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Darlingford

by Cara Luft

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1.
Only Love Can Save Me 
 - Cara Luft Oh darkness, why do you surround me after giving you everything? 
I’ve asked the light to come and find me, tell the devil it’s time to leave Mmmm, Only love can save me, Only love can save me... I’m calling to the Holy of Holies, waiting for her face to shine
 Be cradled in the arms of the mother and held tightly through the night Mmmm, Only love can save me, Only love can save me... Digging out from all the lies and sorrow, send that ladder down from on high 
Gonna climb all the way to heaven, the gates are in my sight Mmmm, Only love can save me, Only love can save me... I’m shedding all the pain inside me, burning fires through the night
 Rub the ashes all over my body, take a step into the light 
Angels singing Glory Hallelujah, I can hear them call my name
 Sent the devil packing south of the border, I won’t be in darkness again Mmmm, Only love can save me, Only love can save me...
2.
Bye Bye Love 03:27
Bye Bye Love - Cara Luft & Lewis Melville My love is over And I’m living in an empty home
 The band’s still playing Now I’m dancing all alone Bye bye goodbye forever Bye bye goodbye my lover Bye bye goodbye love of mine I had no idea It came down on me out of the blue Nothing I could do 
Now I’m done with your lying And I’ll soon be done with tears for you Bye bye goodbye forever Bye bye goodbye my lover 
Bye bye goodbye love of mine Bye bye goodbye love of mine 
Love of mine Didn’t see the warning And I guess I missed most of the signs I’d lost track of time 
I got caught daydreaming I can see how love can make you blind Bye bye goodbye forever Bye bye goodbye my lover Bye bye goodbye love of mine...
 Goodbye love of mine
3.
Bring ’Em All In 
 - Mike Scott Bring ’em all in, bring ’em all in, bring ’em all in, bring ’em all in Bring ’em all into my heart Bring the little fishes, bring the sharks 
Bring ’em from the brightness, bring ’em from the dark Bring ’em all in... Bring ’em from the caverns, bring ’em from the heights
Bring ’em from the shadows, stand them in the light Bring ’em all in... Bring ’em out of purdah, bring ’em out of store
 Bring ’em out of hiding, lay them at my door Bring ’em all in... Bring the unforgiven, bring the unredeemed bring the lost, the nameless, let them all be seen Bring ’em out of exile, bring ’em out of sleep 
Bring them to the portal, lay them at my feet Bring ’em all in, bring ’em all in, bring ’em all in, bring ’em all in Bring ’em all into my heart...
4.
House On Fire - 
Cara Luft & Lewis Melville It was the month of May and all the birds were singing 
Songs of sadness, songs of pain, a song of my house burning 
Future in flames, my heart was aching I called Miriam and asked if she could hold me Headed straight for my car with things that I could carry 
I went to Miriam’s, it’s not too far, a drive across the city
 Stayed in her yellow room upstairs, window facing east 
Slept all alone in bed, and strange as it seems I wore the bathrobe he gave me last year
 And lay with my sorrow hoping love would appear Eleven days at her house, tears were streaming
 I’d lay down on her couch and Miriam would hold me As evening settled in we’d start talking
 About friendship and our fears and I would play my banjo Playing and laughing and talking and crying
 And asking the questions of why does this happen To me and to you and to everyone over 
Again and again and again and again? It was the month of May this year My house was burning
 So I went to Miriam’s, just me and my banjo
5.
The Ploughboy and the Cockney 
 - Traditional, arr. Cara Luft It’s of a London cockney I now will relate He went into the country to find himself a mate He went into the country to find himself a mate He rode and he rode until he came to some public town 
And there he alighted to drink at the Crown And there he alighted to drink at the Crown A beautiful damsel he there did espy Which caused him to tarry and therefore to bide Which caused him to tarry and therefore to bide He said, “My fair damsel, if you will be mine 
Then all the gold and silver I have shall be thine Then all the gold and silver I have shall be thine.” But a ploughboy was standing by and hearin’ him say so 
He said, “Me London cockney, I know what I know,” He said, “Me London cockney, I know what I know.” “We shall take up our arrows and go fight in the field
 We’ll fight a good battle and gain her good will, We’ll fight a good battle and gain her good will.” And when he said this, he gave him such a blow “Oh, now me London cockney, you know what I know! Now me London cockney, you know what I know!” Oh, it never shall be said on all the plough bench That a ploughboy was not willin’ to fight for his wench 
That a ploughboy was not willin’ to fight for his wench “Oh, carry me to London and there let me die, Don’t let me die here in a strange country
 Don’t let me die here in a strange country.”
6.
Idaho 04:03
Idaho - 
Cara Luft & Lewis Melville My life is in pieces, I’ve fallen in a great big hole Spinning in circles, I’m burning hot and cold
 My mama’s big sister, she’s living in Idaho Crossing the border, I need somewhere to go I need to begin my life all over again She loves Jesus, he helps with what she needs And when I’m with her his spirit she gives to me 
I stay in the basement with George W. on the wall Lambs and the lions, I get to sleep with them all I need to begin my life all over again Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Dear Lord I thank thee for all the things you’ve done Offer salvation when I am on the run 
For my mama’s big sister, she’s living in Idaho Crossing that border, I need somewhere to go I need to begin my life all over again 
 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
7.
Dallaire 05:59
Dallaire - 
Cara Luft There’s a land that once was free, a land that speaks of God’s beauty If you can only see
 And there I stood looking down, it was like a garden all around The storm rolled in without a sound 
Shadows fell, darkness called, demons came to take it all And suddenly I felt so small 
Fields of green turned to red, rivers flowed with the blood of the dead So many prayers left unsaid I shook hands with the devil, I stood and listened to his lies
 Thought I saw the angels falling and the son had covered up his eyes He covered up his eyes Foreign kings in foreign lands, they took the power out of my hands To withdraw was their command 
I did shout and I did pray, I told my men that we would stay While the world looked away
 I went to see the devil's own to talk of peace and hope for all But his smile just froze my soul I saw you run, I heard you cry, they cut you down and I watched you die
 So many tears in my eyes So many tears in my eyes I shook hands with the devil, I stood and listened to his lies 
Thought I saw the angels falling and the son had covered up his eyes He covered up his eyes Now I don't sleep at night, I stay up waiting for the light I tell myself it’ll be alright 
But what I see when I’m looking down is just sadness all around And the angels don't make a sound
 Now if Jesus could have his say he'd make those kings kneel down and pray 
And they’d confess they walked away They’d confess they walked away Will you forgive us? Can you forgive me on that day? I shook hands with the devil, I stood and listened to his lies
 Thought I saw the angels falling and the son had covered up his eyes
 I shook hands with the devil, I stood and choked upon his lies 
Thought I saw those angels falling and the son had covered up his eyes
8.
Off My Mind 03:38
Off My Mind 
 - Cara Luft 40 miles from my home 40 miles on the blacktop rolling
 I’m looking ahead Those clouds are full, it’s like the sun is dead Two months now since you’ve gone Two months since you left me for her siren song Oh yeah, it won’t be long til I will get you off of my mind I’ll tell you now it won’t be long til I will get you off of my mind Does she believe all the things you say? Does she know that one day you’ll walk away? 
Does she like where your heart has been And that your soul is as black as sin? 
Did you tell her that you can’t be trusted? That your head’s in the clouds and your mind’s all busted? 
Oh yeah, it won’t be long til I will get you off of my mind
I’ll tell you now it won’t be long til I will get you off of my mind I won’t be the one who lies down quietly And watches you get away With doing all that you do best 
Lyin’, cheatin’, Hurtin’, stealin’ Leaving your kids crying at their mother’s breast I asked the Lord on high If he’d come down and look you in the eye 
Account for all the things you did All the hearts you broke and the lies you said 
He just cried and shook his head He said the devil’s got you by the neck
 Oh yeah, it won’t be long til I will get you off of my mind
I’ll tell you now it won’t be long til I will get you off of my mind 40 miles from my home 40 miles on the blacktop rolling
 Sun is filling up the sky Burning off this pain of mine Go ahead now and play your games I’m bowing out and I’m driving away Oh yeah, it won’t be long til I will get you off of my mind I’ll tell you now it won’t be long til I will get you off of my mind
9.
Portland Town 
 - Derroll Adams I was born in Portland town, I was born in Portland town Yes I was, yes I was, yes I was I was married in Portland town, I was married in Portland town Yes I was, yes I was, yes I was... Children I had one two three, Children I had one two three Yes I did, yes I did, yes I did... Sent my children off to war, Sent my children off to war Yes they did, yes they did, yes they did... Killed my children one two three, Killed my children one two three Yes they did, yes they did, yes they did... I won’t have my kids no more, I won’t have my kids no more No I won’t, no I won’t, no I won’t... I was born in Portland town, I was born in Portland town Yes I was, yes I was, yes I was...
10.
He Moved Through The Fair - 
Traditional, arr. Cara Luft My love said to me “My mother won’t mind
 And my father won’t slight you for your lack of kind.” 
He laid his hand on me and this he did say
 “It will not be long, Love, till our wedding day.” He went away from me and he moved through the fair And slowly I watched him move here and move there
 He made his way homeward with one star awake
 Like a swan in the evening moves over the lake Last night I dreamt that my lover came in
 He came in so sweetly, his feet made no din 
He stepped up beside me and this he did say
 “It will not be long, Love, till our wedding day.”
11.
My Darling One - 
Cara Luft, Lewis Melville & Lynn Harbaugh Oh where have you been? Oh where have you been? Oh where have you been, my darling one
 Oh where have you been? Oh where have you been? Oh where have you been, my darling one You’ve been traveling so long, you’ve been traveling so long You’ve been traveling so long, my darling one
 You’ve been far from your home, are you traveling alone? My darling one I’m thinking of you Oh where have you been... Are there tears in your eyes? Are there tears in your eyes? Are there tears in your eyes, my darling one
 Have you fallen in love? Have you found your chosen one? My darling one I’m thinking of you Oh where have you been... There’s a picture of you, there’s a picture of you There’s a picture of you, my darling one
 You’re wearing a smile and your dress is of blue My darling one I’m thinking of you Oh where have you been? Oh where have you been? Oh where have you been, my darling one
 Oh where have you been? Oh where have you been? Oh where have you been, my darling one 
You know I’m thinking of you
12.
It’s Gonna Be Alright 
 - Cara Luft & Lewis Melville I’m gonna climb out of this valley 
I’m gonna go somewhere I’ve never been 
 Run to the ocean, stand in the water
 Cry as the waves come rolling in 
 Make my way to the water Watch the waves come rolling in I will not be so broken-hearted
 The treasures deep inside me lost 
I won’t think about tomorrow Or what lies ahead 
 Just turn my face towards the sun I’m gonna shine my light I’m gonna stand and fight I’m gonna be alright I’m gonna build a bridge with my brothers
 And take my mother out for a night on the town 
I’ll sit and play some tunes with my father
 My sister and I are gonna talk til the walls come down
 Me, my friends and family, we’ll watch those walls come down I’m gonna shine my light I’m gonna take delight I’m gonna shout it out
 I’m gonna stand and fight I’m gonna be alright
13.
Charged! 04:26
Charged! 
 - Cara Luft & Lewis Melville It was on a Sunday morning in the merry month of June I was driving to Ontario, I had to get there soon 
Thought I’d cross the border, take a shortcut through the States I’ll live to regret it cause it was a big mistake The guard stopped me at customs and asked “Whatcha bringing in?” He stood for law and order so I gave a nervous grin 
“I’m passing through your country and I won’t be staying long I’m a Canadian folk singer and I’m only bringing songs.” He said, “I’d really like to trust you but you surely have to stop Hassling folk singers is a big part of my job 
I’d really like to let you go but I don’t know where you’ve been So pull your car on over ‘cause I have to bring you in.” He looked my car once over, he tore the panels off the door He poked around my engine, he tore the rug off of the floor 
I could see him get excited and I started to feel the heat ‘Cause he found some marijuana underneath the seat It’s not mine! It’s not mine! I never touch wacky tobaccy, I only drink what’s on the vine 
It’s not mine! It’s not mine! I don’t know where it came from but I swear it isn’t mine! I’ve only smoked three times before and I never did inhale I’ve never had a ticket and I’ve never been in jail 
I was raised on God and Jesus, at school my marks they were the best But now I’m at the border and I’m under arrest I’ve been charged! I’ve been charged! They found a stash of contraband under the front seat of my car 
I’ve been charged! I’ve been charged! I’m an alien invader and a criminal at large For all of my troubles I thank my good friend Rich I don’t know how it got there but I know that it was his
 I’m stuck here at the border and things are getting rough While he sits in his living room and takes another puff It was his! It was his! He left it in a plastic bag and now I’m really pissed It’s not mine! It’s not mine! But now I’ve got to take the rap and I might be doing time Everything is going wrong, I’ve used up all my luck I’m caught with someone else’s pot and now I’m really f#*%$
 They’ve gone and flagged my passport and they’re going to take my car And now he’s looking closely at the wood on my guitar It’s not Brazilian! It’s Argentinean! And those drugs aren’t mine, they’re his and now I’m really screwed! 
I’ve been charged! I’ve been charged! I’m an alien invader and a criminal at large

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This album was recorded on location in a chapel in the Foothills of Alberta, in several old churches on the Canadian Praires, and in living rooms, hotel rooms and studios across Canada, the United Kingdom and the USA.

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released May 1, 2012

Produced by Cara Luft
Executive Producer: Andrew McCrorie-Shand

FEATURING:
Cara Luft - vocals, acoustic guitars (6 and 12 string), 5 string banjo, organ bass, hand claps, hambone, big drum, footsteps
Andrew Downing - upright bass, hand claps, footsteps
Mark Mariash - drums, percussion, big drum, hand claps, foot stomps, footsteps
Andrew Collins - mandolin
Jesse Zubot - violin
Andrew McCrorie-Shand - hurdy gurdy, accordion
Scott Poley - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel
Damon Mitchell - electric guitar
Lloyd Peterson - lap steel, snare drum, hammond organ
Chris Coole - 5 string banjo (track 11)
Barry Luft - 5 string banjo (track 12)
Tim Kikkert - hambone
Keith MacPherson - harmony vocals
Tim O’Brien - harmony vocals
Keri Latimer - harmony vocals
Andy Worthington - harmony vocals
JP Hoe - lead and harmony vocals
String quartette:
Simon MacDonald - 1st violin
Chris Anstey - 2nd violin
Gregory Hay - viola
Yuri Hooker - cello
String quartette score for Dallaire composed by Andrew Downing

Studios and Engineers:
Wonder Dog Recording - Winnipeg, MB and on location in Alberta and Manitoba Engineer: Lloyd Peterson

Canterbury Music Company - Toronto, ON
Engineer: Jeremy Darby

Yellowfish Studio - Lewes (Sussex), UK
Engineer: Ian Caple 

Waterside Studio - Liverpool, UK
Engineer: Scott Poley

Rocky Mountain Sound - Calgary, AB
Engineer: Rob Smith

Vert Productions - Owen Sound, ON
Engineer: Trevor MacKenzie

Syte Sounds - Toronto, ON
Engineer: Andrew Collins

Drip Audio - Vancouver, BC
Engineer: Jesse Zubot

Found Sound Productions - Toronto, ON
Engineer: David Travers-Smith

YaYo Productions - Winnipeg, MB
Engineer: Norm Lussier

Edited by Lloyd Peterson and Cara Luft with additional editing by David Travers-Smith
Mixed & Mastered by David Travers-Smith at Found Sound, Toronto, ON

All songs written by Cara Luft (SOCAN) except 
It’s Gonna Be Alright, House on Fire, Idaho, Bye Bye Love, and Charged! 
written by Cara Luft & Lewis Melville (SOCAN);
My Darling One written by Cara Luft, Lewis Melville & Lynn Harbaugh (SOCAN); Bring ’Em All In written by Mike Scott; Portland Town written by Derroll Adams; He Moved Through the Fair traditional arr. by Cara Luft (SOCAN);
and The Ploughboy and the Cockney traditional arr. by Cara Luft (SOCAN)

All songs published by Cara Luft/Blue Case Tunes and are registered with SOCAN 
except Bring ’Em All In (Water Music Inc) and Portland Town (Silkie Music Publishers).

Cara Luft proudly endorses John Pearse Strings, Schertler Pickups and K&K Pickups.

An abundance of vintage Martin guitars were used on this recording. 
Many thanks to Michael MacLeod from The Acoustic Guitar in Calgary 
for outfitting Cara with such a fine collection.

Design by Brendon Ehinger at Colourblind Graphic Design, Winnipeg, MB

Photography by Julie Vincent of J&J Lawrence Photography

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For more information about Cara and for booking inquiries please visit www.caraluft.com

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Singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire Cara Luft is that rare artist steeped in folk and traditional roots music almost from birth yet willing to alter that fabric, stretch the boundaries, not afraid to bend genres and styles. She has earned a solid reputation as one of Canada’s finest live performers whose engaging, down-home style is wrapped in a delicious sense of humour. ... more

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