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Belonging Sessions - Live with Strings at Crosstown Studios

by Dorothy Bird

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rayzered5x So wonderful. The songs are made even more luscious (if that's possible) with the addition of the strings. Bravo Julia et al x
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    9 track CD featuring live recordings from Crosstown Studios and Dorothy’s rooftop performance in Berlin, 2022. Performing songs from Belonging along with select tracks from Dorothy’s back catalogue.

    Tracklist

    Live with Band at Crosstown Studios

    1. Belonging
    2. Ghosts
    3. Chasing Birds
    4. Forgot

    Berlin Rooftop Session

    5. Change

    Live with Strings at Crosstown Studios

    6. Belonging
    7. The Evening
    8. Falling Apart
    9. Change

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1.
Belonging (live with strings) 04:06
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A red leaf between my fingers Footsteps too close to linger A pale hair has seen too much Follows the leaf to find its touch There’s no place that I can call home There’s no place where I belong anymore My roots are the wind in my hair When I was young they wandered there I’m longing to be safe somewhere But be still, behold, beware I miss places in my dreams Misplace them till they find me There’s no place I’d rather be There’s no place I’d rather be Than here Be here with me Be here with me
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The Evening (live with strings) 03:34
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The evening takes the clothes the skyline holds And puts them on, its rim of trees is old Two continents depart as you look round One’s headed heavenwards, the other down They leave you and you’re not quite part of either Nor dark as houses as the night grows quieter And not as sure that what you sing will last The way they do, each evening’s rising stars Impossible to pull apart, that life Of yours, that’s anxious, ripening, giant-like And taking turns to be obtuse or wise A stone within, an object in the skies
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Falling Apart (live with strings) 04:25
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Falling apart is easy, sometimes it's the only thing to do Since you've been gone the world divides in two Your tin heart there's nothing else to lose Falling apart is easy, sometimes it's the only way to move Since you've been gone the wolves they howl inside When I stand in the middle I see no silver-line The picture in your hand fills the gap in your heart The girl you're looking for is lost I write our names into the sand, a stolen wave carries us back The girl that you are looking for is gone Falling apart is easy, sometimes nightline sculptures fade, Before you were gone my roads were frozen too There's a glow in the dark I see it bloom The picture in your hand fills the gap in your heart The girl you're looking for is lost Oh, your words they fill my sail, They carry me away Oh, your words they fill my sail, They carry me away I write our names into the sand, a stolen wave carries us back The girl that you are looking for is gone I write our names into the sand, a stolen wave carries us back The girl that you are looking for is gone Falling apart is easy, sometimes it's the only thing to do
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Change (live with strings) 05:46
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What was scattered gathered, what was gathered blows away She’s trembling deep inside and falling on the ground Tectonic plates shift again, inhaling the paths that she knows A blanket of her memory is weighing her down All these moments won’t keep still in your hand All these moments won’t keep still in your hand The brittle ground won’t unfold her hidden strength in the haze Feeling all the previous falls, she’s drowning in midair All these moments won’t keep still in your hand All these moments won’t keep still in your hand Nothing endures but change Nothing ever endures They won’t keep still in your hands They won’t ever keep still All these moments won’t keep still in your hand All these moments won’t keep still in your hand

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Belonging Sessions - Live with Strings at Crosstown Studios, Liverpool.

Live performances with strings of Dorothy Bird's original songs Belonging, The Evening and Change taken from her album 'Belonging' plus her original song Falling Apart taken from her EP 'Out of the Dark'.

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released February 1, 2024

Music and lyrics written by Julia Fiebelkorn aka Dorothy Bird.
Except 'The Evening', an original poem by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Translated from German into English by Alistair Noon.
Tracks 1 and 4 music co-written with Jon Lawton.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jon Lawton
at Crosstown Studios, Liverpool,

Musicians:
Dorothy Bird (vocals, piano, synthesizer)
Sarah Hill (1st violin)
Amy Chalmers (2nd violin & string arrangements)
Kathleen Ord (viola)
Vicky Reid (cello)

Photo by Brian Roberts
Design by Dorothy Bird
All rights reserved. dorothybird.de

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Dorothy Bird is a singer-songwriter based between Liverpool and Berlin. With ringing endorsements from BBC Introducing, Tom Robinson's Fresh On The Net and BBC6music Mixtape, Mersey Radio and a plethora of magazines both in England and her native Germany, her music has been described as "haunting" Fresh on the Net. Her songs express emotions, soothing the soul, welcoming moments of calm & freedom. ... more

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