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The Water Is Wide
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A traditional folk song about the vagaries of love...
Solo acoustic folk, with a bit of celtic music thrown in for good measure.
I do mostly acoustic folk music as well as some celtic music. I value well-crafted songs, with solid lyrics and a good melody line. Musicality - harmonies, interesting guitar work - draws me into a song, so I try to bring these qualities into my own music. You can find out more about me at . THE LATEST: My new CD "Now It's Time" will be released on August 31, 2008! Check it out at . I'm quite proud of it and honored to have worked with some of the best folk musicians in Chicago! ************************************ A new interview is now up on the . Host Michael Teach has made it his mission to promote local Chicago musicians. I had a great time working with Michael. Check out the interview! ************************************ I have put up an EP on SoundAid. I hope you will consider going over to their site and making a donation to Heifer International. In return, you can download my or many artists' music. Music to save lives - a pretty good deal, don't you think? ************************************ -The Sound Aid Project is up and running! Take a few minutes to head over to the site, and consider downloading an EP or the "Best Of" CD. A number of fantastic musicians have donated their works to the project, and 100% of the proceeds goes to the Heifer Foundation. Every EP you buy helps to save the life of another. Click here for ************************************ -I was recently interviewed on . If you go to the site, and then click on my name, you'll hear a five minute interview and two of my songs "Morning Quiet" and "Child of Three Mothers". Thanks, Mike - that was fun!
Song Info
Charts
Peak #123
Peak in subgenre #18
Author
traditional; arr. Amy Dixon-Kolar
Rights
2006
Uploaded
March 25, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.0 MB 128 kbps 3:32
Story behind the song
I've loved this song since I was young. I've heard so many fantastic versions of the song, that for a long time I didn't see the need to add another one to the mix. But I couldn't put it down. This is based on the arrangement of a wonderful singer/songwriter from Chicago named Mark Dvorak. Thanks, Mark!
Lyrics
the Water is Wide I can't cross o're And neither have I wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And we both shall row, my love and I There is a ship, and it sails the sea It's laden deep, as deep can be But not as deep, as the love I'm in I know not how I sink or swim I leaned my back against a young oak Thinking he was a trusty tree But first he bent, and then he broke Thus my true love proved false to me Love is handsome, love is kind Gay as a jewel when first it's new But love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like the morning dew The water is wide I cannot cross over And neither have I wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row, my love and I And both shall row, my love and I
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Jackyfr
Jul 02, 2008
tres jolie , cela demontre a mes oreilles une tres grande sensibilité. Jacky