Limited Edition Hand-Stamped, White Label Double Black Vinyl in Kraft Board Sleeve + 36-page 'Sixteen Folk Songs' Booklet. Numbered Edition of 500.
Includes Limited Edition Cassette of 'Our Singing Tradition' Vol. 1.
Includes Broadside Hacks Logo Long Sleeve Tee.
Includes Broadside Hacks Logo Tote Bag.
Includes unlimited streaming of Songs Without Authors Vol. 1
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lyrics
When I was a young girl my fortune was set
I once went a courting a true sailor lad
I courted him fondly by night and by day
But now like a sailor he’s gone far away
My love he was handsome in every degree
My parents despised him because he loved me
But they can despise him and say what they will
Whilst there’s breath in my body I'll love that lad still.
If I were a blackbird I’d whistle and sing
Follow the vessel my true love sailed in
And on the top rigging I’d there build my nest
And pillow my head on his lily-white breast
He promised to meet me at Donnybrook Fair
With a bunch of blue ribbon to tie up my hair
And if I should meet him I’d crown him with joy
While I kissed the lips of my own sailor boy
If I were a blackbird I’d whistle and sing
Follow the vessel my true love sailed in
And on the top rigging I’d there build my nest
And lay my head down on his lily-white breast
When I was a young girl my fortune was set
I once went a courting a true sailer lad
I courted him fondly by night and by day
And now like a sailor he’s gone far away
credits
from Songs Without Authors Vol. 1,
released September 12, 2021
Sophie Harris: Vocals.
Campbell Baum: Vocals, Guitar.
Sam Grassie: Guitar.
Frank Wright: Double Bass.
Jamie Staples: Drums.
Patrick Fitzroy: Percussion
Violin: Oliver Hamilton.
Viola: Aidan Hargreaves.
Cello: Gary Traynor
Recorded at The Vault, Greenwich and The Bookhouse, Bermondsey. Produced by Patrick Fitzroy. Engineered by Ian Hansen and Frank Wright. String arrangement by Campbell Baum; Orchestrated by Frank Wright.
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