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Sovay​/​Rondes de Loudeac

from Holding Our Own by IONA

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Sovay/Rondes de Loudeac
Cornish/Breton

Unsure of the state of mind of her beloved, Sovay, a bold lass, decides to put him to the test. Disguising herself as a highwayman, she accosts him and demands his worldly goods which he promptly relinquishes save the ring she has given him. When he stubbornly refuses to give up the ring, she allows him to pass. The following day she pays him a visit. Finding him distraught over his losses, she reveals her subterfuge and returns his possessions. "However," she informs him, "had you handed over the ring, I would have shot you dead!" We pepper the verses of the song with variations of a traditional dance tune from central Brittany.

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from Holding Our Own, released June 1, 1994
Barbara Ryan - Lead vocals, guitar, bodhran, tambourine.
Bernard Argent - Wooden flute, whistles, vocals, doumbek.
Diana McFadden - Cello, bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, vocals.

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IONA Washington, D.C.

IONA has been taking its unique brand of traditional Celtic music to festivals, arts centers, schools & house concerts all over North America and Europe since 1986, blending music from the various Celtic traditions with stories and a little humor - Barbara Ryan (vocals, bouzouki, bodhran), Bernard Argent (flute, doumbek), Chuck Lawhorn (bass), Jim Queen (fiddle, banjo) & Kathleen Larrick (dance). ... more

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