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The Heroes of Longhope (Ellen)

from Songs of Liberation by Bird Radio

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  • Part of the process of writing this album included an impossible imagined correspondence. I wrote and sent letter and parcels from one part of myself to another, and these became the foundations of the music on this record. In addition to a copy of the CD and a hand-painted key-shirt, I will send you a liberation letter and parcel which will include an object / item of clothing and an accompanying instruction for a ritual. You can choose one of 5 options: Male (Beorn), Female (Cwene), Tree (Sealh), Animal (Deor) or Liberation (Aka). I will source and personalise the object / clothing for you. You can leave this as a surprise, or we can correspond and work towards something more tailored to what you are seeking.

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about

On the 17th March 1969 the Longhope Lifeboat responded to a distress call from MV Irene, a boat struggling in a south-easterly gale off the coast of South Ronaldsy, Orkney, Scotland. The Lifeboat was swamped by a huge wave and all eight of the crew lost their lives. Among them were Jack, Ray and Dan Kirkpatrick - father, uncle and grandfather to Kevin Kirkpatrick, today's coxswain. This melody was composed by the Orkney Island fiddler Ronnie Aim in their honour. This marked a change in the law of how many members of the same family can man the same lifeboat.

Ellen is the Old English word for Bravery

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from Songs of Liberation, released July 10, 2023

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