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It was at the Gaiety Theatre in Simla (founded in 1887and still going strong) that Coming Home was sung for the first time during the Comex Musical Kenaki conducted by the late Stephen Burnett and recorded by the late Gordon Partridge (Canadian members of Comex 9), to both of whom Coming Home is here dedicated. This version of Coming Home was recorded in a gesture of comradeship by Canadian members of Comex across Canada from studios in Vancouver and Toronto on 'Thanksgiving': Alistair Eagle and Ken Stewart in Vancouver; Judy and Fiona Burnett, Victoria Hadden, Elizabeth Tucci, Joy D'Souza, Joyce Mino, Duncan Parker, Kiera Brown-Lyons, and Luyse Groulx in Toronto. Produced by Chris Brown-Syed of Toronto and the University at Buffalo, and engineered by Bernie Cisternas at Number 9 Sound, Toronto. And, finally, a 'live' recording by Gordon Partridge from the Gaiety Theatre in Simla, of the well known ballad The Captains of the Road in tribute to friends of Comex: the Sikh drivers of heavy vehicles on The Grand Trunk Road. |
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Chorus: I'm coming home home, Coming home, To the things I love and they belong to me-e, I'm coming home.
To the bosom of a cherished hamlet, To smoke clouds rising in the sky. To the music of a rushing stream, To the sound of a breathless sigh:
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To comrades long ago forgotten, To memories in a glass of wine; Roasting coffee beans and baking bread, Footsteps on the sands of time:
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To churchbells on a winter’s morning, To trees stripped bare of autumn leaves. To the signs of early spring returning To the sparrows nesting in the eaves:
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To the happy sounds of song and laughter, To the company of so many trusted friends. To the early frosts and misty evenings, To the place where every journey ends.
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Top row from left to right: Duncan Parker, Victoria Hadden, Alistair Eagle, Joyce Mino, Fiona and Judy Burnett Bottom group from left to right: Elizabeth Tucci, Joy D’Souza and Luyse Groulx. |