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Wild Winds

by Artisan Row

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Sleep now, O sleep now, O you unquiet heart! A voice crying "Sleep now" Is heard in my heart. The voice of the winter Is heard at the door. O sleep, for the winter Is crying "Sleep no more." My kiss will give peace now And quiet to your heart— Sleep on in peace now, O you unquiet heart!
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Monk McClamont's Farewell To Articlave 'Twas in the year of forty and the year of forty too The time I do remember when I bid my friends adieu Our noble ship Provincial well fitted for the sea And commanded by our captain bold bound for America 'Twas on the fourth of April we sailed from Derry Quay Our vessel being well manned bound for America Contrary to our wishes our sails did scarcely fill And by our captain's orders we anchored at Moville But early the next morning when I on deck did stand And looking all around me I say my native land Twould mind you of a desert your eyes with tears would fill When I looked across sweet Articlave and the castle of Downhill When I looked by the tower I saw my native strand Like Moses on Mount Nebo when he viewed the promised land My mind being bound for rambling as I told you before I turned my back upon the scene I might behold no more Farewell unto sweet Articlave where first my breath I drew Farewell my loyal comrades a long farewell to you For now I'm on the ocean and all our sails are full And so swiftly as she does pass by the isle of Innistrahull The names of our good officers I mean for to relate Our captain's name was William and Primshaw was our mate He was as good a captain as e'er a ship did rule And the other was a seaman brave that came from Liverpool The second mate's Cabena his station does well fill Like his father with Sir Hervey in the castle of Downhill When he was young and tender he bound himself to sea And he gained that promotion before that he was free And as for our commander he is so good a man I am scarce fit to praise him when I do all I can But that God may be his pilot wherever he may be And keep him on the chosen path from danger set him free I beg to be excused I have no more to say The pilot he has come on board on the eighteenth day of May One hundred miles to the nearest port he told our captain so Our orders were: "Prepare yourselves, ye have several roads to go.
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Dear heart, why will you use me so? Dear eyes that gently me upbraid, Still are you beautiful – but O, How is your beauty raimented! Through the clear mirror of your eyes, Through the soft sigh of kiss to kiss, Desolate winds assail with cries The shadowy garden where love is. And soon shall love dissolved be When over us the wild winds blow – But you, dear love, too dear to me, Alas! why will you use me so?
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Come all you lads of high renown That would hear of a fair young maiden And she roved out on a summer’s day For to view the soldiers parading They marched so bold and they looked so gay Their colours flying and the bands did play And it caused young Mary for to say “I’ll wed you me my gallant soldier” She viewed the soldiers on parade And as they stood at their leisure And Mary to herself did say: “At last I’ve found my treasure But oh how cruel my parents must be To banish my true love away from me Well I’ll leave them all and I’ll go with thee My bold undaunted soldier” “Oh Mary dear, your parents’ love I pray don’t be unruly For when you’re in a foreign land, Believe me you’ll rue it surely Perhaps in battle I might fall From a shot from an angry cannonball And you so far from your daddy’s hall Be advised by a gallant soldier.” “Oh I have fifty guineas in bright gold, Likewise a heart that’s bolder And I’d leave them all and I’ll go with you My bold undaunted soldier So don’t say no but let me go And I will face the daring foe And we’ll march together to and fro And I’ll wed you, my gallant soldier” And when he saw her loyalty And Mary so true-hearted He said: “My darling, married we’ll be And nothing but death will part us And when we’re in a foreign land I’ll guard you, darling, with my right hand In hopes that God might stand a friend To Mary and her gallant soldier”
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Wild Winds is the debut album from London-based traditional/folk quartet Artisan Row, recorded, mixed and mastered by four times Grammy nominated producer and musician, James McMillan.

Press quotes:

"A fascinating and eminently listenable mix...this is contemporary music with a cosmopolitan flair." The Irish Echo

"An eclectic feast...Wild Winds is a fine first album from a fresh new force on the London Irish scene." Irish Music Magazine

"Chock full of cracking music...an album which delivers on so many levels." Bright Young Folk

"A sophisticated blend of traditional Irish music with a contemporary twist that transcends musical boundaries." FolkWorld

"Adventurous and sophisticated music-making." Fatea Magazine

"The sum total, both aurally and idealistically, is of something fresh and new." The Living Tradition

"Highly accomplished...intelligence and sophistication abounds." fRoots

"Strong playing and singing...romantic and heart-warming music." Songlines

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released April 10, 2017

Artisan Row are:

Conor Doherty – guitars, vocals
Elma McElligott – sax, flute, low whistle, backing vocals
Pete Quinn – piano, keyboard, backing vocals
Karen Ryan – banjo, mandola, fiddle, low whistle

With special guests:
Dave Whitford (bass), tracks 7 and 13
Dave Ohm (drums, percussion), tracks 7 and 13
James McMillan (trumpet), track 7

All tunes and songs traditional, arranged by Artisan Row, with the exception of: Doras de Rían (composed by Elma McElligott and Karen Ryan); Whistler at the Wake (composed by Vincent Broderick); Sleep Now (lyrics: James Joyce, music: Pete Quinn); The March to Kinsale (composed by Tommy Peoples); Dear Heart (lyrics: James Joyce, music: Pete Quinn); Cait agus Áine (composed by Karen Ryan); Mill Hill Turning (composed by Elma McElligott and Karen Ryan); The Dawn Chorus (composed by Elma McElligott); Blackbird Hill (composed by Karen Ryan).

Special thanks to: James McMillan, Dave Whitford, Dave Ohm, Mick Mulvey, Bryan Rooney, Tommy Peoples, Christine Tobin, Máirtín O'Connor, Mary Ryan, Sara Khan and Cédric Lawson.

Recorded at Quietmoney Studios, Hastings, on 2 and 3 July 2016

Engineered, mixed and mastered by James McMillan

Produced by Artisan Row

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Artisan Row London, UK

Celebrating the timeless melodic beauty of traditional Irish music and more, Artisan Row brings together four well-known figures from London's traditional Irish music scene. First performing together in this combination at the 2012 Ennis Trad Festival, the quartet uses its rich textural palette to set the material in striking and ear-catching ways while always respecting the primacy of the melody. ... more

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