Lakeman grew up with his two brothers Sean and Sam in the village of Buckland Monachorum in West Devon, England. He began playing music with his parents and two brothers at an early age. As The Lakeman Brothers, the three brothers released their debut album Three Piece Suite in 1994. Later that same year they were invited by two Yorkshire based singers Kathryn Roberts and Kate Rusby to join them as a backing group on a tour of Portugal. After the tour the five musicians became a permanent group and called themselves Equation. The group were signed in a record deal with Time Warner in 1995. After three full albums (Return to Me in 1996, Hazy Daze in 1998, and The Lucky Few in 2000), and tours in the UK, Europe and the United States, Lakeman left Equation in 2001. With his brother Sam he appeared on Sam's wife Cara Dillon's eponymous debut album, which featured Lakeman on fiddle, guitar and vocals. The album won two awards at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
In 2002 Lakeman released his first solo album, The Punch Bowl, which received wide critical acclaim including a review in fRoots magazine which said: "The songs don't just glide smoothly by.....they get their claws into you".
Kitty Jay, Lakeman's second solo album was released in 2004. The title track of the album tells the story of Jay's Grave, a well known location on Dartmoor. That same year he collaborated with Devon singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and young local singer Jenna Witts on the album Western Approaches.
A UK tour in Autumn 2005 followed his Mercury Music Prize nomination, after which Lakeman and his band (regularly brother Sean on guitar, Ben Nichols on bass, Andy Tween on drums), toured extensively with folk-rock band The Levellers, who took to closing their set with a "fiddle off" between Lakeman and Levellers' fiddler Jonathan Sevink. Other support tours with Billy Bragg and Jools Holland brought Lakeman's music to a wider audience.
In March 2006 Lakeman began a UK tour in order to promote his new album Freedom Fields which was released on iScream. He signed to a new major record label, Relentless Records, promptly releasing a new single "Lady of the Sea" in early August 2006.
His fourth solo album, Poor Man's Heaven, was released on 30 June 2008 with an accompanying tour. It introduced a rockier edge to the folk of the previous albums. His fifth solo album, Hearts & Minds, was released on 19 July 2010. Lakeman released his sixth album called Tales From The Barrel House on 18 November 2011.
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How Much
Seth Lakeman Lyrics
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How much of youth is growing old,
How much a thought it will make you think,
How much you made me get another drink.
How much you lose you never spend it,
How much you buy you never lend it,
How much you risk you never help this,
Mean, green eyes they never go,
Mean, green eyes, but they said so.
Mean, green eyes they never go,
There's nothing to reveal.
How much a fool he wises up,
How much you talk you can't give it up.
How much a thought it will make you think,
How much you made me get another drink.
Chorus
The lyrics of Seth Lakeman's song 'How Much' touch upon the themes of memory, maturity, love, and loss. The phrase 'how much' repeats throughout the song, highlighting the different aspects of life that the artist challenges the listener to ponder upon.
The opening lines 'how much a tale you know is never told, how much of youth is growing old' are introspective lines that suggest that we don't always share our lived experiences or stories with others, and the idea of youth growing old is about the fleeting nature of time. In the following lines, the artist talks about how much a thought can make us think, how much we can make someone get another drink. These lines suggest that our thoughts can have tremendous power, influence, and allure.
The lines 'how much you lose you never spend it, how much you buy you never lend it, how much you risk you never help this' touch upon the notions of greed and selfishness. The artist suggests that we can lose everything that we have, but we can never spend it, and as we become richer, we become more detached from the world around us. The final lines of the song 'how much a fool he wises up, how much you talk you can't give it up' touch upon the idea that we all make mistakes in life, and we all have our weaknesses, but we can choose to learn from them and grow.
Line by Line Meaning
How much a tale you know is never told,
The extent of secrets and untold stories that one may have in their life.
How much of youth is growing old,
The realization that time flies faster than expected, and that youth eventually fades away.
How much a thought it will make you think,
The strength of one idea to create a chain of thoughts and reflections.
How much you made me get another drink.
The influence and impact that someone has on one's actions, leading to the desire to have another drink.
How much you lose you never spend it,
The tendency to hold onto what one has, without spending or losing it.
How much you buy you never lend it,
The unwillingness to share or loan what one owns or buys.
How much you risk you never help this,
The choice to take risks for personal gain instead of offering help to others.
And you're straight back on me for another kiss.
The return of affection and desire for physical intimacy.
Mean, green eyes they never go,
The lasting impression and impact that someone's eyes may have on another person.
Mean, green eyes, but they said so.
The acknowledgement of someone's reputation or character based on their physical appearance.
There's nothing to reveal.
The idea that despite someone's reputation or physical appearance, there may be nothing significant or revealing about them.
How much a fool he wises up,
The possibility for individuals to learn and mature from their foolish actions and decisions.
How much you talk you can't give it up.
The difficulty of stopping oneself from talking, despite the consequences or impact it may have.
How much a thought it will make you think,
The potential for one thought to lead to deeper contemplation and introspection.
How much you made me get another drink.
The influence and impact that someone has on one's actions, leading to the desire to have another drink.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: SETH LAKEMAN
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@patrizialosi9034
É musica vera, reale, da venire voglia di conoscere i luoghi che hanno ispirato il cantante.... Sono toccanti..
@GlynJones1
Thanks for sharing! This version is great.
@cygil1
With different instrumentation, this one could be a Korn track.
@philipferguson8570
I've seen him at the Minack. Great performer. Nice guy too.