Willow Garden - Murder Ballad - in C# - A Capella with Violin Drone

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This is @danaidhbee posting to you from Scotland today with a Murder Ballad called “Willow Garden”. I will sing it A Capella with a violin/strings drone chord on my keyboard and some reverb on my microphone.

“Willow Garden”/ “Down in the old willow garden”/ “Rose Connelly” are all known names for this song . It is an Appalachian Murder Ballad about a man who killed his lover. He poisoned her wine, stabbed her to death, and threw her into a river. He then confessed and was walked through the town to where his life was taken, presumably hung, drawn, and quartered for his awful crimes against such a sweet innocent young girl.

I cried the first time I heard this song, and it still moves me every time I hear it. I cried a little when I played back my recording today. The melodies are rich, beautiful and extremely sad and moving whilst briefly telling a gruesome story of a horrific murder.

(Lyrics)
“Down in the old willow garden, where me and my love did meet,
It was there we sat a-courtin’, when my love fell off to sleep,
Well I had a bottle of burgundy wine,
My love she did not know,
It was there I poisoned that poor little girl,
Down on the banks below,

Rai,rai,rai,rai,rai —— Rai rai rai,

Well I drove my saber through her, it was a bloody knife,
I threw her into the river, it was a dreadful sight,
For my father often told me, that money would set me free,
It was there I murdered that poor little girl, Whose name was Rose Connelly,

Rai,rai,rai,rai,rai —— Rai,rai,rai,

Now my father stands at his cabin door,
Wiping his tear dimmed eyes,
For his only son soon shall walk, to yonder scaffold high,
And now it’s time to leave you all, it’s time to say my goodbyes,
For they are going to stretch me up, between the Earth and skies,

For my race is run beneath the sun, the devil is waiting for me,
For I did Murder that poor little girl, whose name was Rose Connelly.”

Thank you for listening. I hope you enjoyed my version of Willow Garden today and you are not too deeply affected by this sad and tragic song/story. It is a song and melody that is close to my heart because the storyline is very image and emotion provoking whilst the melody is rich and harmonious, and haunting.

Here is Lankums version, they are an amazing Irish band, huge inspiration to me. Their female singer “Radie Peat” is just sensational and spine chillingly talented and beautiful!

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Damn, that's beautiful . Get this out to the folk clubs you'll have everyone in tears.

😢 yehh. it's a toughie... it's hard to sing and hard to refrain from crying whilst singing about the tragic story and haunting melodies.
thanks for listening dude

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Ok, the melody and harmony are quite beautiful! Inspiring, maybe it's because of that soulful energy that they make you want to cry, but the story and lyrics of the song, man, what a bizarre thing to say 😂 I don't see that as inspiring! However, you can't deny that it's pure art, and inspiration comes from wherever! Your voice is spectacular! Wonderful singing. Thank you so much for the music. 🎵🎶🙏💯🎆🎇🍂⚖️👊🏵️💫💥🎊🎼✨🔥😎

It’s something in the melody that’s soulful, the lyrics just play with the soul a bit and confuses us to what the song makes us feel I guess,
Thanks for listening and appreciating :)
Have a peaceful day dude 👍

Qué melodía más relajante y bella! Escucharte transmite una tranquilidad increíble. Además, esas respiraciones entre cada parte le dan un toque emotivo de dinámica tras dinámica que crea un contraste magnífico

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What a relaxing and beautiful melody! Listening to you conveys an incredible tranquility. Also, those breaths between each part give it an emotional touch of dynamic after dynamic that creates a magnificent contrast.

🙏 thank you so much for listening and giving an awesome compliment my friend. I really appreciate feedback and comments more than any votes and £$€ it’s good to communicate through music as it is so expressive.
This song is deep and unforgettable, again, thanks for coming by and listening :)
Have good night