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You & Me Vol​.​1

by Liz Frencham

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Lucky To Be Your Friend (E.Frencham/R.Wright) I wrote this verse for you my friend A rock beneath my feet A well spent hour, a rare wildflower A voice both true and sweet A happy sun arose my friend The day I first met you And every dawn that brings you close Awakes this joy anew CH: More than pleasure A gift I treasure Beyond all measure I’m lucky to be you friend And though the times we share my friend may seem so far between I know that there will always be A tune and words to sing
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Four Strong Hands (Iain ‘Fred’ Smith) Guess I don’t have to tell you That was the bank man on the phone Reckons we’re gonna have to sell here We can’t repay the loan Things haven’t run too well here Since the drought in ‘95 Ever since we worked our fingers to the bone Just to stay alive But to lose this farm would break my heart I’ve worked here man and boy I am too old for a new start so Many a dream have we seen broken Many a fire through our back door Many a harsh word spoken I can’t take it any more So sign this letter to my brother Take the pistol from the shelf put two rounds in it’s chambers Put an end to all this hell and Take my hand now lover Together into an empty night Take my hand now lover I have lost my will to fight Many a dream have we seen broken Many a fire through our back door Many a harsh word spoken It hasn’t been easy that’s for sure Kids moved out and went to Melbourne Must have been a year ago The summer months were hot and lonely Now the winters here I’m cold But when you hold me in your arms I am still a little girl I can forget all the sadness and the anger in our world so Take my hand now lover Walk together through the night Take my hand now lover We can make it work out right Throw that letter in the fire Throw the pistol in the dam I am not prepared to die Not as long as I can stand We can make a new start You silly old fart We’ve got four strong hands and Two beating hearts so Take my hand now lover Walk together through the night Take my hand now lover We can make it work all right
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Ruby (E.Frencham) Woke up cryin’ again last night Dreamt about another fight I think of you and suddenly I’m freezing Eyes of fire and midnight curls You’re no ordinary girl He’s all lit up when you start into teasing Nightmares are taking over waking I’m so afraid he’s yours for the taking Oh Ruby, don’t steal the ground beneath my feet Oh Ruby, don’t let history repeat Oh Ruby, you know I can’t compete Ruby don’t take him It’s in the hands of chance We dance our awkward dance as grace rewards the struggle to be graceful why do I feed this fear? He’s chosen to be here He’s not the kind of man to be unfaithful Nightmares are taking over waking Oh Ruby please see through this smile I’m faking (I’m close to breaking)
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Pete’s Song (E.Frencham) Mighty sea, you have such power in your hand Your waves, they can turn the rock to sand But all of the strength you wield can never set me free If you can’t make that sweet boy love me For all your great voice you can’t kneel by his bed And whisper my name in his dreams And all of natures power means nothing now to me For I’ll die if he never loves me Gentle earth, yours is a magic old as time But I can only see it as a crime That you give birth to the flowers, the ferns and the trees Yet you can’t make that sweet boy love me Sky above with your sunshine and your rain Can you send me down something to ease the pain For all your thunder and lightning is useless can’t you see? If you can’t make that sweet boy love me
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Pritchard Street (E.Frencham) Music drifts down Pritchard Street Too much to drink and more to eat As one by one we smile and share With all the friendly sould we meet Some stand tall and talk out loud Of all the things that make them proud And some sit quiet within the crowd And listen to it all As someone laughs, though he’s heard that one before Someone sings ’til the morning sun slips underneath the door Mary, Mary please be wary That cat can be contrary Soon he curls and purrs and dreams Of goldfish pie and fried canary Someone’s on the kitchen floor Been there for an hour or more Makes it hard to close the door And suddenly he wakes Jack be nimble, Jack be quick But drinks enough to make him sick Just tripped over my guitar And broke his housemate’s candlestick Never have you seen such rage Worthy of a theatre stage But time is quick to turn the page And everyone forgets This room holds a quiet scene Two will talk and sip their tea While that room’s singing ‘Danny Boy’ In twenty-six part harmony Jack and Jill are in the street Heart’s aglow with longing sweet Lips seems good enough to eat And neither of them hear
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Black Rover (E.Frencham) Black Rover dog Scratching ’round my door Black Rover dog Leave this girl alone You howl, you growl, You’re bow- wow- wowing at the moon And soon, your gloom Consumes me ’til I’m howling on too Black Rover dog Take Your shaggy song and go Black Rover cross over And find some other girl
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Stay 03:42
Stay (E.Frencham) Say that you hold me all night through My heart is at home when I’m with you Your voice warm as sun All I need to carry on ’til I’m smiling again to shame the stars Say that you’ll hold me all life long In time when I’m sure that hope is gone For there’s nothing I can’t do Now that I believe in me and you I will stay here beside you Come what may

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This album features much loved music Australian music festival favourite double-bass player Liz Frencham, now settled in country Victoria. She studied jazz bass at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and went on to hone her considerable talents with festival favourites Jigzag, Fred Smith, Gregory Page, Miriam Leiberman, Mic Conway, Chris While and Julie Matthews, Wouter Kellerman, Dev'lish Mary, Alanna and Alicia, and Jimmy the Fish.

You & Me Vol.1 is a an eclectic collection of live duets that capture beautiful moments of connection between two players in one room exploring each other through a spontaneous connection to a song. The narratives are wide ranging in genre and subject matter; from jazz to folk, from desolation to utter joy. The common thread is Liz Frencham's warm, honest vocal delivery and even warmer double bass tone.


“From the opening notes of Liz Frencham’s CD you & me Vol. 1 you know you are in for a rare treat. At times the music floats as gently as a breeze from a moth’s wings at others Liz soars like a butterfly on steroids – but always with great sensitivity and beauty. All of which is made more extraordinary by the fact that she is playing the double bass. Such an instrument asks a lot of a musician. It is not simply plucked, bowed and stroked by Frencham. Her double bass is an extension of her body and indeed to watch her play is to watch an erotic performance where musician and instrument are as one...
Playing, composing and singing; this girl has it all. The only note of caution – put the bottle of wine beside you because once Liz Frencham has you, she doesn’t let go – not for a minute.” Sandy McCutcheon (Writer & ABC radio personality)

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released January 4, 2008

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Liz Frencham Trentham, Australia

Liz studied Jazz performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music & has been working full time as a musician for over ten years. She is an experienced multi-genre session double-bassist & vocalist who has become an audience favourite on the music festival circuit in Australia with acts like Frencham Smith, Jigzag, Devlish Mary, Red Juliet & Jimmy the Fish. ... more

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