Name: Isle of Beauty
Duration: P00H03M23S
Description: New tune by The Hex Collective to words written by Thomas Haynes Bayley in the mid-19th century. Featuring Lawley Barnett, George Driscoll, and Ruby Driscoll on backing vocals.

Isle of Beauty

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New tune by The Hex Collective to words written by Thomas Haynes Bayley in the mid-19th century. Featuring Lawley Barnett, George Driscoll, and Ruby Driscoll on backing vocals.

lyrics

Shades of evening close not o'er us,
Leave our lonely barque awhile,
Moon alas ! will not restore us,
Yonder dim and distant Isle ;
Though my fancy can discover,
Sunny spots where friends may dwell.
Dark the shadows round us hover,
Isle of beauty—fare-thee-well.

Through the mist that floats above us,
Faintly sounds the vesper bell,
Like a voice from those who love us,
Breathing fondly—fare-thee-well.
'Tis the hour when happy faces
Smile around the taper's light,
Who will fill our vacant places ?
Who will sing our songs to night ?

When the waves are round me breaking,
As I pace the deck alone,
And my eye in vain is seeking,
Some green leaf to rest upon;
When on that dear land I ponder,
Where my old companions dwell,
Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
Isle of beauty—fare-thee-well.

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released December 1, 2022
Jim Driscoll - guitar, vocals
Josie Webber - cello, accordion, backing vocals
Lawley barnett, George Driscoll, Ruby Driscoll - backing vocals

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The Hex Collective Oxford, UK

Folk duo, guitar and cello

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