The Baba Yaga Suite, by Ian Rutherford

The Baba Yaga Suite

by Ian Rutherford

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1.	Baba Yaga Suite (i) Forest 03:01	info	buy track
2.	Baba Yaga Suite (ii) Tears 05:06	lyrics	buy track
Verse 1 -------- Deep in a Russian forest Sleeping on an ancient stove Snores to shake the ceiling A hag with wisdom to behove In a hut on the legs of a chicken Joined by her soul friends Eating the naughty children That’s how this story ends Chorus -------- Baba Yaga Baba Yaga Boney hag, Earth mother Baba Yaga Baba Yaga Mortar pestle broom Baba Yaga Baba Yaga Hut on chicken legs Baba Yaga Baba Yaga Spinning screeching doom Verse 2 -------- Travelling in a mortar Or a chicken hut that spins Screeching to a creaking stop Then an iron toothy grin Interlude (i) ------------- She may be a guardian spirit Goddess of wisdom and death The bone mother Death and rebirth Wild and untameable Eater of all the bad children Chorus Interlude (ii) ------------- Baba Yaga’s tears Are for the children she has eaten Baba Yaga’s tears Are for the ones that got away Baba Yaga’s tears Are for her sisters Baba Yaga’s tears Are for her soul friends Baba Yaga’s tears Are for herself Verse 3 --------- But if you’re pure of heart And your deeds and answers are good You’ll escape with some wisdom And avoid a fate most rude Fences made from skulls Whose eyes glow in the night Suggest to me your chances Are very, very slight Chorus
3.	Baba Yaga Suite (iii) Flight 01:52	info	buy track
4.	Baga Yaga Suite i, ii, & iii 10:00	lyrics	buy track
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Baba Yaga is a fairy tale witch from the Russian/Slavic cultures.
In 1870 composer Modest Mussorgsky included a scene in his Pictures At An Exhibition based on a picture by Victor Hartmann - The Hut On Hen's Legs (Baba Yaga).

In 1971 Emerson, Lake and Palmer did a progressive rock release of Pictures At An Exhibition and The Hut of Baba Yaga and The Curse of Baba Yaga was brought to my attention.

Over lunch, a discussion of the names of Russian restaurants, the most interesting being "Vodka Borscht & Tears", conjured up the working title "Baba Yaga's Tears" upon which I begin thinking ...

The resulting Baba Yaga Suite is comprised of three pieces:
(i) Forest - a piano instrumental with classical influences that moves through the forest approaching Baba Yaga's hut

(ii) Tears - a rock song with lyrics about Baba Yaga, her hut, her tears (as imaged by me) and her victims

(iii) Flight - a progressive rock influenced instrumental depicting a victim running from Baba Yaga in her mortar and pestle.

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released November 29, 2017

Composition & Lyrics: Ian Rutherford

(i) Forest
Piano: Ian Rutherford

(ii)Tears
Electric Piano, Hammond Organ, Synthesisers: Ian Rutherford
Vocal: Jacob Grow (Fiverr)
Backing Vocals: Jacob Grow
Speaking: Jacob Grow
Bass: maxbalakleyev (Fiverr)
Drums: Maurizio Antonini drumsrecording (Fiverr)
Guitar Solo: freddyparra (Fiverr)
Soprano: leproz (Fiverr)
Backing Vocals: Elizabeth - Allformusic (Fiverr)

(iii) Flight
Piano, Hammond Organ, Synthesisers, Keyboard Bass - Ian Rutherford
Drums - Glenn Welman (Fiverr)

Artwork:
Baba Yaga Image AlexanderPavlov/Shutterstock
Hut on Chicken Legs AnnaTamila/Shutterstock

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Ian Rutherford Melbourne, Australia

Ian is a Melbourne keyboard player and songwriter.

The Plus Five band is a range of mainly vocalists, drummers and guitarists that perform my compositions and augment my keyboards.

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