-photo by Cheyenne Rae (click on pic to see our gallery)
Sunparlour Players
then,
opening for Wil
at The Park,
delivering
an almighty
beauty
and
ending with a gorgeous sing
along
Build It Up
and now
(just last night)
great(er) expectations
and when
they’re
more than
met
when you fly
when you soar
when
merely
little/big
i,
I dance
and roar
oh, lions
hear my
mighty
roar
oh, eagles
watch me soar
high above
the (her)izon
Andrew’s voice
calling
oh, bear
i grunt
i growl
i’m dancing
in the square
feel it
the beat
the build
up
tickling feet
and bellies
oh children
and then
The RoaR
crackling thunder
Rosie
smashes
clouds
and what doesn’t Dennis
do!
it’s all about the ripping
yarns and the revving
engine’s roar
and the soundtrack
score
to our magical
lives
we’re kids when
we roar
when we fly
when we believe
in running
breakneck
speed
along the ice
covered
rivers
and lakes
or just skating
just sliding
gliding
and spilling
doubled,over
laughing till
our guts
ache
for beauty’s sake
this is when my heart
breaks
staggering
joy
can you feel it?
we’re alive again.
we’re children again.
the sets unfolded
and no one
can hold
me
like
your melodies
and voices
and rhythmic hymns
hold me
dearly
truly
softly
embracing me
these are Hymns For The Happy
for me
and you
for Tammy
Jeff and Jaine
Nettie and Matt
Diana
Stu
Cheyenne
Michelle
Jim, too
www.myspace.com/thesunparlour
this is Wave North.
waves and waves
beauty
into
light
murky
spots
places
for painted
memories
we’re diving
headlong
into the falling place
can you?
feel it?
North
Battle of 77
Joy In What You Lack
Nuclear
Wood Dress
Pacifist’s Anthem
Be The One
Talk It To Death
40 minutes
Hymn For The Happy
Figure It Out
If The Creeks Don’t Rise
Wall Sisters
Bless
John Had A Bell and A Whistle
Build It Up
44 minutes
encore,
for Tammy,
Dyin’ Today
O’Captain
You Are The Hunter
The Folk Exchange
woody
intimate
40 music lovers
40 kids (again)
and one
roaring
dancing
boy-hearted
soul
soaring.
and i danced
(don’t i always?)
yes,
this was,
something
different,
religious…
my weekend
of ecstatic
dance
Friday
The Wind Ups
Saturday
The Weatherman Underground
and
Sunday
The Sunparlour Players
Andrew
Rosie
Dennis,
voices
in unity
in harmony
trading
instruments
trading memories,
always
thank you.
no one knows
this pain
this hurt
this joy
this healing caress
these tears. and
this unimaginable
agony.
oh bands
oh musicians
there’s only
me and you
in the room
and there’s
more
always more
if the dancers
come/
if the dancers
dance.
when the dancers
!RoaR!
i’m not alone.
otherwise,
there’s only
our unfathomable
beauty.
no missed
steps
only
kissed
blessed
steps
there’s a Sunparlour’s
request for
a capo
for the banjo
that Dennis plays
on Figure It Out
if only
there’s a musician
with one
in her pocket
but none
except
for a hair
band
offered by Jaine
and yes,
it works…
improvisation
this is the moment
to follow
all our moments,
L Cohen! this is your moment
now,
my song
my every morning
of my life song
the song
i can’t breathe
without
If The Creeks Don’t Rise
i’ll never
be
without
this song.
i never
am,
who was i before
your song?
we roared
we stomped
we applauded
we thundered
we crackled
and so did
The Sunparlour Players
Jeff Robson
says
they’re better
live
than Elliott Brood
the best
live
Canadian
band is?
you decide.
you vote.
you shout.
you emote.
i’m just a dancer
a little boy
in the cave
of a man
feeling lost
looking hard
seeing possibilities
in every smile
in every beat
of a drum
heartbeat
heart.
beat.
heart.
caress.
The Sunparlour Players
The Folk Exchange
December 6.
