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River of Tears

from Singing My Family Tree by Springtide

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WHO: FOR ALL OF THEM
A Maori legend from before European settlement, the message has a timeless quality depicting love, loss and our connection with the land.
According to the legend, Mt Taranaki was said to reside with all the other volcanic mountains in the middle of the North Island. Taranaki was in love with a small hill called Pihanga but she was already betrothed to Tongariro. In a monumental battle over Pihanga, Taranaki was banished to the West Coast. As he made his way there, he gauged out a great canyon which became known as the Whanganui River. It is said that Taranaki forever mourns his lost love and when the snows melt, his tears of grief fill the river.

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from Singing My Family Tree, released November 2, 2014
Words & Music: Jackie Luke (Control)

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The beauty of strings! Jackie Luke has been playing and performing hammered dulcimer for almost three decades. Joined by Greg Wilson (Celtic Harp, Accordions) and Rita Woolhouse (Cello), Springtide is Australia’s most distinctive trapezoidal trio. Most recently they supported the Meath Harp Ensemble at the Embassy of Ireland, Canberra and are touring Ireland and the UK in 2015. ... more

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