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The Fairy Glen

from The Woman in the Moon by Bróna McVittie

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Named after the Fairy Glen in Rostrevor, along which I used to walk to school. The song tells the story of the Leannan Sidhe - the dark fairy muse committed to our folkloric heritage by W.B.Yeats, which features in well-known ballad My Lagan Love. An encounter with the dark fairy in the glen results in a transformation - human to crow.

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As I roved out upon
The green fields of the meadow
I wandered past the Fairy Glen
And somebody whispered to me
Gleann na sidhe

I saw a beauty on the breeze
Her eyes were blue as sapphire
I swear her garment was as green
As the laurel tree, as the laurel tree

Her lips were red like rubies
Her hair was black as night
Her voice like crystal waters
Running by, running by

And beauty kissed me softly
Upon my feathered brow
And I was elevated
For to fly, for to fly

There’s nowhere else on God’s green earth
That I would rather be
Than to see the mountains sweeping down
To the sea, to the sea

credits

from The Woman in the Moon, released October 2, 2022
Written, recorded and produced by Bróna
Double bass: Oli Hayhurst
Vocals, harp, guitar, synth: Bróna McVittie
Drums: Marius Rodrigues
Mastered by RedRedPaw

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Bróna McVittie Northern Ireland, UK

Pioneering her own brand of cosmic folk, Bróna McVittie both deftly reimagines traditional folk and crafts her own nature- inspired songs with a rich mix of folk and electronic instruments. As The Guardian describes it “You’re put in the place of a bird navigating wide open landscapes, absorbing light, space and air. This is music that takes you on its wing, and gives you fresh visions” ... more

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