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The House Carpenter

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    12 traditional songs reworked by Ranagri
    Released February 28, 2014

    Produced and recorded by Donal Rogers for Goatskin Records

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"The House Carpenter", also known as "James Harris", "James Herries", or "The Daemon Lover" (Roud 14, Child 243)

Original artwork by Emily Durtnall.

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Well met, well met, my own true love.
Well met well met cried he.
I've just returned from the salt salt sea,
And it's all for the love of thee.

I could have married a a king's daughter there
She would have married me.
But I have forsaken her crowns of gold
And it's all for the love of thee.

Now will you forsake your house carpenter
And come along with me?
I'll take you where the grass grows green
On the banks of the salt, salt sea.

Six ships, six ships all out at sea,
Seven more upon dry land;
One hundred and ten - all brave sailor men,
Will be at your command.

So she put on her rich attire,
So glorious to behold
And he's cast his glamour over her
And she shone just like glittering gold.

They had not sailed a league, a league
And I'm sure it was not three
When she espied his cloven foot
And she wept most bitterly.

No why do you weep my own true love,
Do you weep for your golden store?
Or are you weeping for the house carpenter
That you'll never see anymore?

What hills, what hills are those my love,
Hills so fair and high?
Those are the hills of Heaven my love
And they're not for you nor I.

What hills, what hills are those my love,
Hills so dark and low?
Those are the hills of Hell my love
Where you and I must go.

And he's taken the foremast all in his hand
And the main mast by his knee;
He broke the ship into two clean halves
And it sank to the bottom of the sea.

Donal Rogers Vocals/Guitars
Jean Kelly Electric Harp
Eliza Marshal Flutes/Whistles
Tad Sargent Bodhran/Bouzouki

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from Tradition, track released December 15, 2013

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Ranagri London, UK

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Anglo Irish 4 piece alt folk. Dónal Rogers. Eliza Marshall, Eleanor Dunsdon, Jordan Murray.. inc flutes, whistles, harp, piano, bodhrán, dulcimer,guitars & bouzouki.
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