WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
John Howarth vocal & banjo; Gerry Kearns vocal & guitar; Dave Howard mandolin
When life's glad day is gone,
And the sun goes down
When we muse all alone
As the sun goes down;
Oh, the heart is not so light,
When the day is taking flight,
And we feel the coming night,
As the sun goes down.
Oh, the flowers fall asleep
When the sun goes down;
And the silence is deep,
When the sun goes down;
But the skies of night grow fine,
And the stars begin to shine,
With a radiance divine,
When the sun goes down.
So, remote from the throng,
When the sun goes down,
Life's quiet shades among,
When the sun goes down;
In the twilight's deepening grey,
At the waning of the day,
Let me sing my little lay,
As the sun goes down.
John Howarth vocal & banjo; Gerry Kearns vocal & guitar; Dave Howard mandolin
When life's glad day is gone,
And the sun goes down
When we muse all alone
As the sun goes down;
Oh, the heart is not so light,
When the day is taking flight,
And we feel the coming night,
As the sun goes down.
Oh, the flowers fall asleep
When the sun goes down;
And the silence is deep,
When the sun goes down;
But the skies of night grow fine,
And the stars begin to shine,
With a radiance divine,
When the sun goes down.
So, remote from the throng,
When the sun goes down,
Life's quiet shades among,
When the sun goes down;
In the twilight's deepening grey,
At the waning of the day,
Let me sing my little lay,
As the sun goes down.
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
Poem by Edwin Waugh.[1817-1890]
Music by Robert Jackson.
The Tinkers came across Robert Jackson’s music score for Edwin Waugh’s poem some time in the past and performed the song for the first time
about twenty five years ago at a festival in Werneth Park Oldham,appropriately as the day was coming to its end.
They also have had the privilege of singing it more than once at the Edwin Waugh Society meeting, held periodically in Rochdale.
There are five verses to the original poem.
Poem by Edwin Waugh.[1817-1890]
Music by Robert Jackson.
The Tinkers came across Robert Jackson’s music score for Edwin Waugh’s poem some time in the past and performed the song for the first time
about twenty five years ago at a festival in Werneth Park Oldham,appropriately as the day was coming to its end.
They also have had the privilege of singing it more than once at the Edwin Waugh Society meeting, held periodically in Rochdale.
There are five verses to the original poem.
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN.
Poem by Edwin Waugh (1817 - 1890)
Music by Robert Jackson.
‘A LANCASHIRE GRACE’ LFCD031
THE OLDHAM TINKERS
LIMEFIELD
Recorded by Dave Howard at his studio in Bury, Lancashire
Mixed and mastered by John Ellis and Will Falkiner at Limefield Studio, Middleton, Manchester
Vocals John Howarth and Gerry Kearns
Instruments:- John Howarth banjo, Gerry Kearns guitar, Dave Howard mandolin.
Poem by Edwin Waugh (1817 - 1890)
Music by Robert Jackson.
‘A LANCASHIRE GRACE’ LFCD031
THE OLDHAM TINKERS
LIMEFIELD
Recorded by Dave Howard at his studio in Bury, Lancashire
Mixed and mastered by John Ellis and Will Falkiner at Limefield Studio, Middleton, Manchester
Vocals John Howarth and Gerry Kearns
Instruments:- John Howarth banjo, Gerry Kearns guitar, Dave Howard mandolin.