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Sage and Cedar Adorn His Antlered Crown Aflame

from Alban Arthan

October 2nd, 2020
9 tracks
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Alban Arthan
Alban Arthan
Sage and Cedar Adorn His Antlered Crown Aflame
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Sage and Cedar Adorn His Antlered Crown Aflame
Malfet
“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!” John Keats. “Ode on a Grecian Urn.” MDCCCXIX With deference to Turlough O’Carolan (MDCLXX-MDCCXXXVIII)
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Dreams and death.

Credits

Art and music by Malfet

Tracks 3, 5, and 8 adapted from Morrowdim, "Wandering Songs," MMXIX

https://morrowdim.bandcamp.com/

Track 5 also adapted from Murk Rider, "Exile of Shadows," MMXIX.

https://murk-rider.bandcamp.com

Layout by Andrew Ross Fritts & Malfet

LP & CS editions mastered by Mammoth Sound

Dedicated to the stalwart berserker Nick Darway: a big man with a big heart and, most importantly, a big friend to us; and to the eternal shield-maiden warrior-Queen who once was, Queen who shall be: Maria Rice - a voice of astonishing innocence, a sublime and inspired poet of darkness and light, and the creator of Morrowdim.

I like to imagine that Nick and Maria are sharing great plentiful horns of cheer today in that land where the fae mead flows and the hearth glows everlasting.

Agápe, Éros, Philía, Storgē!

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