The Poozies is a folk band, playing music from the British Isles and beyond… Read Full Bio ↴The Poozies is a folk band, playing music from the British Isles and beyond.

The band was formed in 1990 after Patsy Seddon and Mary Macmaster, performing as Scottish harp duo, Sìleas, had been working with singer Sally Barker on a solo album. They all agreed that a new women's group was a good idea and when Barker met the all-Ireland accordion champion, Karen Tweed, at the Hong Kong Folk Festival, the band was born.

Barker brought an element of rock music sensibility to the band's sound; when she left to start a family, the "voice of the nineties", Kate Rusby, joined.

With Rusby came a more traditional flavour and a blossoming of the harmony singing that is such a trade-mark of The Poozies. However, Rusby's meteoric rise to stardom, via the Mercury Awards, swept her away from the band to concentrate on solo work.

Eilidh Shaw, a young west coast (of Scotland) fiddler, joined Joining Seddon, Macmaster, and Tweed to forma neew line-up for the band. Shaw had grown up playing fiddle in her parent's ceilidh band, The Highfield Band.

Sorrows Away
The Poozies Lyrics

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Now the time passes over, more pleasant and gay
Since we've learned a new song to drive sorrows away
Sorrows away
Sorrows away
Sorrows away
Since we've learned a new song to drive sorrows away

Bright fever sunrises so high in the sky

With the red rosy cheeks and her sparkling eye
Sparkling eye
Sparkling eye
Sparkling eye
With the red rosy cheeks and her sparkling eye

If you ask me my credit, you'll find I have none
With me bottle and friend, you will find me at home
Find me at home
Find me at home
Find me at home
With me bottle and friend, you will find me at home

Although I'm not rich, and although I'm not poor
I'm as happy as them that's got thousands or more
Thousands or more
Thousands or more

Thousands or more
I'm as happy as them that's got thousands or more

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Poozies's song "Sorrows Away" describe how the passing of time becomes more pleasant after having learned a new song to drive one's sorrows away. The repetition of the phrase "Sorrows away" creates a sense of relief and release, emphasizing the importance of music in lifting one's spirits. The second verse describes a beautiful sunrise and a woman with rosy cheeks and a sparkling eye. This image suggests that just as the sun rises and brings light, so too can a cheerful and optimistic attitude bring joy and happiness.

The third verse talks about the singer's lifestyle, implying that they may not have much material wealth, but they find contentment in a simple life. The line "With me bottle and friend, you will find me at home" suggests that the singer enjoys spending time with friends and loved ones, and may find solace in alcohol. However, the overall message of the song is one of positivity and optimism: that one can find happiness regardless of their circumstances.

Overall, "Sorrows Away" is a song about the power of music and a positive attitude in overcoming difficult emotions, and finding contentment in life's simple pleasures.

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