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Once (with Nova Sinfonia)

by Paper Beat Scissors

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In 2014 I had the massive honour of playing my music with a full symphony orchestra! Halifax's Nova Sinfonia commissioned me to arrange a set and this is the first time I've shared anything from that evening. Conductor Nathan Beeler was a huge help in the process and spent a lot of time going over my arrangements and giving guidance. It was a special night and I really hope I can do something similar again before too long!

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Soft exhaust seeps, the chill makes you creep
The tide will decide for all

Steps ring sweet, concrete, feet
A purpose that follows the fall

Fight that need to go by feel
The voices that count will call:
"You're back on the right side, now"

You'd burn through the middle, but you stick to the sides
And crawl up the right shore of the arm

When drained of all experience you're crashing lines again

But once, you didn't know

When faith is lost, all sense of humour gone
But the worst of it, you won't fight it alone
As alone as you'd like

When drained of all experience you're crashing lines again
You speak so much of cowardice, stay silent just the same

But once, you didn't know

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released February 21, 2022
Tim Crabtree - voice, guitar, arrangements, mix
Nova Sinfonia - symphony orchestra
Nathan Beeler - conductor
Pietro Amato - French horn arrangement
Graeme Campbell - live engineer, audio recording

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Paper Beat Scissors Montreal, Québec

Musical monstrosity deposited in Montreal, Quebec after the first years in Burnley, England.

Tim Crabtree’s haunting voice burns at the centre of the Paper Beat Scissors sound with an honesty and rawness that skirts discomfort.
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