The Imagined Village is an English folk musical project founded by Simon Em… Read Full Bio ↴The Imagined Village is an English folk musical project founded by Simon Emmerson (of the Afro Celt Sound System) in 2004. It is intended to produce modern folk music that represents modern multiculturalism in the United Kingdom and as such, features musicians from a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The name of the project comes from the 1993 book The Imagined Village by Georgina Boyes.

The project started in 2004 and led to the release of an eponymous album in 2007 on Real World Records. Some of the tracks on the album are modern re-interpretations of traditional folk songs.

While primarily the project of Simon Emmerson, the band includes contributions from: The Copper Family, Sheila Chandra, Benjamin Zephaniah, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Paul Weller, Transglobal Underground, Tunng, Chris Wood, Billy Bragg, Tiger Moth, The Gloworms and Dhol Foundation.

The Imagined Village E.P. was released earlier in 2007, and is a remix of the album tracks. The 2008 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards voted "Cold, Hailey, Rainy Night" as best traditional track of the year.

In 2009, the project moved to a new record label, ECC Records, and a second album, Empire & Love was released in January 2010. In 2012 they released the album, Bending The Dark.

Official website: www.theimaginedvillage.com

Lark In The Morning
The Imagined Village Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Lark In The Morning' by these artists:

Bob & Ron Copper Steven was a working girl So common in the scene A tripping…
Eddie & Finbar Furey It's three o'clock in the morning We've danced the whole nig…
Heather Adrian & John The lark in the clear air : to my sister…
Joan Baez In the quiet morning, there was much despair And in the…
Judy Collins The lark in the morning she rises off her nest And…
Keltikon The lark in the morning, she rises of her nest She…
Lisa Knapp Oh the lark in the morning, she rises off her…
Luke Kelly & The Dubliners The lark in the morning she rises off her nest She…
S.E.N.S. She can't see me when I'm falling Spend the morning in…

St. James' Gate You’re a soft morning in May The dew on the flowers I’ve…
Steeleye Span Lay still my fond shepherd and don't you rise yet It's…
The Dubliners The lark in the morning she rises off her nest She…
The Irish Descendants The lark in the morning She rises off her nest She goes…
Tony Rose As I was walking one morning in the spring I met…

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Imagined Village:

Byker Hill If I Had Another Penny I Would Have Another Jill! I Would…
Cold Hailey Rainy Night Oh my hat is frozen to my head My feet are…
Cold Haily Rainy Night Oh my hat is frozen to my head My feet are…
Cum On Feel The Noize So you think I got an evil mind, well I'll…
Death and the Maiden Retold She walked out quietly one morning in May Cars and the…
Hard Times of Old England Retold For five generations my family have farmed By tractor, by ho…
John Barleycorn There Were 3 Men Came Out Of The West Their Fortunes For…
My Son John My son John was tall and slim He had a leg…
New York Trader To a new york trader I did belong she was built…
Sick Old Man When I was a young man, I burned my tools. Now I…
Space Girl My mama told me I should never venture into space,…
Tam Lyn Retold Don't be scared It was the first of May A righteous holiday …
The Captain's Apprentice a boy to me was bound apprentice because his parents, they…
The Captain’s Apprentice a boy to me was bound apprentice because his parents, they…

Washing Song hushaby my darling hushaby my darling hands now i'll wash th…

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