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Greg Caffrey – "Bloody Hand" from Belfast Confetti | David Kennedy & Elitsa Desseva (Live)

Baritone David Kennedy and pianist Elitsa Desseva perform "Bloody Hand" from Belfast Confetti, a song cycle by Greg Caffrey (b. 1963) set to poems by Ciaran Carson (1948 – 2019). The work reflects on the haunting aftermath of the Troubles in Belfast. Bloody Hand by Ciaran Carson Your man, says the Man, will walk into the bar like this — here his fingers Mimic a pair of legs, one stiff at the knee — so you’ll know exactly What to do. He sticks a finger to his head. Pretend it’s child’s play — The hand might be a horse’s mouth, a rabbit or a dog. Five handclaps. Walls have ears: the shadows you throw are the shadows you try to throw off. I snuffed out the candle between finger and thumb. Was it the left hand Hacked off at the wrist and thrown to the shores of Ulster? Did Ulster Exist? Or the Right Hand of God, saying Stop to this and No to that? My thumb is the hammer of a gun. The thumb goes up. The thumb goes down. Live recording from Festival LIEDBasel May 26, 2024 | Musik- und Kulturzentrum Don Bosco Video & editing: Maryana Rogowska Sound: Darren Hayne © LIEDBasel