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    The physical CD of "What You Will", with a beautiful design by Jeff Thorneycroft and liner notes with descriptions of each of the songs, plus an included download notification.

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    Jeff Thorneycroft created a beautiful poster for the CD "What You Will: Songs From and Inspired by William Shakespeare's 12th Night", printed on heavy stock matte paper. Also includes three glossy posters: Jeff's Blue Buccaneers crossing the Delaware, Mark Gerking's Tom Mason solo poster, and Pru Clearwater's original Blue Buccaneers poster. To have Tom autograph make note in special instructions.

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Feste's closing song. "The Wind and the Rain" has had many versions in folk music over the centuries, some of which influenced my take.

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When that I was and a little tiny boy,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
A foolish thing was but a toy,
For the rain it raineth every day
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But when I came to man’s estate,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
’Gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate,
For the rain it raineth every day.

But when I came, alas, to wive,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
By swaggering could I never thrive,
For the rain it raineth every day.

But when I came unto my beds,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
With toss–pots still ’had drunken heads,
For the rain it raineth every day.

A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
But that’s all one, our play is done,
And we’ll strive to please you every day.

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from What You Will: Songs from and Inspired by William Shakespeare's 12th Night, released August 24, 2021
Tom Mason and William Shakespeare
©Tom Mason Gas Station Music BMI

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Tom Mason Nashville, Tennessee

Nashvillian Tom Mason splits his time between solo shows, band shows, and Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers, his band of pirates who perform their original sea shanties at folk, tall ships, and pirate festivals around the world. He’s released seven CD’s as well as six with the Blue Buccaneers. In 2024 Mason will release volume 2 of his instrumental Slide Guitar Meditations, and a new solo CD. ... more

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