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Heading Up North

from Through Train Windows by Norine Braun

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    “ Sleeping Buffalo sets a solemn melodic mood to open what quickly becomes rocking. The driving boogie of Jerkwater Town snarls while Climbing Table Mountain just pulses with a jazzy undertone. Braun has really great phrasing, smoothly rolling over her varied material.” Stuart Derdeyn The Vancouver Sun.



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    “Her voice has the viscosity of a jazz crooner, the elegance of a gospel singer, and the heart of a blues artist.” Bryan Rogers

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    Producer: Adam Popowitz Mixing and Mastering: Rear Window Song and Sound Studios Norine Braun: Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Rhythm Guitar Adam Popowitz: Lead Guitar/Bass: Elliot Polsky: Drums/Percussion: Alice Fraser: Keys and Harmony Vocals on Rue St. Jean and I’m Going Home Huggybear Leonard: Blues Harp Steve Hilliam: Tenor Sax

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lyrics

Heading Up North

Heading up north
Near Moose River
Leave today
Read the note
Tucked under the wiper blade
Snow dusted and entrusted
I’ll see you someday
Heading up North
On the Polar Bear Express Railway

Heading up north
In orange autumn by the bay
Like the wild birds migrating
They never stay
Winter’s coming
On these wetlands
Rivers freezing on up
Heading up north
To watch the flyway
And get away

Heading up north Heading up north

Heading up north
Summer’s sunshine
Begins to fade
Packed my long johns
Got a wool toque
Winter shades
Grandma’s duvet with her brocade
Guaranteed to keep warm
Heading up north
Before the ice storms close the way

Heading up north
With my stories
For company
On the cold nights
When the frost bites
Chilblains bleed
Unforgiving is the landscape
I will muse the days
Heading up north
Where I’m stardust and silver grey
Heading up north Heading up north

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from Through Train Windows, released December 7, 2018
Words and Music Norine Braun
Vocals: Norine Braun
Acoustic Guitar: Norine Braun
Electric Guitar: Adam Popowitz

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Norine Braun Vancouver, British Columbia

Her signature funky folk-blues sound simply cannot be matched. Best listened to as loud as your neighbours will tolerate. Abortmag

Her music sounds like the union of Nick Cave with Patti Smith & City and Colour deep in the Canadian forests.
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An imaginative display of fine musicianship, potent vocals and heartfelt lyrics, talent like hers doesn't exactly come around too often. Music Emission
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