Performed by Lorkin at the Karlheinz Company Suffrage 125 Celebration Concert.
Linn Lorkin Photo: Linn Lorkin, supplied
New Zealand chanteuse Linn Lorkin has sung her way around the world, from Ronnie Scott’s in London to many years working in New York. She’s recorded twelve albums.
She writes:
“This song, written when I was living and gigging in New York in the 80s, came out of a powerful dream I had where I was flying like a bird, soaring over the hills and meadows. In the song, this becomes a metaphor for my life as a singer and songwriter. The last verse was inspired by the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, as taught by C.K. Stead in my Auckland University English 1 lectures, which made a lasting impression on me.”
Recorded by RNZ Concert in the University of Auckland Music Theatre, 23 September 2018
Producer: Tim Dodd; Engineer: Rangi Powick
