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Red Maple

by Norine Braun

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This song was inspired by a large maple tree that sits in front of our living room facing south in a 3 story apartment. Through out the years we watched a pair of crows raise their family on her branches, raccoons spending a night, squirrels, hummingbirds, robins and flickers resting or playing on the branches. The beautiful tree fills up our balcony in the summer giving us shade and privacy and beauty year round.
Red Maple intends to capture their beauty and joy.  In these challenging times it's good to be reminded of the simple sweetness of maple trees and just be.

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RED MAPLE
Maple glisters out my window pane
Smiling shyly as I speak her name
Red maple bowing how she still remains

Down her leaves fly helicopters

Maple flowers and our memories rest
In her brown arms where the crows made nests
Dreams are woken beating robin’s breast

Down her leaves fly helicopters

And when I see her whether flush or withered dry
Once the sun’s upon her
Lifts me up with hue and clamour

Red scarlet maple with her fiery mane
Flows ever wildly as the wind reframes
Dew eyed and wistful hummingbird refrains

Down her leaves fly helicopters

Maple autumn warms the chilly air
Full moon it perches midst her branches bare
Red maple leaves lying crisp declare

Down her leaves fly helicopters

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released March 17, 2022
Words and music by Norine Braun, produced by Adam Popowitz, who also played lead guitar and bass alongside Elliot Polsky on drums and percussion, Alice Fraser on keyboards with Braun supplying rhythm guitar and vocals. Mixed and Mastered Rear Window Song and Sound

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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 ... more

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