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Moonlight Parade

from Emergency Lullabies by Merry Hell

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    The 6th album of joyful folk-rock from Merry Hell Track Listing: 1Go Down Fighting 2Leave It In The Ground 3Three Little Lions 4Handsome Sally 5Sister Atlas 6Sailor 7Beyond The Call 8Violet 9Younger Than You Were 10The Green Hills Of Home 11I Don't Want To Be Cool 12We Are Different, We Are One 13Moonlight Parade 14Emergency Lullaby (Wasting Time) Merry Hell are: Andrew Kettle: Vocals Virginia Kettle: Vocals & Guitar Bob Kettle: Mandolin & Bouzouki John Kettle: Guitars Nick Davies: Bass Lee Goulding: Keyboards & Banjo Neil McCartney: Fiddle & Backing Vocals Andy Jones: Drums All members of Merry Hell contributed to backing vocals on this album. Merry Hell were joined by Simon Care, who played Melodeon on I Don't Want To Be Cool. ‘Beyond The Call’ & ‘We Are Different, We Are One’ feature the massed voices of The Key Workers Chorus and The Social Isolation Choir. Our thanks go to each and every one of you. ‘Sailor’ was written for Bob ‘Buck’ Taylor, a former stoker in The Royal Navy. He was buried at sea in 2018. Sail on forever, Buck. ‘Sister Atlas’ is dedicated to Greta Thunberg. ‘Handsome Sally’ is dedicated to Karen and Richard. Emergency Lullabies was recorded, engineered and produced by John Kettle at The Music Projects, Wigan and remotely at band member’s homes, except for ‘Moonlight Parade’, which was produced by Neil McCartney and John Kettle. Cover Concept and all artwork by Neil McCartney. Neilmccartney10@gmail.com The Merry Hell Crew: Merchandise by Julie McKiernan and Mike (Jonah) Jones, occasionally augmented or substituted by Denise Kettle). Website by Julian Watts at JoolzDesign.com Cat-herding, breakfast arranging and spiritual guidance by Damian Liptrot. We would like to thank our families, friends and all you good people who help keep the Merry Hell charabanc moving on our mighty long way down Folk and Roll. We started recording Emergency Lullabies in the Autumn of 2019 and finished it during the Lockdown of 2020.

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A gentle waltz through the years as our hopes and dreams change with the times and tides of the events that shape us!

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Moonlight Parade

A cool Autumn night takes you back through the years,
To all the old places and all of your peers.
To your old worn out shoes and your old worn out clothes.
We squander our youth ah well that's how it goes.

Waltzing in time to the beat of the band. The
lights on the water, time slips through our hands. Thinking about those plans that you made as they all sail down stream in the Moonlight parade.

That lunatic moon crept into your brain,
You flew round the world but you stayed just the same.
With your old worn out dreams and your old worn out schemes.
We live an illusion, well that's how it seems.

Waltzing in time to the beat of the band. The lights on the water, time slips through our hands. Forget all about those plans that you made. Let them all sail down stream in the Moonlight parade.

As you look in the river, reflections appear
Of smiles and of sorrows, of joy and of tears.
Of an old broken body and an old shining soul.
We make our mistakes, we'll that's how we grow.

Waltzing in time to the beat of the band. The lights on the water, time slips through our hands. One last farewell to the plans that we made, as we all sail down stream in the Moonlight parade.

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from Emergency Lullabies, released November 8, 2020
Words and Music by Neil McCartney

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Multi-award winning Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting folk-rock, with a message for troubled times. Native to the North- West of England, the 8-piece musical charabanc was built from the embers of the much loved folk-punk band The Tansads, developing a life and feel all of its own. Through 6 albums and hundreds of gigs, they offer hope & light in our troubled times. ... more

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