In So Small A Compass, by Mike Turnbull

In So Small A Compass

by Mike Turnbull

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	1.	Seek Thy Brother 04:09
	2.	Boat Thief Song 04:37
	3.	Heart Shaped Wood 03:17
	4.	Between Breaths 04:29
	5.	Edge Of The Map 03:26
	6.	Seabirds' Call 02:50
	7.	Sycamore Gap 05:11
	8.	Louisa 03:14
	9.	Lakeland Heart 03:44
	10.	Shells And The Stars 02:39
	11.	Rockland Road 04:17
	12.	Mr. Raven 03:53

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“Nowhere… have I seen any place of so intense or varied a beauty in so small a compass”

(Gavin Maxwell. Author of the Ring of Bright Water trilogy.)

So this quote by writer, traveller & adventurer Gavin Maxwell, is his description of the western Highlands and Islands of Scotland, in particular Sandaig at Glenelg. I completely identify with this line when thinking about my home, South Cumbria & the Lakes. The same could be said for the whole of the UK & the world where you/we live - we have so much intense & varied beauty which is indeed, relatively, in so small a compass.
I have written 12 songs which have been inspired by my region plus places I have visited and fallen in love with too. Sandaig being one of them! This is a truly magical place and it's so easy to realise why Maxwell was so inspired by this beautiful, tranquil & hidden bay where he lived, loved, wrote and shared with his Otters (and many other other animals too!).

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released February 1, 2019

All songs written & arranged by Mike Turnbull.
Recorded & produced by Lukas Drinkwater.
Special guests, Ciaran Algar & Evan Carson.

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Mike Turnbull Kendal, UK

"Mike Turnbull is a singer-songwriter from the Lake District, UK whose main instruments are tenor guitar & octave mandola. Their sound coupled with the sources of his songs suggests Seth Lakeman and, in truth, that isn’t a bad comparison. He certainly has the same drive and energy."
Dai Jeffries - Folking.com

Independent artist and
session musician for heavyrainsoundstudio.com Kendal. ... more

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