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The term 'Shower of Stones' came directly from the writings of Rev Samuel Marsden when describing the convict women's weapons at the Parramatta Female Factory on Riot day in 1833.

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Shower of Stones by Cliona Molins and Rosie McDonald

You’ve cut all our rations, bead, sugar & meat
We are starved and thirsty ,working through this heat
Are we worth less than men, in over-crowded cells
So we are piling up stones, for the next riot day

Your cruelty is punishing, we make all your rope
We’re tougher than many ,but we’re losing our hope
In overcrowded cells, where the cold wind whistles in
So we are piling up stones, for the next riot day

You’d shame us by burning cropped locks of our hair
Now someone is earning by selling our share
We know who’s pocketing and the monitress agrees
So we are piling up stones, on this riot day

Ann Jarvis , the traitor she cut off our hair
and earned remission for 2 months from here
We all stand out ground ” Don’t cut our hair”
So we are piling up stones, on this riot day

Cruel Rev Marsden lashed two girls in chains
for “polluting our ears’ he sourly exclaimed
Instead of Pastoral care he profits from our work
So we pelted them with stones on this riot day

Climbing like cats on the roof of 3rd class
With stones in our pinnies, pockets and bonnets
The fear in Marsden’s eyes gave strength to our cause
So we threw showers of stones on this riot day

40 soldiers and their officers – to keep us in line
To come down from this roof we were threatened with time
Subdued us by force we had to concede
So we threw down our stones, on this riot day

we threw showers of stones for cutting our hair
we threw showers of stones as fast as we could
we threw showers of stones for the cruelty we bore
we were strong together on this riot day
we were strong together on this riot day
we were strong together on this riot day

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from Mothers of the Nation EP, released February 21, 2021

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Mothers of the Nation Band Sydney, Australia

Inspired by the storytelling tradition and the music of Ireland, Cliona & Rosie (Singer/guitarist in Rosie and Nigel) have collaborated for many years in Sydney band Folklore, and have played many times at the National Folk Festival.
Rosie and Cliona are joined by renowned bluegrass mandolinist Nigel Lever and double bass player Ann Palumbo. ... more

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