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Whenever You See A Robin

from The Beacon by Harbottle and Jonas

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    ‘The Beacon’ is a collection of songs inspired by the difficult circumstances we all faced during the global pandemic of 2020. It is an album of hope, new beginnings and re-rooting to the ancient ways. It has been a journey of discovery and has taught us the importance of love, compassion and empathy, whilst discovering the needs and delights of our inner creature. Much like the beacons of old that served as a warning with flaming fires, we hope that this period in our history will encourage us to reflect, adapt and sing together once more...

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Inspired by the beautiful, hilarious and wonderful stories told to us by Jake Cauty about his late father, Simon Cauty, whose memory this song honours

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Jimmy said Dad was once described
As a cross between Clint Eastwood and Stig of the Dump
He was brave too, drove his car into Jimmy’s
To stop it rolling into traffic and into trouble
Time is made up, just everything happening at the same time

Whenever you see a robin
Don’t forget to tip your hat, dear chaps

It was said that Dad was chased by a bear one time
Oh boy! did he love his dog called Scooter
Riding horses across Spanish mountains
I think he wanted to be a cowboy, just need some guns
He marched for peace, without a penny to his name
On his wedding day, he wore machine gun bullets around his waist

You can hear the wolves howling at night
In the Western wing at Sparkwell, the wolves he fed as a child
He lived in a squat in London,
A haunted farmhouse called Bellamarsh
Cracklewood in South Brent, trying to create his pyramid
He used to ride with the robins on his prized Ducati
Following the wind through Thurlestone
Staverton, Avon Dam and up The Mountain

We lost him on the 5th of December.
Sudden and unexpected.
Too young, too hard, we weren’t ready for it.

Whenever You see a Robin, don’t forget to tip your hat, dear chaps

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from The Beacon, released March 26, 2021

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Harbottle & Jonas Totnes, UK

Harbottle & Jonas are a stunning young folk duo based in Totnes, Devon. Their music is eclectic and is always accompanied with a great story. They have received plaudits from folk royalty including Seth Lakeman, Jon Boden, Rod Clements, Declan Sinnott, BBC Introducing and have recently been endorsed by Seasalt Clothing. ... more

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