Name: Stanzas for Music
Duration: P00H03M31S
Description: I found this poem by Lord Byron in the same anthology as the one in which I discovered The Cloud. Its name immediately suggested to me that I set it to a melody. I hear it very much as a lullaby, though to whom it is directed has never been entirely clear to me. I leave it to the listener to draw their own conclusions.

Stanzas for Music

from Stanzas for Music by Kerri Joy

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I found this poem by Lord Byron in the same anthology as the one in which I discovered The Cloud. Its name immediately suggested to me that I set it to a melody. I hear it very much as a lullaby, though to whom it is directed has never been entirely clear to me. I leave it to the listener to draw their own conclusions.

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There be none of Beauty's daughters
With a magic like thee;
And like music on the waters
Is thy sweet voice to me:
When, as if its sound were causing
The charmed ocean's pausing,
The waves lie still and gleaming,
And the lull'd winds seem dreaming:

And the midnight moon is weaving
Her bright chain o'er the deep;
Whose breast is gently heaving,
As an infant's asleep:
So the spirit bows before thee,
To listen and adore thee;
With a full but soft emotion,
Like the swell of Summer's ocean.

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from Stanzas for Music, released June 6, 2022
Lyrics: Lord Byron. Music, vocals, guitar: Kerri Joy.
Upright bass: Matthew Blake. Wire string harp: Quentin Vestur.

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Kerri Joy Brittany, France

Fiddle player and vocalist Kerri Joy splashes out with a nuanced and boldly lyrical sound; hers is a journey through a myriad of musical expressions; born out of years of collection, growth, introspection, and adventures.

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