One thing leads to another, and then the result is sometimes surprising.  Andrea and I were reminiscing concerts from many years ago, and I looked up some stuff on Chambers Bros.  That lead to the amazing photography of John Byrne Cooke (you all should check that out).   I saw by chance some photos of Richard Farina, and it really struck me.  He was a great writer,and also folk singer (played the dulcimer), tragically killed in a motorcycle crash in late 60's.   One of my favorite songs he wrote, later arranged and sung by Sandy Denny is the Quiet Joys of Brotherhood.   If you can get the "SANDY" CD by Sandy Denny you can hear this piece.  Gorgeous.  Gives me chills, and makes me weep.

see also : http://www.richardandmimi.com/

QUIET JOYS of BROTHERHOOD (R.Farina)

As gentle tides go rolling by,
Along the salt sea strand
The colours blend and roll as one
Together in the sand.
And often do the winds entwine
Do send their distant call,
The quiet joys of brotherhood,
And love is lord of all.

The oak and weed together rise,
Along the common ground.
The mare and stallion light and dark
Have thunder in their sound.
The rainbow sign, the blended flower
Still have my heart in thrall.
The quiet joys of brotherhood,
And love is lord of all.

But man has come to plough the tide,
The oak lies on the ground.
I hear their tires in the fields,
They drive the stallion down.
The roses bleed both light and dark,
The winds do seldom call.
The running sands recall the time
When love was lord of all.

Gene