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The Emigrant's Song

from A Celebration of Twenty by IONA

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The Emigrant’s Song/Saltash/Kelenn(Holly Tree)
- Cornish trad
Thanks to Dalla, we found this song of an American returned to the homeland, which we sing in shape note style. Two traditional Cornish tunes evolve from the song, one a dance tune, the other a Christmas carol.

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EMIGRANT’S SONG

I’m a stranger to this country,
From America I come.
There is no one here does know me,
They do not know my name.
I’m a stranger to this country,
And I’ll tarry for a while,
And then I’ll wander further
For many a long mile.

The moon shall set in darkness.
The stars will give no light
If ever I unfaithful prove
To my dear heart’s delight.
All in the midst of ocean
Shall grow the myrtle tree,
If ever I deceitful prove
To the one that goes with me.
© 2006 Barnaby Productions Inc.

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from A Celebration of Twenty, released May 15, 2006
Barbara Tresidder Ryan (lead vocals, Celtic bouzouki)
Bernard Argent (wooden flute, whistles, vocals)
Chuck Lawhorn (bass guitar, vocal) since 2001
Andrew Dodds (fiddle)

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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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