Raglan Road

Irish classic Raglan Road is often attributed to the late Luke Kelly, Irish singer, folk musician and actor. In fairness, Luke put the 1946 poetry of Patrick Kavanagh to music taking the melody of a much earlier folk song At the Dawning of the Day …. and he made the song famous.

Valeryan’s version here was never intended for release being just a quick demo for a friend who loved the song and subsequently made the video, which One Media released in 2018, along with the single.

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Other Releases

Zephyr

Valeryan’s release as usual tells a story, and the sound is embellished with ambience. The story is set in an autumn woodland and tells of despair…… which is magically tranformed to elation at the sudden appearance of the Zephyr…. This Zephyr is NOT just an ordinary breeze … it’s kinda spooky ….. and strange things happen ……. Enjoy!

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SWAN SONG

Valeryan’s song, as usual tells a story …. which is a typical format within her chosen genre …. “FOLK” . Her story tells of the imagined last flight of the “Fyfe Swan” that made so much news here in UK when, sadly Bird Flu first hit the world.

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PEDRO JON

Valeryan’s upbeat song tells an amusing story – the track needs to be listened to the end where the truth is exposed!! You could say the lyric has a “sting in the tail” … or perhaps that should be “tale”??

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MISTY DAWN

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PHOENIX

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I Was Ozzy (Ozzy’s Response)

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That Beautiful Early Spring Day (Ozzy’s Song)

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DON’T LOOK BACK (Lady in Red)

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RONDO FOR PEACE

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Hallowe’en Fair

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Gotta Be Love

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When I Was In My Prime

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Perhaps It’s All Been a Dream (Shadows)

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Fields of Gold

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Let there be PEACE in our Time

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Still Remembering (2023) feat. Mike Coombs

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Traces from a Childhood Song

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Memories of Amaury

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Chasing Rainbows

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Summer Frolics

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The Kat Song (2019)

A fun song for all cat fans ….. or should that be Kat fans….. it tells just how Valeryan came to have so many of the fury little creatures over the years

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Herald of the Morning

A beautiful reminiscence of childhood and the dawn chorus one freezing morning, long ago, when a blackbird’s song captured the imagination of a child and how the memories of that magical morning remained with her throughout life ……

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Christmas Letter

A wistful story from way back, with an element of truth …. set in a Christmas letter that was never received .. alluding to a relationship that had been broken … but most likely would have been mended … had the letter arrived when it should have done. Writer and arranger Valerie Anne Lawrence…….. – vocals and tracking Valeryan

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First Christmas Morn

New, original Celtic style Christmas Carol for 2022 -released 18th November 2022 – writer Valerie Anne Lawrence (alias writer name for artist VALERYAN – arranger, and all tracking Valeryan 2022

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Perfect Night

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The Holly and The Ivy

Valeryan’s totally different arrangement of the early 1900’s British Folk Christmas Carol …. a very different version from what the listener might expect! Vocals, synths and production Valeryan Richards 2021 – video Gary Quinn NC USA – One Media IP Ltd

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