(after Molly Drake)
I remember firelight
I remember firelight
I remember firelight
But it was just your smoke and mirrors.
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molly drake – i remember (c. 1950s)
Molly Drake (1915 – 1993) was Nick Drake‘s mother – clearly his talent was hereditary. This recording was made during the 1950s at the family home in Tanworth-in-Arden by her husband, Rodney Drake, on a home Ferrograph recorder. A collection of these recordings and poems was released by Bryter Music as a limited privately-pressed edition of 500 copies in 2011. It came out as a single CD with a booklet of poetry housed in a black card portfolio. The album was later released by Squirrel Thing Records in March 2013. The released versions of the recordings were engineered by John Wood and produced by Cally Callomon. John Wood was the sound engineer on her son, Nick Drake‘s albums.
the unthanks – what can a song do to you? (2017)
An exquisite new covers project: Diversions Vol. 4 – The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake. Get it here.
molly drake – how wild the wind blows
Molly Drake (1915 – 1993) was Nick Drake‘s mother – clearly his talent was hereditary.
The acorn carries an oak tree
Sleeping but for a little while
Winter lies in the arms of spring
As a mother carries her child
And never knows
How wild the wind blows
A thought carries a universe
A seed carries a field of grain
Love lies in the arms of change
As a joy carries a pain
And no one knows
How wild the wind blows.
And here’s an article in The Guardian.
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