Words and Music: Glen Phillips (Umami Music / ASCAP)
lyrics
I pour a glass of hearty wine
I set the tables straight
I wear my jacket and my tie
And at the door I wait
The guests arrive in finery
And start to load their plates
But someone tell me if you could
Is this a wedding or a wake
I stand before you all my friends
We hold our glasses high
We drink a toast to life and love
And all that surely dies
To love revealed and hopes concealed
And who we need forsake
But tell me now am I the host
Of a wedding or a wake
The guests are gone
The hall is bare
I'm alone with my mistakes
And the answer still remains at large
Was it a wedding or a wake
Oh, a wedding or a wake
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This album has many of my favorite tracks of Glen’s: Shorn (probably my favorite song, period), solo version of Enough, No Blue Sky (I LOVE Shawn Mullins’ version, but this is exquisite) and his version of American Tune is delightful. adriannecausey
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the counter rhythms and syncopations on "So Far Away" are worth the price of admission...
plover is masterful on every level... listen and share this one far and wide, folks...
I love each of them separately, and found my way here via Glen Phillips' other solo work...but together?! WOW!
How about a follow-up? ❤️ Geoffrey Gamble
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