Shoo Away The Sparrows, by The Distance

Shoo Away The Sparrows

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1.	I Love You Always Forever 03:58	buy track
2.	He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother 04:43	buy track
3.	You Make Loving Fun 03:46	buy track
4.	Sealed With A Kiss 02:49	buy track
5.	Little Bitty Pretty One 02:23	buy track
6.	Copacabana 02:41	buy track
7.	Sweet Child O'Mine 04:17	buy track
8.	A Little Respect 03:05	buy track
9.	Wings 03:58	buy track

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Shoo Away The Sparrows is a collection of acoustic covers of even more of our favourite songs.

Recorded over the first couple of months of 2022 in a time where it looked like we may be able to all breathe again at least for a little while, and released in early March just in time for the start of an unjust war in Eastern Europe. Sometimes hard times are thrust upon us, and other times we create our own.

The title comes from a Ukrainian folk tale about a great evil and it's murderous intent.

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released March 4, 2022

Mat O'Neill - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Sophie Jones - Guitar, Vocals, Ukulele

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The Distance Manchester, UK

The Distance are an acoustic-ish duo based in Northern England which is a bit like Southern America.

They have so far sucessfully avoided having to spend any time at all outside among the baying crowds by carving out a humble living as musicians.

They dream of one day giving it all up to raise geese on the falkland islands, but the rents are prohibitive and their sat-nav is crap. ... more

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