Whitsun Dance from Mynd by Edgelarks: Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin
(lyrics: Austin John Marshall / tune trad.)
We learnt this song from the singing of Shirley Collins. Approaching the centenary of the First World War, it is humbling to think of the women left behind at home, preserving traditions that would otherwise have died, as a whole generation of young men were killed. Marshall writes, "Country dancing kept the memory of their young men alive" (found on mudcat).
Tracklist
| 8. | Whitsun Dance | 4:50 |
Credits
from Mynd,
released September 2, 2013
Phil - chatturangui, electric guitars, harmonica
Hannah - vocals, fiddle
Robbie Burgess - bowed vibraphone
Phil - chatturangui, electric guitars, harmonica
Hannah - vocals, fiddle
Robbie Burgess - bowed vibraphone
License
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Edgelarks fly in on the tailwind of BBC award winning duo Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin. Combining soulful original songwriting with deep folk roots and influences as diverse as Indian classical and American blues, this duo produce a sound like no other.