musicfog.com Amelia Curran performs "Hands on a Grain of Sand" from her album "Hunter, Hunter." Recorded aboard the Music Fog bus in Memphis during Folk Alliance 2010.
Hounds are broodin' in my bones But I am a good dog runnin' halfway home Hear the lonely promenade Come to nurse the tender terrways All hands on a grain of sand; Half smallest things are the high demand. I can only serenade And wait my turn to burn or fade. All colours you can see Cover the borders of a masterpiece Time can paint the best of me Over the unclear eyes of memory All hands on a grain of sand; Half smallest things are the high demand. I can only serenade And wait my turn to burn or fade. Cover love from sympathy Be my maker, set me free Truer hearts could not contain How I cover love but I have not changed If I had the past undone Then I would give my heart to everyone Hounds are turning, doves have flown But I am a good dog running halfway home All hands on a grain of sand; Half smallest things are the high demand. I can only serenade And wait my turn to burn or fade.
oh my goodnesss does she give me chills with this! theres just something about her and her words...there is something radio cannot ever capture..and thats the expressions ones face says.........the story of the teller! half the beauty of enjoying a song is seeing the feeling that makes u feel u know them! they lived it, breathed it, felt it..in their every word and every expression!
What a beautiful songwriter. We can all uncover the borders of our own masterpiece. Lets make it so that time might paint the best of ourselves and each other..... no fading away... Anyway, there's certainly nothing faintly faded about this woman or this music...
Don't know how to write tabs, but she'd mostly creating the rythmic "snare drum" effect with her nails on the downstroke, while most of the individual notes are done on the lower 2/3 strings with her thumb, using the hammer-on a lot. She's playing in G with capo on the 6th fret, if you want to try playing along. The minor is the Em formation. I think it sounds better with the capo on the 1st fret and playing in C, and the minor there is the normal Am formation. Hope this helps.
Cette chanson est empreinte d'une belle et rare poésie. Vraiment touchant, droit au coeur. J'ai entendu cette semaine Geneviève Toupin chanter avec Mme Curran cette même chanson, piano et guitare, fantastique!
thank you! and a very cute kitty you got there too! love that channel name too, cute, & boy what i wouldnt give for a snickers bar right this minute! thanks for bringing me back to this beautiful song !
A great poet! Her lyrics are obviously heavily influenenced by fellow countryman Leonard Cohen. Throw in the guitar stylings of , maybe, Garnet Rogers, you have a true Canadian folk legend to be!
I totally agree, Buzz Crooks. Just wow..... I just love the way she is so understated, just direct, modest and humble. Not a pretentious bone in her body. Great stuff! Just what's needed for a folk revival in Canada. She'll go down as a legend like Joni Mitchell, Lenny Cohen, Lightfoot, etc. in my humble opinion.
I've been covering this song nearly nightly for over a year...it's a "masterpiece". But other than "small things", what the hell's the song about?? Too funny...I can tell the folks I'm singing-to are wondering the same thing.
Great lyrics and a wonderful voice. But, like Ron Hynes, the "music moguls" won't know how to classify her amazing music, so she won't get any airplay outside NL. But keep at it Amelia.
Reminds me of Gregory Alan Isakov's Stable Song. And that is one of the highest compliments I can offer a piece of art.
Tears to my eyes and heat to my heart; that’s what Amelia Curran does for me.
What a great song and thank you Lord for her talent.
Bruce Nuckowski ...agreed😇☝💒
Hounds are broodin' in my bones
But I am a good dog runnin' halfway home
Hear the lonely promenade
Come to nurse the tender terrways
All hands on a grain of sand;
Half smallest things are the high demand.
I can only serenade
And wait my turn to burn or fade.
All colours you can see
Cover the borders of a masterpiece
Time can paint the best of me
Over the unclear eyes of memory
All hands on a grain of sand;
Half smallest things are the high demand.
I can only serenade
And wait my turn to burn or fade.
Cover love from sympathy
Be my maker, set me free
Truer hearts could not contain
How I cover love but I have not changed
If I had the past undone
Then I would give my heart to everyone
Hounds are turning, doves have flown
But I am a good dog running halfway home
All hands on a grain of sand;
Half smallest things are the high demand.
I can only serenade
And wait my turn to burn or fade.
oh my goodnesss does she give me chills with this! theres just something about her and her words...there is something radio cannot ever capture..and thats the expressions ones face says.........the story of the teller! half the beauty of enjoying a song is seeing the feeling that makes u feel u know them! they lived it, breathed it, felt it..in their every word and every expression!
thanks Pandora for bringing me here - amazing voice & thoughtful lyrics. Firmly planted in my playlist
Ditto! Thanks to Pandora. I was listening to a radio station I created with Rising Appalachia
This has to be one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard in my life.
This song brings back memories of a dog we lost 2 years ago. I'm completely besides myself every time I listen.
Just splendid vocals and songwriting.
What a beautiful songwriter. We can all uncover the borders of our own masterpiece. Lets make it so that time might paint the best of ourselves and each other..... no fading away... Anyway, there's certainly nothing faintly faded about this woman or this music...
Don't know how to write tabs, but she'd mostly creating the rythmic "snare drum" effect with her nails on the downstroke, while most of the individual notes are done on the lower 2/3 strings with her thumb, using the hammer-on a lot. She's playing in G with capo on the 6th fret, if you want to try playing along. The minor is the Em formation. I think it sounds better with the capo on the 1st fret and playing in C, and the minor there is the normal Am formation. Hope this helps.
I absolutely love you Amelia! Thank you so much for existing and creating beautiful music that I listen to daily.
This is the shot.Pure quality.
So true, if I had the past undone...then I would give my heart to everyone. My past is undone today, heart you are FREE!!
I just downloaded this song from Amazon. I am so happy ;)
oh happy day for me, to stumble across this artist Today! Wicked artist!
Cette chanson est empreinte d'une belle et rare poésie. Vraiment touchant, droit au coeur. J'ai entendu cette semaine Geneviève Toupin chanter avec Mme Curran cette même chanson, piano et guitare, fantastique!
Superb...
She is just... my my my I am speechless...
WOW! I love this song. Thank you Pandora for introducing me to new artists.
love you! anyone who hasn't seen her duo with the late Ron Hynes: St. John's Waltz, check it out! absolutely beautiful
Love you Amelia
Beautiful
Beautiful song. :)
Beautiful sound !!!!! thanks for the jam :)
Great song... Amazing lyrics.
Holy mackintosh! This is beautiful. Thank you!!
thank you! and a very cute kitty you got there too! love that channel name too, cute, & boy what i wouldnt give for a snickers bar right this minute! thanks for bringing me back to this beautiful song !
Amazing. Love this song
It's beautiful
Saludos de México
another Canadian treasure like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot. love this
Sorry I didnt know your name or voice before , before I heard bird in fire. simply fantastique
Such great vocal melodies in this song.
I duo with Ron Sexsmith on this song would be something else 😊
Wonderful ... thank You for sharing.
DDR
I have the phrase "Hounds are turning, doves have flown, but I'm a good dog running halfway home" pinned next to my computer at work.
This song was featured on KXCI 91.3 in Tucson
A great poet! Her lyrics are obviously heavily influenenced by fellow countryman Leonard Cohen. Throw in the guitar stylings of , maybe, Garnet Rogers, you have a true Canadian folk legend to be!
I totally agree, Buzz Crooks. Just wow.....
I just love the way she is so understated, just direct, modest and humble. Not a pretentious bone in her body. Great stuff! Just what's needed for a folk revival in Canada. She'll go down as a legend like Joni Mitchell, Lenny Cohen, Lightfoot, etc. in my humble opinion.
Smooth!
Luv love.
Really like this..I'm jealous
One of Halifax's finest! ❤️
Anyone figure the tabs yet?
Mmm. So hard not to sing along, but too good to ruin with my voice.
Nice guitar playing
I've been covering this song nearly nightly for over a year...it's a "masterpiece". But other than "small things", what the hell's the song about?? Too funny...I can tell the folks I'm singing-to are wondering the same thing.
Beautiful. Amelia's music is new to me. I'm in love, and sharing with other's. Really nice songwriting.
la aussi on ne sent lasse pas
beautiful kitteh, missus... :)
Literally saying the same exact thing... haha
Great lyrics and a wonderful voice. But, like Ron Hynes, the "music moguls" won't know how to classify her amazing music, so she won't get any airplay outside NL. But keep at it Amelia.
humm
i wish she represented our country instead of justin bieber and bryan adams
What’s wrong with Bryan Adams?