Hobbyhorse returns to its mystical pagan roots with the release of their latest single 'Fire and Snow,' about Moll Dyer, a woman who was burned as a witch in Leonardtown, Maryland back in the late 1600's
Hobbyhorse is a progressive folk/rock duo from the San Francisco Bay Area. They also host an online music and art venue called Hobbyhorse Cafe
Story behind the song
Our song "Fire and Snow" is about Moll Dyer, a woman who was burned as a witch in Leonardtown, Maryland back in the late 1600's. According to legend, Moll Dyer was a mysterious woman who lived alone and had knowledge of herbal healing. During a harsh winter, the townspeople became suspicious of her and accused her of being a witch. They came to her door one night and set her house on fire. Moll fled to the nearby woods. She collapsed on a rock, balanced one hand upon it, and raised the other while calling a curse down upon the town. A young boy found her the next day. On the rock was burned an impression of her hand and knee. In 1975 a historian located the site where her house may have been. Not far away was a large 875 pound boulder with what looked like the marks of Moll's hand and knee.
Our song brings to life Moll's last moments when she is trapped between the extreme elements of fire and snow. There is no hope for her to survive, but she expresses her power as she curses the town that treated her so wrongly. Her spirit is strong and lives in this legend, in ghostly sightings and beyond.
Lyrics
They're at my window
With wild eyes
Furious flames
Chanting my name
Through the back door
I run for the trees
Where do I go
Between Fire and Snow
I fall down
On a cold white stone
Slowly I turn
Watch it all burn
I raise my hand
To the raging sky
I pull it down
Over this town
Of Fire and Snow
Fire and Snow
