The official video for The Marsh Family - IN THE BLEAK. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for the premiere! The song was released on Friday 9th December 2022.

- IF YOU LIKE IT, PLEASE ORDER IT HERE: https://orcd.co/inthebleak
- Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to raise £8,000 for Save the Children in Christmas 2022 as part of their Christmas Jumper Day campaign!

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We chose as our charity partner the wonderful international organisation "Save the Children" whose work helps children keep safe, healthy, and learning in the UK and around the world. The day of the video premiere was Christmas Jumper Day in the UK - and we linked to that campaign which meant that ALL profits from our song and donations to our JustGiving page were doubled by the UK Government. If you want to check out what the charity do, details here: https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/ - their work is all around the world.

Credits:
Written and recorded at home in Faversham by Ben Marsh (vocals, assorted instruments), Danielle Marsh (vocals), Alfie Marsh (vocals, piano), Thomas Marsh (vocals, clarinet, drums), Ella Marsh (vocals, cornet), and Tess Marsh (vocals, percussion).

Mixing and Mastering:
Jez Larder - Skyline Studios, Additional Keys/Programming

Video:
Marsh Family - filmed at sites around us, including Seasalter, Canterbury, Graveney, Dunkirk

Distribution:
Nova Salues and Distribution via The Orchard

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LYRICS:

In the bleak midwinter
Cost of living’s grown
Daren’t turn on the fire
Houses damp and cold
Woe on woe befallen
Woe on woe on woe
In the bleak midwinter
Longing for hope

Our governments don’t solve things
Damage Earth sustains
People try to flee away
Famine, war, and pain
Institutions splinter
Hatred starts to rise
Villains stoke the fire
We all pay the price

But take some heart!
Yes take some heart!

Scandalous and shameful
States of disrepair
Rampant inequality
Food banks everywhere
Histories forgotten
Science gets dismissed
Fascists taking over
How’d it come to this?!

It’s not time to give in
Or hide in the sand
Lift your voices skyward
Ride out if you can
Find a compromise and
Try to play a part
Small steps are beginnings
Take some heart!

So take some heart!
Yes take some heart!