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Music by Neil thomson set to the poem
Minister of air written by Gerry Cambridge.
Inspired by an epitaph on a headstone at Ayr's auld kirk.

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the MINISTER OF AIR

I’m the minister of air,
And I’ve no care,
A sleepy sculptor’s error
Saved me from his terror
Of underground.

In the vertical miles up here
I gallop or poise, quite clear;
I lounge in the light’s bounty
Above the whole spring county
Shining round.

I’m the minister of air
Not of lips or bone or hair:
No taut nets of the flesh
Catch me in their mesh –
I’m free as rays.

I sparkle about you now,
The rustler of the bough,
The vessel for that star
Whose blistering rays you are –
And envier of your days.

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from Shore Crab, released August 24, 2016

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Neil Thomson Crieff, UK

Neil's writing is mainly but not solely inspired by his native Scotland. It's roots, people, tradition and natural environment
provide inspiration for creating music in his own relaxed, gentle style.

He enjoys setting his music to traditional poems sung in Old Scots and in particular the poetry of Gerry Cambridge. ... more

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