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Lost and Found

from Lost & Found by Banjo Jen

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This song is written from the point of view of an old restored Gibson banjo I bought from a guy selling second-hand instruments in a church hall in Devon at a folk festival! I fell in love with that beautiful (but not particularly useful!) banjo and it made me think about what stories it might be able to tell if it could speak. I know, that sounds a bit weird and trippy, but how the hell had it gone from being made in America in the 1920s to ending up in a church hall in a small English town almost 100 years later? Which weirdos (before me) had played it? What had it seen? Probably more than I ever will!

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Said little Missy I’m over here
Been waiting on you for many a year
Take me home, love me please
I’m the sweetest little thing that you ever did see
Told some tales in my time
Stories spun these strings of mine
Brought to life through many hands
In mountains, bars and far-flung lands

A hundred years I’ve travelled this world
Across the land and the seas my girl
A hundred years I’ve made my sound
A hundred years I’ve been lost and found
…Lost and found

No records kept when I was made
No one knows where first I played
Got a number on my back
Nobody knows much more than that
Parts of me they’re lost for good
But there lie memories in this wood
Taken apart, put back whole
Never lost my heart, never lost my soul

A hundred years I’ve travelled this world
Across the land and the seas my girl
A hundred years I’ve made my sound
A hundred years I’ve been lost and found
…I’ve covered some ground

A hundred years, a hundred years, oh oh a hundred years
A hundred years, a hundred years, oh oh a hundred years

Oh the things I’ve seen and the tunes I’ve played
Lost count of all the friends I made
Where they are now you never can tell
Some will be in heaven, the best will be in hell
Yes little Missy I’ve seen it all
The poor can rise and the rich can fall
The bad do good and the good do bad
Can all depend on the luck you’ve had

A hundred years I’ve travelled this world
Across the land and the seas my girl
A hundred years I’ve made my sound
A hundred years I’ve been lost and found
…Now to me you’re bound

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from Lost & Found, released April 14, 2018
Written by Banjo Jen
Banjo / vocals - Banjo Jen
Double bass - John Griffiths
Percussion / backing vocals - Mark Stoney
Recorded and produced by Mark Stoney

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'Original Americana with Yorkshire personality'.

Banjo Jen’s eagerly-awaited second EP ‘Cloud of Dust’ is out now! A collection of the more country-style songs in her repertoire, it features a full band (including backing vocals by Bob Harris Emerging Artist 2022 award-winner Lauren Housley) and is produced by AMA UK award-nominee Thomas Dibb. ... more

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