Nastee Chapel perform their original song 'Innocent Burning' live at the Words & Music Festival, Nantwich 2022. The song tells a story of the Albigensian Crusade of 1209 and will be featured on the duo's upcoming debut album to be released in 2023.

One of the oldest surviving folk stories with renditions found across the world. It's a ballad of the death and resurrection of the Corn God, known as Beowa in Pre-Christian U.K., and personified here as John Barleycorn. Sometimes called 'The Passion of the Corn' we learn that in order to reap the rewards of the barley crop we must uphold our role of sowing the seed, tending the plant and eventually sacrificing the grand corn King's body to feed our bellies with bread, wine and ale. Our musical arrangement is largely influenced by Martin Carthy's 1966 version, which is also similar to the Mike Waterson arrangement.

This is a stripped back version of our song Down by the River. 0:00 - music 4:27 - chat about the song If you would like to help us record our debut album of 8-10 songs that will include this song, please consider donating to our Kickstarter Campaign that ends on 2nd Novemeber 2022. Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nasteechapel/record-and-release-music-of-nastee-chapel?ref=user_menu Lyrics: VERSE 1 Down by the river where I’m sure my soul was born I hold my bow in my left hand and my arrow I keep drawn High up above me I hear the Kestrel call And something deep within my heart makes me feel so small For if I could spread my wings and soar the endless deep blue skies I’d have no need to prove my worth and I’d have no need for lies But I am like the Salmon just swimming in the stream I navigated every turn the river threw at me I did as I was told to, and I reached the safe, still pool But there’s no one here around me and now I’ve become the fool CHORUS For we all stand together, or we don’t stand at all Watch your tower crumble as you fall And the nights may grow colder, and the day feels so long But the light inside will help to keep you warm VERSE 2 I feel the ground beneath me, the moon shines through the night I hold my bow in my left hand and my arrow in my right I lift my bow up to my eye and I call on the ancient song My right hand brings the arrow with it’s pointed tip so strong For the arrow only soars if it is guided by the bow Without the right alignment it has nowhere to go But if my bow is too weak and my hand is quivering The arrow will be knocked off course and causes suffering But if the two are balanced they can light the endless road Keep the wheel turning and bare the heavy load CHORUS VERSE 3 Down by the river where my soul is laid to rest The tangled folk who spin the wheel have completed their quest I feel the space between me and I neither float nor sink Although I cannot be seen, I am therefore I think And suddenly ‘I’ doesn’t feel like ‘I’ is anymore We dangle from our web to touch our tiptoes on the floor If the connection’s grounded, we’ll send lightening through the skies Release an inner vision to let go of all the lies CHORUS

This is a stripped back version of our song Codeine. 0:00 - music 03:04 - chat about the song If you would like to help us record our debut album of 8-10 songs that will include this song, please consider donating to our Kickstarter Campaign that ends on 2nd Novemeber 2022. Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nasteechapel/record-and-release-music-of-nastee-chapel?ref=user_menu Lyrics: CHORUS Codeine my dream You’re the silent friend I need One to lead me to the woods at night And watch me while I bleed Can’t they see it’s obscene Just what you take from me Like a blanket made of wood and nails You’ll never let me be V1 Bent down double Stretched forth my hand To catch me as I fell But disbelief and apathy would pave my path to hell Oh, legality does not decree Your right to write me out A bullet meant to pacify On deaf ears falls my shout CHORUS V2 As if I didn’t have enough to hold me when I’m down Separate from what I should know, in my own blood I drown Our bodies lay under your hands for countless centuries Blind man’s game with no remorse to test out your theories BRIDGE Don’t try to tell me this is normal That I just can’t take it like they can Don’t try to tell me this is normal I don’t think that you could ever understand. SOLO V3 I followed your words and your lies; I trusted what you said But when I came to criticize it was all just in my head You accept their cheers of trust while you cover me in scars While pedaling a plant can land a person behind bars!