Four-color digi-pak with liner notes. LOW TIDE is Grammer's 11th album, but the first to feature original songs. Includes "Hole," the #1 most-played song on folk radio in February 2018, "Good Life," Grammer's tribute to her father and her most-requested song in live shows, and a reverent cover of Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting." LOW TIDE was the 9th most-played on folk radio for 2018, voted Best of 2018 by folkalley.com and Top Ten Album of the Year by Fish Records UK.
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twenty years old, just a fitful young man
with a fire in my eye, liked a drink in my hand
kissed a pretty young girl, got a gold wedding band
and a baby on the way that we didn't quite plan and oh –
headed out west and i ran a little hot
and the drink in my hand, well, it didn’t cool me off
it was right about the time my kid was sixteen
i was scaring everybody, i got so bitter and mean and oh –
but i used to dream of a little rowin’ boat
it’d be me and the dog and we’d fish and we’d float
and we’d live in one-level ranch
with toads ’round the pond and doves in the branches
and oh, what a good life
sick of my scheming and costly mistakes
i was losing my business, i was burning up the brakes
i got sober as a mountain and my river turned cool
i’d make it up to you, mama, but you’re leavin’ this fool, and oh –
’cause i used to dream we’d be gettin’ up at dawn
we’d have chickens in the pen and some goats on the lawn
and big trees and worms in the pail
my heart on my sleeve, yeah, my love wouldn’t fail
in my good life, in my good life
well, i’m sixty-five now and they tell me i’m sick
this pain in my belly, it is the reckoning stick, so i
call up my daughter and we cry ourselves clear
it’s forgiveness and grace and i wish you were here, y’know –
last time we talked i was coming undone
’bout a sweet summer peach that tastes just like the sun
with the juice from that fruit dripping all down my face
there is only this moment, only this place:
and the dream of a little rowin’ boat
it’d be me and the dog and we'd fish and we’d float
and we’d live in one-level ranch
with toads ’round the pond and doves in the branches
and oh, yeah, what a good life
what a good life
what a good life
let it all go now and wipe it all clean
ain’t no time for regret in the great in-between
it was a hell of a ride and i wish i had known
you can worry, you can wander, but we’re all just goin’ home
i’ve had a good life
i’ve had a good life
i’ve had a good life
-- doylestown, pennsylvania
credits
from Low Tide,
released January 19, 2018
tg - acoustic guitar, whistles, tambourine, vocals
lorne entress - drums
jim henry - acoustic, electric, and baritone guitars, bass, vocals
Writer. Actor. Storyteller. Singer. Multi-instrumentalist. Former head cheerleader, now a fearless navigator of the
heart.
“One of the finest pure musicians anywhere in folkdom.” - Boston Globe
“A brilliant artist.” - Joan Baez
“Her gifts as a musician are like that of a painter who is a master of chiaroscuro, offering light and shadow at every turn.“ - Mary Chapin Carpenter...more
I've come to your music a little late, but better late than never! Great songs--even better harmonies <3 . I hope the next time you get together it will be sooner than 20 years! sylvia_s
Long time follower of Mark's work. I know every album is stellar without question. This album is no different,but even better if that is possible. Love it! norm tandberg
These songs are the kind of gems that rarely come about for anyone without a long practice of songwriting. The language of the lyrics is always original, connecting commonly felt things in new ways. The music, delivery, and band are perfect vehicles for these wonderful songs. pdxshinn
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