Thomas Hardy's poem describes the autumn fair at
Pummery (Poundbury). Thousands of sheep are auctioned,
but in torrential rain. In the third verse, the fair is
many years in the past, and the poet looks back to
reconsider the whole event. My new music sets the
evocative poem as a song. It includes a melody for the
low D whistle to give an interlude before the last
verse.
, 09 Oct 2023 at 18:12 
SHEET MUSIC