Down To The Sea

from The Singles by Martin Praetorius

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"An amazing songwriter." - Fiachna Ó Braonáin, RTE Radio 1
"A great singer & troubadour." - Eoin O'Neill, Clare FM

'Down To The Sea' is the new single from Martin Praetorius' forthcoming album 'It's OK, I'm still laughing!'

It features Blackie O'Connell, who is one of the most exciting Uilleann Pipers in Irish Traditional Music.

The idea for this cross-genre collaboration evolved over the past couple of months, with Martin hanging out in Doolin, Co. Clare, for most of his time and becoming a follower and fan of Blackie's band 'Dubhlinn' with Cyril O'Donoghue and Eoghan Neff, who play in the pubs of this hot-spot of traditional music 4 nights a week during the summer season.

lyrics

Down to the sea
© Martin Praetorius

I got weary
So I walked down to the sea
To the cool of the water
To find serenity
And I hold
And I breathe
Feel the ground
Underneath

The house is simple
The doors are open wide
With plenty of windows
To let in air and light
And I rise
And I sleep
I feel the tide
Come over me

The soul is as light as a feather
The weight that I carry is deep
I'm shouting my name at the weather
And it's shouting my name back at me

I got weary
So I walked down to the sea
To the cool of the water
And I found peace in me

credits

from The Singles, track released November 25, 2022
Down To The Sea, written and © Martin Praetorius
ISRC QMEU32105323

Martin Praetorius – vocals, acoustic guitar
Blackie O'Connell – uilleann pipes
Ulrich Rode – electric & acoustic guitars
Marius Goldhammer – bass
Mario Garruccio – drums

mixed by Martin Praetorius in a house in Keel West, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, and the Aille River Hostel, Doolin, Co. Clare, Ireland

mastered by Fritz Fey at Double-D Mastering, Oberhausen, Germany

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