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The People talked amongst themselves. They wondered, “What does it mean to follow or to trust? There are so many rules nowadays. We can’t remember how to listen to ourselves, to our instincts. We can’t hear anything.”

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Ooh, what fools are we?
What fools we are!
If we're listening,
We'll hear the call,
Ooh, what fools, ooh, what fools

Trusting that the universal hunter in our souls
Can tame the beast that lurks unbidden,
Ready to devour us, mind and body,
Thinking that the line we seek to stay behind
Was ever more substantial than the footprints in the sand,
Before the tide rolls in,

Ooh, what fools are we?
What fools we are!
If we're listening,
We'll hear the call,
Ooh, what fools, ooh, what fools

We shun the joyful beckoning of springtime glade,
We do not heed our sense's longing,
Logic dictates that we dwell in lassitude,
We cast our eyes away from stars above,
Denying Fate its rightful chance to guide us,
So in fear we drop the outstretched, proffered hand

Ooh, what fools are we?
What fools we are!
If we're listening,
We'll hear the call,
Ooh, what fools, ooh, what fools

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from Our Lady of Perpetual Hammer, released June 25, 2021
Libby Hortop: autoharp, voice
Cal Tranner: guitar, voice
Chad Nesrallah: recording

Lyrics by Cal Tranner, adapted and set to music by Libby Hortop

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Libby Hortop Ottawa, Ontario

In 2014, Libby Hortop bought an autoharp off Kijiji on a whim and began writing songs in the simplest, most uninhibited way possible. When she teamed up with seasoned guitarist and singer Cal Tranner, Libby & Cal was born. Their jangly strings and smooth vocal harmonies combine to create a unique but accessible sound. They have performed at Kaffé 1820, Roxham Woolgathering, Art House, and Pressed. ... more

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