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The Serpent, The Maiden and The Bear

from GHOSTS OF ROCK N ROLL by Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers

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    For a short time only this CD will be available from Bandcamp. Comes in a lovely sleeve designed by Aly Fell.

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    The vinyl version of GHOSTS OF ROCK N ROLL includes two extra tracks not available on the CD release. It also comes with a free art print ...a superb pencil drawing of Swill & Cush on stage at Shepherds Bush Empire. It was hand drawn by Aly Fell based after a photo by C Brandon.

    The album has met with rave reviews:
    Vive Le Rock: 9/10 “A true musical triumph!”
    Louder Than War: “Ghosts Of Rock ‘n’ Roll is an outstanding album and a welcome reminder of the true beauty of the craft of the songwriter”
    Robin Denselow: “What a great collection of songs! I’ve been playing this a lot”
    FolkRadioUK: “A wonderful album - contender for record of the year”
    RnR Magazine: 5/5 “Each song seems wrought by a master craftsman”
    FATEA: “Exceeds even the highest expectations”
    Maverick: 8/10 “A diverse range of topics set to a tight, alt-country production”
    Folking.Com: “His best solo album yet”
    Morning Star: “Packed with great songs - a brilliant album”

    Depending on how you look at it ‘GHOSTS OF ROCK N ROLL’ is either the third or the fifth solo album from Men They Couldn’t Hang frontman Phil Odgers. It hit #5 in the OFFICIAL UK FOLK CHART and #1 in the Amazon chart.

    The vinyl album also features guest appearances by Sid Griffin and Bobby Valentino.

    Sleeve design is by visual artist Aly fell and the vinyl album includes a limited-edition art print pencil drawing of Cush and Swill giving it large on stage at Shepherds Bush Empire.

    Includes unlimited streaming of GHOSTS OF ROCK N ROLL via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
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From the album GHOSTS OF ROCK N ROLL which is available to buy from all good record shops and online stores and I recommend you purchase there - especially from smaller independent retailers. It won't be for sale through my Bandcamp page for a while yet. This track is intended for people who listen to it through 'free' streaming services and want to put a small donation in.

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The Serpent, The Maiden, and The Bear
Words and Music by Phil Odgers

INTRO = E X4

[E] Standing on the porch
Polaris marks the way due north
The [F#m] moon was full up in the inky [E] grey
Staring into space
[G] Puts us in our [E] place
[G] drinking [A] in the Milky [E] Way

[E] Paint the galaxy
Put it up for all to see
The [F#m] silver river flows the winter [E] way
Beauty in the sky
[G] A comet flashes [E] by
[G] Beyond the sun [A] the tail leads [E] it away (perihelion)

You said the [F#m] stars are oh so [E] big and bright
They’ll [F#m] light up our [E] trail tonight
Show me the way
[G] Nova’s distant [E] ray
The [G] serpent, the [A] maiden, and the [E] bear

Break

[E] Standing on the porch
Polaris marks the way due north
The [F#m] moon was full up in the inky [E] grey
Staring into space
[G] Puts us in our [E] place
[G] drinking [A] in the Milky [E] Way

You said the [F#m] stars are oh so [E] big and bright
They’ll [F#m] light up our[E] trail tonight
Show me the way
[G] Nova distant [E] ray
Show me the way
The [G] serpent, the [A] maiden, and the [E] bear

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from GHOSTS OF ROCK N ROLL, track released August 26, 2021
From the album GHOSTS OF ROCK N ROLL

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Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers London, UK

Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers is singer and a songwriter with legendary UK folk rebel rockers The Men They Couldn’t Hang. He is also a solo artist in his own right.

Audiences around the world from Cairo to Reykjavik, Brisbane to Vancouver and Berlin to London have submitted to his effervescent and heartfelt vocal style in stadium, theatre, hall and after hours lock in. ... more

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