In Gowan Ring - A Poet's Lyre

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{Verse 1}
Childhood made a Poet's Lyre
Hands embroidered in limbs of dark briar
Bent to the wind's plaintive whistling words
Scattering whispers in your nettled hood
Would they fall to a weathered home
With branches of arms for a laden pillow
And years wrought of withering laurels
Blossoms now on the apple boughs
Stars are near to the shaded arbor
Once a hand could touch
Wherefore the other will search

{Verse 2}
Childhood made a Poet's Lyre
Heart enfolded in wings of black bird
Could they fly on feathers borne
When lips salute the Hazel Horn
Or would they crawl through a weathered home
Should lips encumber a mordant moan
Bent to the wind's whistling word

{Verse 3}
What cloudy jest at this darkened hearth
What cloistered heart to hold the black earth
Once a hand could touch
Wherefore the other will search

{Instrumental Outro}

Release Date: January 25, 2019

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The meaning of the song

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"In Gowan Ring - A Poet's Lyre" is a hauntingly beautiful song that captures the essence of childhood and the journey of a poet's soul. The lyrics paint a picture of hands embroidered in dark briar, bent to the wind's plaintive whistling words, scattering whispers in the nettled hood. The imagery of a weathered home with branches of arms for a laden pillow and withering laurels evokes a sense of nostalgia and longing.

The song delves into the themes of searching for meaning and connection, as the poet's lyre is compared to a black bird's wings and Hazel Horn. The lyrics ponder whether the poet's words will fly on feathers borne or crawl through a weathered home, encumbered by a mordant moan.

The instrumental outro leaves a lasting impression, with a sense of mystery and contemplation lingering in the air. "In Gowan Ring - A Poet's Lyre" is a poetic journey that will resonate with listeners who appreciate introspective, atmospheric music.

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In Gowan Ring is the musical project of B'ee, a musician who has been composing original acoustic music under this moniker for the past 20 years. His music is described as Symbolist Folk, channeling stories of stones and angels through homemade instruments and his own voice. The uncanny harmonies he creates unearth a visionary sonic tapestry that engages in mythic landscapes, weaving the transcendental and the mundane together.

Throughout his career, B'ee has embarked on an itinerant journey through peculiar landscapes of sound and sense, meeting with other musicians, traditions, and philosophies around the world. This pursuit of his own unexampled, intimate art has led In Gowan Ring to perform in over 30 countries worldwide, with a revolving cast of compatriots and fellow travelers.

In Gowan Ring has released over a dozen albums of recorded work, showcasing B'ee's exploration of subtle perceptions and metaphysical backgrounds of life through music. His music serves as a window onto the imaginal realm of primeval myth, inviting listeners to track their own smoky parables that are essential to our humanness and our experience in this material world.

B'ee's philosophy on music is deeply rooted in his belief that music is a line of inquiry that leads us through inner landscapes where we experience love, awe, affinity, and reverence. He believes that these experiences branch deep through the heart of things, and it is important for us to heed the spirits that reside there. Through his music as In Gowan Ring, B'ee continues to explore and share these inner landscapes with audiences around the world.