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The Knowledge Of The North Woods

by Kendy Gable

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1.
Something About the Sky Work, until the day is done. Pack your bags, with the rising sun. Oh the dog is resting, well let her lie still. Your cup of coffee’s cold, sitting on the windowsill. Drive westward my friend. You stand you say, oh, how I love the wind. ‘Cause like a leaf we can tumble at any second.’ There’s something about the sky when the sun and the rain collide. There’s something about the sky when the sun and the rain collide. Covers every side, colors from the light. Run out to find, run out… Unknown, bareboned. The forest sleeps and so, so should we… I can see the stars here, the lights aren’t so bright. Move left, you’re left. Move right, you’re right. There’s something about the sky when the sun and the rain collide. There’s something about the sky when the sun and rain collide. Covers every side, colors from the light. Run out to find, run out to find…. There’s something about the sky when the sun and the rain collide. There’s something about the sky when the sun and the rain collide. Covers every side, colors from the light. Run out to find, run out….
2.
Agnes 04:03
Agnes Let’s talk about an old time. She arrived here, her accent, hard to define, what she said, but he loved her even then. He said my dear, what will it take? She said I don’t need diamonds, nothing from a mine, Away from this city for a different life. I breathe fresh air, just fine. And take me… To apple trees to where I can see, their branches meet the skies. Well I’m growing wild, and I am wanting… To feel the clouds by my side. There are greener pastures, greener than the ones that I’m standing on. Oh city, with your golden streets, oh how you try to outshine the sun, And the stars in the sky at night, but I like to dance under moonlight. Apple trees, oh take me to where their branches meet the sky. Well I’m growing wild, and I am wanting, To feel the clouds by my side. Apple trees, oh take me to where their branches meet the sky. Well I’m growing wild and I am wanting, To feel the clouds by my side.
3.
North Woods 05:24
North Woods I will call the north woods home. Find some land there to own. You’ll be waiting there, say hello. If I am dreaming leave me well enough alone. You will build the oak chairs and I, will tend to the fire, at night. Sit close hold me tight, my love, no wrong all right...all right. Both of your pockets are filled with seeds. In mine you’ll find, petals and leaves. Plant them in the ground and they will grow. All that we need is soil, sticks and stones. You will build the oak chairs and I, will tend to the fire, at night. Sit close hold me tight, my love, no wrong all right...all right. Cloudless days are far and few, but the air is clear when I’m with you. Go, watch the sunset, under the waves dive. Run like the river, full and wild. You will build the oak chairs and I, will tend to the fire, at night. Sit close hold me tight, my love, no wrong all right...all right.
4.
Learn this from the waters Oh she was, she was the only one To say, ‘my dear child, you just have to smile’ Life, like a feather in the wind Oh it floats, it flies, it’s tumbling… Learn this from the waters, Listen to your own soul You might follow others, but Only you can find your way home. I dream of a country side, No divide, undersupplied In the winter, a frozen sea And in the summer, the flowers grow in the wheat Learn this from the waters, Listen to your own soul You might follow others, but Only you can find your way home. Learn this from the waters, Listen to your own soul You might follow others, but Only you can find your way home.
5.
Western Skies You don’t have to run or walk a thousand miles Look up at the sky, funny how we Fall then we fly. Tell me about yourself, Where have you been? How does it feel when you’re alone? Long summer days, don’t you just wish they’d all be this way? My heart’s on fire, I won’t beat it out, Look into your eyes, Western skies Open air, longer light, count the hours Those first nights, Those first nights. Take me by the hand, Hold on tight, you know I will play Until the day that I die. Gather, form, and fly. Form and fly… My heart’s on fire, I won’t beat it out, Look into your eyes, Western skies Open air, longer light, count the hours Those first nights, Those first nights. Oh, those first nights…
6.
Identify the Trees Always a lesson on the trees. Identify by the bark and leaves. Well the sun it is highest at noon and cut your wood under a full moon. He said, “ you will falter, you will falter, but I’ll love you still... You will fall, yes you will fall, brush off the dirt get up that hill.” The morning rains, they’re coming in oh, you better get out and get to those puddles, while you can... People will pile up if they stay, in one stationary stage. Go out and find your place. You know steps were made to retrace… He said, “ you will falter, you will falter, but I’ll love you still... You will fall, yes you will fall, brush off the dirt get up that hill.” The morning rains, they’re coming in oh, you better get out and get to those puddles, while you can... I have faltered, how I have faltered, and he’s loved me still… I have fallen, oh how I’ve fallen, I’ve brushed off the dirt and got up that hill. You will falter, you will falter, but I’ll love you still... You will fall, yes you will fall, brush off the dirt get up that hill...
7.
All I Need 02:59
All I Need It’s all here left in a note. Find your way back through the snow. You’ll be alright. I’m down to silence at its tease, never one to fall down to my knees… You’re all I need. It’s what you say, it’s what you do. Look forward when the day is through. And wait patiently. Oh I see what you see, I’ll let you be who you’ll be. You’re all I need. You’re all I need. Catch the strange, see the new A farewell in the afternoon. It makes sense maybe only to me. Well, we all write our own story. Can’t you see? You’re all I need. You’re all I need. You’re all I need. You’re all I need.
8.
To The Wind 03:40
To the Wind Fog’s going out I see blue skies now And the sun finds her way into a sunless day And I’ll start now. Rising and setting rays, Around them you plan your days, Each new light has it’s own place And one whole life is lived in one whole day. To the wind I’ve sold my fate, I’ve been entrusted to the waves, Your heart’s a far, far place. Your heart’s a far, far place. Mighty river you flow silently. Through the pass you don’t make a sound. And in that silence, wisdom is found. To the wind I’ve sold my fate, I’ve been entrusted to the waves, Your heart’s a far, far place. Your heart’s a far, far place. To the wind, to the wind, oh to the wind Cold water, calm sea, salted air, the dark of February Oh come gather, bring your boots and ladders, When all is still, bring your heart’s will… To the wind I’ve sold my fate, I’ve been entrusted to the waves, Your heart’s a far, far place. Your heart’s a far, far place. To the wind I’ve sold my fate, I’ve been entrusted to the waves, Your heart’s a far, far place. Your heart’s a far, far place.
9.
Cold Stones 02:58
Cold Stones Cold stones underneath my feet weathered with time, weathered with time Those burning bridges smolder drawing lines, in the sky, in the sky say what you might, make that call look to the stars, hope that one might fall Where should I go? They’ve taken lands, turned to roads. where should I go? where should I go? I stand for the truth, but have spoken lies take down your hand before you criticize you’re on eggshells walking, drilling ice the fire builds, burns wide say what you might, make that call look to the stars, hope that one might fall Where should I go? they’ve taken lands turned to roads where should i go? they’ve taken lands turned to roads where should i go? Where should I go? they’ve taken lands turned to roads where should i go? Where should I go? Where should I go? they’ve taken lands turned to roads where should i go? where should i go? They’ve taken my land… cold stones, cold stones…
10.
Song for Luxton Lake Late summer, Delaware River, the night comes upon us again. Stories they’ve been told, forest covers what’s old and I feel the ground in my palm. What once was, What once was… We keep dreaming and fighting wondering, buying, living and dying. We keep dreaming and fighting wondering, buying, living and dying. Stowed away the old records play, well the walls they may speak again. oh take my hand and keep ahold I want to dance to a song with soul. What once was, What once was… We keep dreaming and fighting wondering, buying, living and dying. We keep dreaming and fighting wondering, buying, living and dying. There was a lake, but it flowed away, now from the ocean it calls home. some they still stand while others left the band, but I am too young to know. What once was, What once was… We keep dreaming and fighting wondering, buying, living and dying. We keep dreaming and fighting wondering, buying, living and dying. What once was, what once was...
11.
Wolf Song 03:00
Wolf Song Across the open fields, I hear the cry of a wolf as she sings to the sky. Lonely one, with her I will try, to harmonize. Find the words, write a song that hasn’t yet been heard. When I die, turn me to a tree, so the birds will sing in my leaves. Cold, wet ground hold my feet, As I run toward her sound. All that comes to mind are Ovid’s words, from an ancient time. Oh ‘breathe your breath into mine...’ When I die, turn me to a tree, so the birds will sing in my leaves. When I die, turn me to a tree, so the birds will sing in my leaves.

about

Silence speaks. In the forest, there are places without the sounds of motors, sirens, and human voices. It is here where bird songs accompany the stories of the stones, the wisdom of the trees and the magic of where two rivers meet. If you sit in silence and give it time, you feel the words.

The longer I live, the more I realize that there are places in this world that hold more wisdom and knowledge than others. I found reasoning in a river. Yes, here is a secret, I used to wade to a boulder in the middle of the river to make my decisions. It is the place where the Ten Mile River and the Delaware River converge and continue their journey together, far from where they began.

I’ve always liked rivers for this reason. They remind me that there is always somewhere else to go and other people to see. We are not alone in this world, it is important to take care of one another and to take care of this earth that we inhabit.

I believe that nature has all of the answers. We often forget that our life depends daily on her. She feeds us, nourishes us and grows us.

This album was written between 2013 and 2016. The first songs were products of living in New York City and yearning for the air of the mountains, the open fields, the star-filled skies. My wish was fulfilled and the next two years were spent living in beautiful Sullivan County, New York. A place that I lovingly call, ‘The North Woods.’

Five of the songs on this album were written while living in Brooklyn and the other six came to life in the mountains. The yearnings that I felt in the city were met with new yearnings while living in the country. It seems that perhaps I am a wanderer, a dreamer, a seeker of the unknown. Yet, even a nomad finds nostalgia in places that she has visited and to the north woods, I bow my head. May the stories live on and the people that reside in that land continue to be forward thinking, yet rooted in the wisdom that is found in the natural beauty that fights to be preserved.

credits

released October 20, 2017

All songs written by Kendy Gable
Produced by Adam Chilenski
Recorded by Josh Druckman at Outlier Inn Recording Studio in Woodridge, NY
Mixed by Josh Druckman and Eber Pinheiro at Analogman Studio in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Brian Lele at Santa Cecilia Sound in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Cover Photo by Brian Caiazza
Design by Claudio Donzelli

Kendy Gable - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Adam Chilenski - bass, guitar, keyboards
Bram Kincheloe - drums, vocals, acoustic guitar (Identify the Trees)
Kim Anderson - piano, vocals, and string arrangements (Learn This From the Waters & Western Skies)
Josh Henderson - violin (Learn This From the Waters, Western Skies) violin and string arrangement (Agnes)
Dov Manski - keyboards (Western Skies, Something About the Sky)
RJ Miller - percussion (Luxton Lake)
Jay Rodriguez - woodwinds (Luxton Lake, All I Need)
Ryan Watson - lap steel (North Woods)
Otis Lee Williams - organ (Cold Stones, Wolf Song)

Thank you: To Adam Chilenski for his amazing musical and production talents. Bram Kincheloe and Kim Anderson for their voices and beautiful instrumentation throughout the album. Thank you to Josh Druckman at Outlier Inn Recording Studio and to Brian Lele of Santa Cecilia Sound. A very special thank you to Raymon Elouza for his incredible support. To Kimberly Guise and Steven Erdman for their friendship and guidance.

Love and thanks to my Mom, Dad, Nana, Don, Aaron, Amy, Bella, Blaire, Cannon. Thank you to my dear friend Rachel for being one of the most helpful, selfless souls I’ve ever met. To my dearest Nicki and Jenny, friendships that transcend land masses and oceans. And to my dearest love, Claudio for your love, kindness, and unbelievable support. With you, every day is beautiful and filled with magic.

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'Learn this from the waters, listen to your own soul, you might follow others, but only you can find your way home.'

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