Quarehawk

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about

“Quarehawk” was a phrase used by my father Patrick Walsh, who came to England from Carnacon, County Mayo, Ireland in 1957. It can mean many things. Crafty, clever, dangerous, a bit odd, a bit strange. It can be a compliment, a slight, a warning or a term of endearment.
It’s a phrase that seems to have been lost. I feel a great affinity to the concept. Often, I would be in the middle of something but always felt on the edge. The set of three jigs I wrote in tribute to my children and wife. The first is Celeste’s Jig, for my first born. Smart, precise and independent. The second tune, Osgur Boo, is for my son. During this tune I tell him a story of my growing up, the things that made me feel outside of the norm, what I wanted to say to people and offer him words of encouragement to be his own man. The final tune is for my wife Sarah, who makes much of my musicking possible. I am especially honoured to be joined on this track by Basque musical legend Kepa Junkera on Trikitixa (accordion). We’re all huge Kepa fans in our house, especially my children. Kepa has been unwell recently and I wish him well on his road to recovery. Eskerrik asko Kepa.

lyrics

Quarehawk:
I am the quarehawk,
I am the one whose head dances to a different beat
I am too straight for you not straight enough for you
I am part you but not with you
I am of you but i'm not like you
Your machismo choked me I was always on edge

I am the awkward, itching kid in the aran jumper,
I am the Irish kid doing that jiggy stuff
I am the English cousin doing the Irish stuff
I am the boy who could be a girl
I am that little boy who plays with dolls
I am that young man who had a crush on you
I am that young man you humiliated
I am big gay Mike, I heard you say it
I am the fluter who wants to play slow

I want to embrace you and say it'll be o.k.,
Find your own wild geese or other quarehawks like you
Though my wings are out stretched now and I can look you in the eye
my feathers remain ruffled
because I am a quarehawk.

Let them laugh all you like, go on have a gawk,
We'll choose my own wings whether fairy or hawk,
Because I was his quarehawk,
He made his own quarehawk
I made my own quarehawk
I am the quarehawk!

credits

from Quarehawk, released May 29, 2020
Quarehawk (Celeste’s Jig , Osgur Boo Jig, Dr Dalrymple’s Fancy Jig, Quare Hawk Poem (Music & Lyrics P & C Michael Walsh) (Arr: Michael Walsh, Simon Bradley, Kepa Junkera, Anthony Davies, Michael McGoldrick)
Vocals & Wooden Flute: Michael Walsh
Fiddle: Simon Bradley.
Trikitixa: Kepa Junkera.
Keyboards: Anthony Davies.
Produced by Michael Walsh & Michael McGoldrick
Recorded and Engineered By:
Tom Wright at Powered Flight, Sheffield.
Sam Proctor Music Production, Sheffield.
Kepa Junkera, Basque Country.

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Michael Walsh Sheffield, UK

Manchester born, Sheffield based singer, fluter & poet. My music reflects growing up in the Irish community in Manchester my Yorkshire home & my love for the music of the Iberian peninsula. My flute playing is inspired by Irish traditional music from the west of Ireland. The album charts the last three years of my life. Celebration, loss, moving on & finding my own voice. ... more

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