Name: The Lowlands of Holland
Duration: P00H04M21S
Description: ‘The Lowlands of Holland’ is the new single from Glasgow based folk trio ELÍR. The song tells the story of a young women who has been left bereft after her love is press-ganged into joining the Navy and tragically drowns on the voyage to New Holland.

The Lowlands of Holland

by ELÍR

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‘The Lowlands of Holland’ is the new single from Glasgow based folk trio ELÍR. The song tells the story of a young women who has been left bereft after her love is press-ganged into joining the Navy and tragically drowns on the voyage to New Holland.

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On the night that I was married and lay in my marriage bed
There came a bold sea-captain and he stood at my bedhead
Saying “Rise a rise young Riley, and come along with me
To the lowlands of Holland, to fight and never flee.”

Now Holland is a pretty place for my love to dwell in
But there's no deep sea harbour for a sailor to remain
Where the sugarcane is plentiful and tea grows on every tree
And the lowlands of Holland lie between my love and me.

I will build my lover a bonny boat, a boat with silver sails
With four and twenty young mariners for to rock her through the waves
Come all you ranting roaring lads come on boys pull away
For I never had but one true love and he is far away

Oh hold your tongue my daughter, be still and be content.
There's men enough in Galloway, you need not sore lament.
Oh there's men enough in Galloway, alas there's none for me
For I never had a love but one and (cut) he’s drowned in the sea.

No shawl goes around my shoulder and no comb goes through my hair
No candlelight nor firelight will shine in my bower fair
Nor shall i sleep with any man until the day I die
For the Lowlands of Holland parted my love and I

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released October 24, 2019
David Lombardi - Lead fiddle
Niamh MacKaveney - Vocals and fiddle
Jean Damei - Guitar

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ELÍR Glasgow, UK

ELÍR is a contemporary folk trio based in Glasgow who merge together a variety of folk traditions, genres and styles to create a musical landscape rich in colour and layers of sound.

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