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The Shearer & the Darby Ram

from Desert Pavement by ISMAY

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The Shearer & the Darby Ram

I was rounding up my flock when
Father called and said I should make my way to town
Was a job there for a shearer
And our money every year was short supplied

I made my way down the briar lined path
And I went cold when a shadow did cast
Darkened the sky and it darkened the land
There before me stood the giant Darby ram

Back so tall that eagles nested
Some attested wool was as deep as oceans wide
Took me 7 months to shear him
And when finished found that my family’s fortune turned

Wool of the ram filled the bags by the thousand
Money we made for to buy a new plough and
Riches abound and my family was able
Ever more to have a full table

I am rounding up my flock and
Father calls and says, dinner’s ready come sit down

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from Desert Pavement, released January 26, 2024
Lyricist/Composer: Avery Hellman
Producer: Andrew Marlin
Engineer: Julian Dreyer
Assistant Engineer: Talia Service, Kenny Harrington

Avery Hellman: vox, acoustic guitar
Andrew Allen-Fahlander: electric guitar
Andrew Marlin: acoustic guitar, piano, percussion
Clint Mullican: bass
Jamie Dick: drums/percussion

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ISMAY California

ISMAY is a Folk/Americana music project driven by California-based singer/songwriter Avery Hellman. Their debut album Songs Of Sonoma Mountain was released in 2020 and named one of the 10 best Albums in the Bay Area. Growing up backstage at their grandfather’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, ISMAY was inspired early on by artists such as Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, and Hazel Dickens. ... more

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