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The Turning of the Year

Steve Suffet – Acoustic Folk Artist

Political Music Acoustic Folk Song | The Turning of the Year by Steve Suffet | Free Download

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May there always be time again for music! Words & music by Steve Suffet.
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Old fashioned folksinger in the People's Music tradition.

Born Stephen Lawrence Suffet in 1947, Steve Suffet is best described as an old fashioned folksinger. His repertoire is a mixture of railroad songs, trucker songs, cowboy songs, union songs, old time ballads, blues, ragtime, Gospel, bluegrass, topical-political songs, and whatever else tickles his fancy. He takes songs from whatever sources he wishes and then he sings them his own way, maybe rewriting the lyrics on the spot, flatting a 7th, or changing a major key to a mountain modal.Steve also writes his own songs, sometimes set to the tunes of traditional folk songs, but more often set to tunes he has composed in traditional styles.

Photo credit: Jody Kolodzey

"The Turning of the Year" is an Acoustic Folk track by Steve Suffet on SoundClick. Steve Suffet demonstrates a clear artistic voice throughout. The track creates a listening experience that feels political music, americana revival and alt-country. "The Turning of the Year" has peaked at number 2 on the SoundClick Acoustic Folk chart. Explore the full Steve Suffet catalog on SoundClick and discover more Acoustic Folk music from independent creators. Free MP3 download available for this track on SoundClick.

Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #9
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
Steve Suffet
Rights
Steve Suffet
Uploaded
December 27, 2009
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.1 MB • 128 kbps • 2:14 minutes
Story behind the song
This song was a present to a dear friend who lost her sister in a freak accident on Thanksgiving Day 2000 and who then lost her boyfriend at the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001. Additional vocals on choruses are by Joel Landy, Anne Price, Gina Tlamsa, and the late Eric Levine. Together the five of us made up the band MacDougal Street Rent Party.
Lyrics
THE TURNING OF THE YEAR (Time Again for Music) Words & music by Steve Suffet Start on chorus: There'll be time again for laughter, There'll be time again for song, There'll be time again for shouting out, With voices proud and strong, There'll be time again for loving, The time is drawing near, There'll be time again for music, With the turning of the year. Was a time of sacred blessing, Was a time of evil curse, A time of contradiction, Was the best of times and worst, A time of brilliant vision, And a time of darkest fear, There'll be time again for music, With the turning of the year. [repeat chorus] I've heard the holy trumpet, And I've heard the sacred harp, I've heard the Angel Gabriel, Triumphant by the Ark, When I listen to your singing, It's God's voice that I hear, There'll be time again for music, With the turning of the year. [repeat chorus twice]
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