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The Fiddle and the Drum

from Are You Here to Help? by Dolman / Rossy / Jobin

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And so once again
My dear Johnny, my dear friend
And so once again
you are fighting us all
And when I ask you why
You raise your sticks and cry, and I fall
Oh, my friend
How did you come
To trade the fiddle for the drum?

You say I have turned
Like the enemies you've earned
But I can remember
All the good things you are
And so I ask you please
Can I help you find the peace and the star?
Oh, my friend
What time is this
To trade the handshake for the fist?

And so oncе again
Oh, America, my friend
And so once again
You arе fighting us all
And when we ask you why
You raise your sticks and cry and we fall
Oh, my friend
How did you come
To trade the fiddle for the drum?

You say we have turned
Like the enemies you've earned
But we can remember
All the good things you are
And so we ask you please
Can we help you find the peace and the star?
Oh, my friend
We have all come
To fear the beating of your drum

credits

from Are You Here to Help?, released March 18, 2022
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Aaron Dolman - Drums
Sarah Rossy - Voice
Eugénie Jobin - Voice
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Music and Lyrics by Joni Mitchell, arranged by Aaron Dolman
Produced by Aaron Dolman
Recorded by Jon Kaspy at Studio Dandurand, Sept 8-9, 2021
Mixed by Jon Kaspy
Mastered by Piper Payne at Infrasonic Sound
Graphic Design by Anita Cazzola and Sam Boer
Cover photo from the Herskovits-Dolman family archive

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Montreal-based drummer, composer and improviser with a deep love of folk music, free improvisation, old toys and surprising sounds.

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