Tim Harrison

CLICK HIGHLIGHTED TITLES FOR SAMPLES Tim Harrison lead vocals, 6 & 12 string guitars, piano, mandola. Dennis Pendrith bass. Al Cross drums and percussion (1,3,6,7,8,9,10). Gary Craig drums and percussion (2,4,5). Joao Carvalho mandola (2). Chris Quinn banjo (1,4,5,9). Kim Deschamps dobro and steel guitar (3,4,6,8). Zeke Mazurek fiddle (1,2,4,5,6,9). Rick Fielding mandolin (10). Rick Whitelaw flat-picked guitar (3,9). Loretto Reid penny whistle and concertina (2,8). Chris Whiteley trumpet (7,10). Chris Gale saxes (7,10). Jack Breakfast piano (7). Kevin Gould accordion, hammond organ, background vocals (1,2,5,6,7). Beverly Kreller background vocals (1,2,5,6). Dee Potter background vocals (1). Liane de Lotbiniere background vocals (4,7). Mose Scarlet background vocals (6,7). This CD contains five previously recorded songs and five brand new ones. I originally planned to re-release my two "pre-CD" albums, "Train Going East" (1979) and "In The Barroom Light" (1985) in CD format, but decided to choose the songs from those early days which seem to have endurance and are requested at gigs from time to time. The recording of the older material turned out to be a journey back to a mind-set of the past, a revisitation of a psychological and emotional place, which I did not expect. This caused some considerable inner turmoil, which, as we all know, ultimately leads to personal growth. Of all the recording I have done, for public release or otherwise, this one has revealed the most to me and is a source of great pride. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Lisa Weitz and Hugh Carson who encouraged me to re-record the older tunes and to Lisa and Jaoa Carvalho whose strength and encouragement helped tremendously to keep things on track. Working with the fine musicians who played on the CD was very exciting and I thank them all. I hope that you enjoy this journey from past to present.   For Helen, Glenn and Jimmie

MAGUIRE SAMPLE   I can still see crowded nights As you moved towards the mikes A cheshire cat in black beret You came to sing your poetry - and we did listen You sang with pride and grace Of trials that we face And ballads that would stir The son of the Clydeside carpenter - with holy vision You sang "Hillhead Friday Night" and "Rocking the Boat" and "I Believed I Could Float Beneath A White Moon" - Beneath A White Moon You would talk of celtic bards And histories so hard You held the giants of the past In your palm against the blast - of our deaf time You sang "Hillhead Friday Night" and "Rocking the Boat" and "I Believed I Could Float Beneath A White Moon" - Beneath A White Moon I believe the only way To take stock and celebrate Is to double what we do When we lose the ones like you - are you really gone? You sang Hillhead Friday Night and Rocking the Boat and I Believed I Could Float Beneath A White Moon - Beneath A White Moon

IN DARK IRISH KITCHENS In dark Irish kitchens Upon grandfather's knee She heard the reels go `round And felt the lilt and the melody There were stories from the darker side Of famine and of war Black Kilkenny stones and peat-kept bones Bards from Sligo gone before The whistles sang and the fiddles flew The pipers piped in the morning dew The more she heard the more she grew In dark Irish kitchens Then one day out walking A fire was in her head She heard a whistle sound so clear Angel choirs upon a thread Hot breath into the whistle She played to the moon and the sun She played until the sounds inside And the sounds outside were one The whistles sang and the fiddles flew The pipers piped in the morning dew The more she heard the more she grew In dark Irish kitchens Now each day her fingers dance She breathes her joy and her pain In the new mown hay or the winter's fray She finds her own refrain The whistles sang and the fiddles flew The pipers piped in the morning dew The more she heard the more she grew In dark Irish kitchens

TWO HEARTS BEAT IN GALENA SAMPLE   Two hearts beat in Galena Two hearts burn like the sun In the hills of Galena Two hearts beat as one, they beat as one In a world full of struggle In a world full of pain In a world with no glory I can look to love again Because..Chorus: Two hearts beat in Galena Two hearts burn like the sun In the hills of Galena Two hearts beat as one, they beat as one When you think you’ve got nobody No love can you find It may help you to remember That it can all come in time The stars in the heavens Can bend to kiss the ground The moon can shine like silver Lost souls can be found Because... Chorus You can reach out in the darkness You can reach out for a friend You can reach out for a lover Who may stay to the end. Chorus x 2 In the hills of Galena Two hearts beat as one

WHAT'S ALREADY GONE Didn't we plant our rows deep and long Didn't we tend them we could Didn't we try to make the whole thing strong At least we said that we would At this point don't it just get crazy Dust in our eyes from the days gone wrong There's not much left and we just get lazy Giving up on what's already gone, what's already gone Didn't we walk on summer evenings Didn't we gaze up at the moon I guess that hearts that touch in the dawning light Don't often get to touch past noon At this point don't it just get crazy Dust in our eyes from the days gone wrong There's not much left and we just get lazy Giving up on what's already gone Didn't we try to find a balance Didn't we try to get along Didn't we start out singing sweet harmonies And wind up singing different songs At this point don't it just get crazy Dust in our eyes from the days gone wrong There's nothing left and we just get lazy Giving up on what's already gone

COAL TATTOO SAMPLE   by Billy Edd Wheeler I'm going down that coal road leaving this town Hear the rubber tires whine Goodbye buckeye and white sycamore I'm leaving you behind 'Cause I've been a miner all of my days Laying down track in the hole Got a back like iron-wood bent with the wind Blood veins blue as coal, boys Blood veins blue as coal Somebody said that's a strange tattoo You have on the side of your head I said that's the mark of number 9 coal Any more I'd have been dead But still I love the rumble and I love the dark I love the cool of the slate But I'm going down a new road looking for a job It's this travel and lookin' I hate, boys Travel and lookin' I hate I stood for the unions and I stood on the lines I worked against the companies I stood for the UMWA Now who's going to stand for me 'Cause I got no money and I got no pay All I got me is a troubled soul And this blue tattoo on the side of my head It was made by number 9 coal, boys Made by number 9 coal When I die and go to heaven The land of my dreams I won't have to worry about losing my job To hard times and big machines I'm not going to pay my money away On dues or hospital plans I'm going to pick coal where the blue heavens roll And sing with angel bands, boys Sing with the angel bands

TRAIN GOING EAST Packed my suitcase, packed my van Star spangled nights, blue clouds that spanned the skies We weren't going blind, weren't looking behind Some angel was guiding our way It's like a train going east Like a beggar at the feast Like a friend in the morning Who's up off his knees It's like dogs in the alleys Like birds in the air Like when you float down the street And haven't a care My friend once told me that he had a dream Filled up with visions meant to relieve the mind I said that's ok, blow `em down my way 'Cause there's moving to do but not much time It's like a train going east Like a beggar at the feast Like a friend in the morning Who's up off his knees It's like dogs in the alleys birds in the air Like when you float down the street And haven't a care Soaring on bridges, rays of the sun Sweet windy pastures and a soul on the run - from me The morning time came, dawn played some game And the rest just took voices to sing

HEALING POWER Get back to the healing power Back to the healing power Back to the power in your soul You've been twisting in a black wind 'Cause you got heard somewhere in the past You've made a script to live by Something you believe will last It's the story for a lifetime There's always someone you can blame It's well rehearsed and gotten so slick Day after day it's always the same Get back to the healing power Back to the healing power Back to the power in your soul One day you'll forget to remember What your old plot was all about You'll be caught up in a spotlight And there will be no way out Someone sailed a deep oceam Where they'd never been before Someone climbed a big mountain And never ever looked back anymore You are a child of your god It doesn't serve if you stay small Don't be afraid to let your light shine Don't be afraid to stand up tall Get back to the healing power Back to the healing power Back to the power in your soul

PHILOSOPHER'S DREAMS On a plane across the ocean Philosophers’ dreams don’t fly at home You get caught by those who know you Mystery sinks like a stone We all work for common wages Of our most secret heart Life goes on and some will see it Maybe heed the craft or art But if you care they treat you like a fool Like you’re not wise to all of the games known And you seek towards a vision Maybe more than bread alone Here’s to those keep the lamp lit Trying to find some other truth And here’s to all the ones in garretts Who pass them on to me and you When we move on some music may remain here Something of use perhaps may be revealed On giant shoulders we are standing Now Titan hearts must take the field On giant shoulders we are standing Titan hearts must take the field

IN THE BARROOM LIGHT He walks down the street The people he meets See a face with a mask he’s gotten The man that he hides Never loses his stride Cries out please don’t let me be forgotten He hits the bar for a while Driven in by the smile Of a ghost that he sometimes remembers With his time measured out He stops to think about The life that he may have surrendered Chorus: And he looks alright in the barroom light Where the world seems to just disappear You can laugh at it all as you stare at the wall You think you’ve got nothing to fear Smoke rises thick From the place where he sits He dreams of the way it could be Through distant eyes He sees beautiful lies As a shot from the glass brings relief Chorus He turns to leave With some kind of belief That he’ll make it by somewhere somehow He hasn’t the time To stand and stare down the line He’s really got places to go Chorus You think you’ve got nothing to fear

INSIDE THIS SONG SAMPLE   You have opened up the door Your bag in hand and we embrace But you won’t live here anymore Or even want to leave a trace You did not find the things you seek Your shadow puppets did not play And I can’t find the words to speak Or even ask if you could stay It’s funny how a passion’s fire Can make flames that burn as ice And how love makes us a liar An alchemy to sacrifice You can see inside this song We once embraced as lovers do And the pictures that went wrong Are mirrors inside me and you The years go by the story ends And we start all over new And if you ever ask a friend Yes sometimes I think of you