ink into scroll, working late in the night,
’Til the gasp from the court as it catches the light
Marks a memory that won’t ever fade. (CH)

We remember the times we each felt so alone
Though we lived in a kingdom that we’d never known.
Now we’ve found it, embraced it, and made it our own,
And we’re bound here by so many ties.

It’s remarkable now to discover that we’re
Each a part of this tapestry, that much is clear.
In these moments of joy, we fly back through the years
And the centuries fade from our eyes. (CH)

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from Sing for the East, released June 10, 2017
Words and music © 2016 Eric Schrager, ASCAP
Produced by Eric Schrager
Recorded by Eric Schrager, Monique Bouchard, and Jessica Tucker
Eric Schrager: vocals, classical guitar (intro & outro)
Meredith Bailin Hull: vocals
Dave Lambert: acoustic guitar
Neil Fein: classical guitar
Paul Butler: violin, cello, percussion
Additional vocals: Janet Anderson, Monique Bouchard, Cedar Brock, Paul Butler, TJ DeLuca, Dyanna Flynn, Wendy Gale, Courtney Hull, James Paluskievicz, Jessica Schrager, Spencer Schrager, Jessica Tucker, Elizabeth H. Wood
Special thanks to Alix Evans, Karoline Kramer, Susan Bingham, and Ken & Lisa Theriot

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The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. The East Kingdom, comprising the northeastern United States and Canada, has many talented bards (entertainers and writers). This project is the work of more than a dozen active bards who call (or have called) the East Kingdom home. ... more

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