The Coronation of the Herring Queen

by Meadowsilver

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“Once a year (and for the last hundred years) the Scottish coastal town of Eyemouth chooses a local to be that year's Herring Queen. Arriving by ship into the harbour, she is met by her maids in waiting and reigns until the next again summer. A festival to bind the town's inhabitants together, this ritual also inhabits similar folkloric territory with harvest fortune and fertility rites such as South Queensferry's 'The Burryman' and the May Queen tradition found throughout the UK.” – Grey Malkin.

lyrics

“Come sing, Come sow, Come and be
Come with masks, Come and dance, Offer unto the sea
Come kneel , The coronation of the Herring Queen

Come praise, Come raise, The sails again
Come by chance, But by night, Be gone my friend

Come kneel, At the crowning of the Herring Queen

Come run, Come the moon, Come the hare
Once were queen, Now a maid, At the harbour fair

Come kneel, At the crowning of the Herring Queen”

credits

released October 1, 2019
“Words and music by Grey Malkin with additional material from Gayle Brogan.
Grey Malkin: Drums, Synths, Ebow Guitar.
Gayle Brogan: Vocals.
Stephen Stannard: Bass, Electric Guitars, orchestral and exotic strings wrangling, Analogue Synths.
Produced and Mixed by Stephen Stannard.”

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Pefkin Sheffield, UK

Pefkin is the alter ego of Gayle Brogan, creator of slowly-unfolding, ritualistic hymnals that draw heavily on the landscape and natural world.
She is also a member of Burd Ellen, Greenshank and Meadowsilver.

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Samuel Worth Chapel

Sheffield, UK

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