Kate Rusby - Hunter Moon

"Hunter Moon" © + ℗ Pure Records (Yorkshire) LTD 2016
From the album "Life in a Paper Boat". Available for Purchase:
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HUNTER MOON (K Rusby PRS/ MCPS)
Softly the morning light,
Softly the dew,
Softly my soul will bend,
As she comes in view,
At dawn she is delicate,
And burning by noon,
The end of the day will come soon.
Chorus
And the stars in my lonely sky,
Are infinite bright,
And the stars know my soul will fly,
They're holding it tight.
There she is rising now,
My heart it might break,
The birds in her warmth will fly,
My soul it will ache,
And the world comes alive for her,
In awe at her gaze,
And suddenly the sky is ablaze,
Chorus
Say not her name to me,
For I live in the shade,
Briefly I see her,
As she starts to fade,
In silence we pass,
Our path is well worn,
In silence I wait for the dawn.
Chorus
Calmly I drift along,
Oh I will endure,
I only belong to her,
Of that I am sure,
Will I ever hold her,
I cannot presume,
For she's the sun, I'm only the moon.
Chorus x 2
Electric Tenor Guitar- Damien O'Kane
Double Bass and Moog- Duncan Lyall
Percussion and Drum Programming- Josh Clark
Fiddle- Donald Grant
Fiddle- Magnus Johnston
Viola- Triona Milne
Cello- Laura Anstee
Film- James Lockey

[@XIXjlo]

I listened to her songs almost everyday while I was in Afghanistan. Laid outside on a bench on clear Afghan nights watching the million stars and counting satellites race in different directions across the beautiful clear desert sky.Her songs and amazing voice kept me going. Never really knew who she was until then, 2009. She is an angel.

[@garywhitt98]

Well done and well done!

[@jimbarth9859]

❤❤❤❤❤✌

[@janetdiaz8916]

She is a gift to the forlorn.

[@Rockchicbitch]

She has the ability to heal x

[@tm502010]

God was having a good day when he created this woman, and her voice…

[@suzsam17]

All Gods days are GOOD.

[@glennhiggins7680]

Why does Kate always bring the longing a beautiful world in her voice?

[@moley3109]

Oh Kate, you totally capture the emotions of separated lovers the whole world over! May you, who sing so ethereally about the pain, never suffer it yourself. Bless you, y'Yorkshire lass.

[@laurencedavies1104]

A really lovely folk singer! Larry Davies.

[@frannyhadley8996]

This made me cry. Because I've loved someone for so long and we can't be together for he chooses a life that keeps us apart. His demons had taken him away from me. I long for him but he is lost and we belong in 2 different worlds

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

that's so sad. Feel for you......

[@Ambienfinity]

More musical beauty in this little gem than most "superstar" singer-songwriters manage in their entire lifetimes.

[@hermanbotha1444]

Certainly so. This gem of a singer really is a phenomenon. Sheer beauty.

[@dianevierra781]

i cry listening to this song. I dont quite know why, but it'd beautiful. it's beyond beautiful.

[@radharcanna]

An unbelievably beautiful song. There’s no end to Kate’s talent.

[@jackcole3146]

Is it just me or is the impossible happening, Kate's perfect voice becoming even more perfect the older she gets.

[@henryordish]

'Most things fail with age. Our hands and backs stiffen. Our eyes dim. Skin roughens and our beauty fades. The only exception is the voice. Properly cared for, a voice does nothing but grow sweeter with age and constant use.' - Patrick Rothfuss, 'The Wise Man's Fear'

[@lzan4gi]

@@henryordish You're here listening to Kate Rusby and just quoted Patrick Rothfuss. You deserve all the best in your life.

[@Rockchicbitch]

Oh yes x

[@brittanybecker170]

I can happily tell you that this far north, the sun and moon get to share the sky together, even if only at the peak of the seasons. :)

[@tommurphy4094]

I absolutely love this track. The whole album is terrific and my favourite so far, of all Kate's albums (I've bought every one). It was a big part of me buying new speakers so I could listen to it properly! 😀 I love the new sound and use of 'new' instruments , but for me, somehow Kate and the band still capture the beauty of folk music - the stories and words. Thank you Kate.

[@philiphunter8960]

Haven't we all loved someone we cannot have, this song is so beautiful ti reaches parts that no other songs can. Kates voice is perfect .

[@Airless76]

Just... Thank you from St.Petersburg, Russia.

[@suecameron3124]

Just got tickets to see you in Bristol, and I cannot wait...hence watching you on youtube all day... 🤗

[@52701970]

Funny the way she explained where "hunter moon" came from reminds me of a movie titled "lady Hawk" two lovers that has a spell put upon them. He was a wolf by night and she was human. By day she was a Hawk and he was a human. Never to be Human together.

[@poppygoulder5268]

This is probably my favourite album, along with ten which I grew up listening to.

[@heathsavage4852]

Just when you think you've heard her most beautiful song, along comes another!

[@markbaileycimarron-memoria3446]

i always come back.

[@tonifrancis2189]

This is absolutely gorgeous, as you are, and your voice is from heaven above.

[@joss63]

Yet another pearl from one of the finest songwriters in the world today

[@brianbaker2759]

Kate Rusby's voice and a Minimoog.... Awesome!!!

[@paulhbrown]

Softly the morning light, Softly the dew, Softly my soul will bend, As she comes in view, At dawn she is delicate, And burning by noon, The end of the day will come soon. Chorus And the stars in my lonely sky, Are infinite bright, And the stars know my soul will fly, They're holding it tight. There she is rising now, My heart it might break, The birds in her warmth will fly, My soul it will ache, And the world comes alive for her, In awe at her gaze, And suddenly the sky is ablaze, Chorus Say not her name to me, For I live in the shade, Briefly I see her, As she starts to fade, In silence we pass, Our path is well worn, In silence I wait for the dawn. Chorus Calmly I drift along, Oh I will endure, I only belong to her, Of that I am sure, Will I ever hold her, I cannot presume, For she's the sun, I'm only the moon. Chorus x2

[@faithoconnor6981]

thank you for this it was a great help

[@genericwoman3713]

Thank you for this 💜

[@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole]

I'm something of a musicologist and music theorist. How did not know about this incredible voice before now at age 50? Thank's to Sinead O'Connor for recording "I Am Stretched On Your Grave," which brought me to the version by lady Kate Rusby.

[@Tune-O-matic]

A true Songstress..

[@garywhitt98]

What a talented song writer: sensitive, creative, and wise. I’m so blessed by this music.

[@cyborgevo1]

Can never avoid tearing up when Kate sings. Her lyrics are so poignant for every subject she writes about.

[@Rockchicbitch]

Pretty much every time x

[@baileymattson2417]

I don't know if you will see this, Kate, but if you do, I just want you to know that I love this song so much. You have a brilliant imagination, and a beautiful voice. Keep it up!

[@benwhitworth8881]

Just heard this on Radio 2, while watching the just-waning hunter's moon rise, saffron and half muffled in gold-black rags of cloud, over the misty waters of an Orkney loch. Great timing, Jo Whiley!

[@Rockchicbitch]

And yet again I'm crying. X

[@shokan3145]

Я когда слушал Ceol fm , всегда представлял что юная девчонка озарная поет . Но так не плохо это удивительно она обладатель этого голоса , что как я юный мальчик прислушиваюсь заваражено к ее песням .

[@albertodemo658]

And they say poetry is dead

[@missellendiane]

thank you so very much-

[@edwardinho6185]

Enjoyed listening to this.

[@AndyBrownonGoogle]

There she is rising now, My heart it might break, The birds in her warmth will fly, My soul it will ache, And the world comes alive for her, In awe at her gaze, Beautiful. How many of us feel about the love in our lives. Kate is a poet.

[@seamusolunacy]

It's a beautiful lyric. 😚

[@leekershaw2851]

Beautiful song.

[@michelledenny2253]

Kate Rusby you are a gift to us all from heaven

[@tenbear5]

Luv you kate, thanks for these tunes... tell us when yr live & playing wild, coz we'll pop along

[@giselekashul]

This story is like the movie 'Lady Hawke'...amazing film.

[@iankeeling4463]

Thank you for this song Kate, just beautiful.

[@miketurnbullmusic]

Simply beautiful. My favourite Kate track so far. Some amazingly emotional melodies and lyrics "...at dawn she is delicate and burning by noon" - I just love that line!

[@chrisb6296]

The lyrics are great

[@ethanpooley]

I adore this song. I just try not to think about the cosmology too hard.

[@btrigwel]

😆👍🏻🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕

[@LeighTurner]

I loved hearing this live at Whitley Bay Playhouse, such a beautiful song it gives me all the feels!

[@alankingwell]

Beautiful

[@groovywaffle401]

Thanks for bringing us a part of you soul through this song , my tears refuse to go out but the feelings embrace me inside , thanks again.

[@sangzualK]

Listening on Hunter Moon's night, 2022.

[@atefbenslama4474]

you are an angel for me , wish you the best.

[@benmalone6139]

Aaaah Kate sweet Kate

[@davidaguiar1387]

....and that's how you make a grown man tear up...

[@mastergamers6057]

No words❤❤

[@jimswad]

Beautiful song beautiful voice

[@peterbashford9262]

Beautiful! What else to say.

[@maryamor702]

Beautiful song, Kates voice is so soothing. And Damien' guitar is amazing.

[@annmarietornabene]

I love you and your music very much. This song touches me especially. XXXX

[@colinratford416]

Such a lovely girl xx

[@mikemacdavy8086]

What a joy to listen to this! Thank you Kate.

[@sylviasammon-burns6021]

Love a good unrequited love song. This reminds me of the Great Gatsby, and of Gatsby's circumstance with Daisy. Lovely and tragic. I recommend this to my English teacher in my notes.

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Lovely lady with such a beautiful voice. How can anyone be so talented? And her songs are always so interesting with perfect lyrics. Thanks Kate. July 2022.

[@jamesstuartbrice420]

very beautiful song

[@matthewcarr9561]

Just beautiful - Kate never fails. I cannot wait for this album, and autumn is the perfect season for some new Kate music :-) Can't wait to see her at Christmas time

[@jaubrey543]

Really wonderful Kate. Thank you.

[@Holtondave54]

I have simply loved this song since Kate performed it in Leamington in May, as a taster for the new album. It really struck a chord with me then & I waited with bated breath all summer for release day, when I bought the album at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry. Every time I see the moon this song comes into my head. Simply magic.

[@andrewbowyer5366]

Was at Cardiff last night where Kate sang this. Absolutely beautiful and an evening of sheer delight. Thank you Kate!

[@bensisko3]

When she speaks her voice sounds quite mature, if I may say so. But when she sings, it sounds so young, somewhat like a twenty-year-old. But both is beautiful to me :-)

[@dinerouk]

Some years ago I wrote of her 'little girl's voice' in some songs.

[@gordonsrus]

beautiful!

[@grande-bretagnenilpoints8912]

The most perfect voice. Lovely melody.

[@shipwrecked6438]

Amazing...

[@robhoey]

It's all so beautiful when she sings

[@winniethepooh544]

Today we had to answer questions about a piece of text. The text was this song's lyrics. I like the lyrics because they a nice meaning behind it. I love this song

[@horowitzjohn23]

A lovely gentle waltz.

[@cathrynreallydoescare3639]

Beautiful as always this is a very special song to me😋

[@mpoppins1528]

If it's true love nothing can keep you apart. If it's not there will be excuses.

[@krisrogers6937]

I'm a meral head through and through and I'm mean death and grind but this woman is epic listen to every thing or u miss so much

[@vidsofthefuture]

This song is just masterfully composed and performed.

[@madeleinecole2420]

Such a gorgeous song and story 🌠🌠🌠

[@paulcollins5586]

Stunning song kate.

[@CardiganBear]

Beautiful.

[@jamespat24]

Absolutely glorious, Ruth Jones chose one of Kate’s songs on desert island discs which I loved and so checked out more of her songs this one is stunning

[@oliviarytwinski1319]

Truly beautiful music. I could listen all day

[@SunnyB2794]

this is a beautiful song, thank you

[@lostontheprairie4129]

Absolutely beautiful

[@julianwalker1546]

Perfection, as always from Kate Rusby!

[@purplerose6965]

Stunningly beautiful Music

[@rauljacques3058]

Such good song

[@khalidaboubassim1399]

keep going i love all your song your fans from Morocco.

[@timeturnedfragile19]

Oh my word!!! Amazing

[@roguesinger247]

So beautiful!!! Kate is amazing as usual :D

[@lokimato]

"La Constellation de Dobby" brought me here :) "Hunter Moon" inspired me while writing one of the most important scenes in my novel. Thank you for this wonderful song that touched my heart. Wish you all the best.

[@robvanpoelje5367]

Divine 🙏

[@chrisvorster5951]

Sure wish you would come to Oregon to play someday, and stay here at Windsong Garden Cottage.

[@latvians13]

I revisit this gem often. Such beauty, emotionally stirring and gently suspending us in the air, illuminated by the moon. Dancing, flowing... Much love 💙 "Blue"

[@louisejoyce1943]

gorgeous song. xx

[@TravisLoneWolfWalsh]

I feel like the moon…I was in love with a woman once…and I can never have her

[@brianwilkie9799]

beautiful song just beautiful, love the background synth sound,

[@tonyg616]

she played this at Malvern theatre Monday night - with a bras section it was amazing I think I actually left the planet at one point

[@elliefleur85]

Another stunning performance in Warrington last night!

[@Cotterpin_Doozer]

I quite fancy Kate's bras section too, they add body and fullness and rounds out her delightfully earthy vocals although the electronic reverb or something seemed a tad suffocating on this set.

[@annmarietornabene]

[@SiljeLiumMusic]

This made my cry 💖

[@wildandbarefoot]

Like Loving in times of Shift work.

[@farisattamimi6541]

"the star know my soul will fly, they holding it tight"

[@c.a.g.9379]

Oh my, so pleasant for my ears, well done !

[@johnbailey7685]

lovely