In the Gloaming

Stuart Simpson

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Musical setting of an old piece of poetry. It's about a man and woman growing old together and relates this process to the seasons of the year.

songwriter acoustic traditional scottish irish scotland edinburgh banjo ireland folk music boness

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Stuart Simpson

Singer songwriter in Scots traditional folk style. Multitracked acoustic instruments.Acoustic guitar, banjo,mandolin, penny whistle,accordion, phono fiddle,bodh

Singer songwriter and player of all the instruments on the CD. I suppose I was the recording engineer too. The songs are about or associated with the town where I live- Bo'ness in East Central Scotland, about 20 miles from Edinburgh, and 10 miles from the Forth Bridges.

"In the Gloaming" by Stuart Simpson is an Acoustic Folk production available on SoundClick. The sound is shaped by banjo, giving the song its signature feel. The track delivers a memorable listening experience in this genre, and effortlessly connects with the listener. It has charted at #19 on the SoundClick Acoustic Folk chart. Listeners who follow Acoustic will feel right at home with this Stuart Simpson release on SoundClick.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

Peak #245

Peak in subgenre #19

Author

A Hope Thompson/Stuart Simpson

Rights

BerryBush Music

Uploaded

April 09, 2005

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.1 MB • 128 kbps • 3:22 minutes

Story behind the song

Lyrics were from an old Poem by 19th century poet  A. Hope Thompson. I just wrote the tune, and played it. I don't know if A hope thompson was a man or a woman. Alexander? or Alice??

Lyrics

In the Gloaming
Words: A Hope Thompson
Music:StuartSimpson 

Remember, love, the days
When all our months were Mays.
Everything on Earth seemed clothed
With beauty to our gaze.
When yet the sun was high,
And smiling in the sky,
Ah!But now it’s sinking fast,
In the gloaming.

Your hair like auburn sheaves,
On sunny harvest eves.
Eyes kindly,sweetly tender,
And brown as Autumn leaves.
But now that hair is grey,
As the morning mist in May
Or the evening’s dreamy haze
At the gloaming.

But Thou art still my dear,
And though like blossoms sear,
We still may droop together,
From weary year to year.
The time must come at last,
When, tears and sorrows past,
Together we shall sleep,
In the gloaming.

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