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From the album and project Poppyland Songs; Life On A Cliff Edge.
Nominated for the Norfolk Arts Awards 2022 ‘Poppyland Songs’ is a musical tapestry telling the stories of life on a cliff edge through song inspired by 100 year old journals . With support from Arts Council England, Bertie gathered stories & memories from people past & present in Poppyland, North Norfolk and composed a song cycle.
There is also an accompanying podcast to this album.

This is a folk tale that may or may not have happened in North Norfolk...

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Underneath the wide and open skies
Where the sea and land meet for all time
Listen for the lonely buzzards cry
As she searches for her partner in crime

Golden Gangster polishing his guns
On fields of green he keeps a lazy eye
one night goes out drinking at the Nelson
And finds there, drinking rum, a Russian spy

With a jackdaw standing on her shoulder
A raven haired young girl at her side
The Golden Gangster gazed at her in wonder
And asked if she would be his bride

He made her a crown of golden fur
Of the like that you have never seen
Only msde more beautiful worn by her
On the day he crowned her his woodland queen

Time went by, he kept an eye on her
But nothing that she did seemed strange at all
Except the time she disappeared to Colchester
But she claimed she was teaching art, thats all

Then one night a thud came at their door
He went off to see who’d made the din
On opening a fist threw him to the floor
And a drunken raving man came rushing in

With all his threats and noise he didn’t hear
Until the gun was pressed against his head
The quiet beauty whispered in his ear
If you ever touch whats mine again, I’ll shoot you dead!

In fear the big man sank down to his knees
The Golden Gangster looked on in surprise
Finally he knew that he had seen
Proof that he had married a deadly spy

Underneath the wide and open skies
Where the sea and land fight for all time
Listen for the lonely buzzards cry
And forty years on you will find
The Gangster & The Spy

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from Poppyland Songs; Life On A Cliff Edge, released November 3, 2022

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Bertie Anderson Haggart Cromer, UK

Bertie Anderson Haggart is an internationally acclaimed, award winning musician and composer. She grew up in North Norfolk where her musical journey began. Known most for her work with Bowjangles, the comedy theatrical string quartet and The BeauBowBelles a swing folk band. ... more

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