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ROR 09 Happy Return
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a kind of folky waltz...
army iraq afghanistan desert return yearning
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Peak #23
Peak in subgenre #10
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Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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December 12, 2018
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MP3 6.1 MB 256 kbps 3:19
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This was just a general 'stuck in the desert' song, but on reflection it made me think of troops stuck in Afghanistan or Iraq... (hence the Chinook intro). I have heard it said that warfare is mostly days of intense boredom (punctuated by minutes of intense action and peril).
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