After learning to play the guitar, the fiddle, and the piano, as well as to sing, Rusby played at many local folk festivals as a child and adolescent. She came to wider attention through her duets with her friend and fellow Barnsley folk singer Kathryn Roberts on the 1995 album Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts.
At about this time she joined, and became the lead vocalist of, the all-female Celtic folk band The Poozies. This led to her becoming a founding member of the group Equation, which included Kathryn Roberts and Seth Lakeman. Rusby left Equation (being replaced by Cara Dillon) to follow a more traditional direction and, in 1997, released her debut solo album Hourglass produced by Scottish fiddler John McCusker (to whom Rusby was married for some time).
In 1999 Rusby recorded Sleepless which earned her a Mercury Music Prize nomination and the BBC Folk Award for Best Album and Best Folk Singer.
Rusby continues to release albums mixing traditional and self-penned songs on her own Pure Records, winning fans as diverse as Graham Coxon (who provided the illustration for her album The Girl Who Couldn't Fly) and collaborator Ronan Keating.
2008 saw the release of Sweet Bells, an album of traditional Christmas songs interpreted by Rusby.
In 2010, Rusby released the album Make the Light, a collection of self-penned songs, and in 2011 issued a second collection of Christmas songs titled While Mortals Sleep.
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Sun Grazers
Kate Rusby Lyrics
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this will be forever mine
Ever lasting, never casting doubt
that I could shine
In a blaze of glory, hallelujah
In a blaze of glory, hallelujah
Rays of light they fill my quiet life
Rays of light they fill my quiet life
as you come in sight
Static burning, twisting and turning,
I'm lost to her this night
An epic yearning,
the world is burning bold,
fingers are entwined
But the tide below us,
it would not slow us now
your hand is gone from mine
(, then repeat as Weller interleaves...)
"From time to time
she will be waiting for me"
The song "Sun Grazers" by Kate Rusby is a beautiful and introspective ballad where the singer is expressing her feelings about a relationship or a person close to her. The song talks about how the singer feels about the other person and the uncertainty and the hope that comes with it. The first verse of the song talks about how the singer feels about her relationship with the other person, and how she feels that it will be everlasting. The lyrics "Slow stargazing, light is blazing, this will be forever mine" suggest that the singer feels that she has found a connection that is strong and will last. The next lines talk about how the singer feels that she can shine and that she is not afraid of anything.
The second verse of the song talks about the singer's resolution to hold on and not let go of the other person. The lines "An epic yearning, the world is burning bold, fingers are entwined" suggest that the singer feels that she has found someone that is worth holding on to. However, the lines "But the tide below us, it would not slow us now, your hand is gone from mine" suggest that there is still some uncertainty in the relationship, and the singer fears that the other person might leave her. The last line of the song "From time to time, she will be waiting for me" suggests that the singer will wait for the other person, no matter how long it takes.
Line by Line Meaning
Slow stargazing, light is blazing
Taking my time to gaze at the stars as the light shines relentlessly
this will be forever mine
Embracing the moment and knowing it will be eternally entrenched in my memory
Ever lasting, never casting doubt
The feeling of forever, never doubting the authenticity of the moment
that I could shine
Knowing that I have the potential to shine and be a part of this experience
In a blaze of glory, hallelujah
Celebrate this moment of pure brilliance, praising it with joy and gratitude
Rays of light they fill my quiet life
Engulfed in the beauty of the light, everything else fades into the background
Slowly drifting, darkness shifting now
A newfound energy with the approach of the light, the darkness beginning to shift
as you come in sight
With the arrival of the light, everything else is forgotten
Static burning, twisting and turning, I'm lost to her this night
The spark within is ignited with a passion, losing myself in it completely
An epic yearning, the world is burning bold, fingers are entwined
A deep desire driving the intensity of the moment, feeling the world burn around me with fingers intertwined
But the tide below us, it would not slow us now, your hand is gone from mine
Despite the obstacles, unstoppable momentum towards the light. The moment eventually fades.
"From time to time she will be waiting for me"
Hope of reliving the moment, knowing that it will be waiting for me again in the future
Contributed by Logan H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@heathsavage4852
I could listen to her all day every day.
@petermoroney687
She is just so brilliant - listen to her albums, you will be blown away!
@kianucollis3929
never heard this before. stunning, haunting, perfection.
@joeblair1902
Have listened to this all weekend. Amazing song. Revelatory vocals from Weller (who I knew) and Rusby (who I didn't). Stunning
@conrad152
Thank you Kenny Wright,for uploading this beautiful song.
@kingkook3027
Another slice of gorgeous!
@leadroy
Two of my favourite artists, just perfect
@AndrewSmith-ny2bj
Just beautiful.
Hope they both collaborate again in the future
@Usurped
Nice vocals from the changing man and lovely song from Kate
@MikePortsmouth
This is beautiful, thank you