Down In the Willow Garden (Featuring Cáit Ní Riain)

by Paul Dunworth

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'Down in the Willow Garden'' is an old Traditional Murder ballad which seems to have originated from Ireland but found its way across the atlantic to the Appalachian region of the United States.

It is a song about a man who murders his lover and now faces the gallows. Historically it was also known as ''Rose Connelly''.

Although depicting a dark tale of depravity the track has a beautiful melodic structure

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Down in the willow garden
Me and my true love did meet,
It was there we were courtin',
My love fell off to sleep.

I had a bottle of burgundy wine,
My true love she did not know.
It was there I murdered that dear little girl
Down on the banks below.

I ran my saber through her,
It was a bloody knife,
I threw her into the river,
It was an horrible sight.

My father often told me
That money would set me free
If I would murder that dear little girl
Whose name was Rose Connelly.

Now he stands there at his cabin door,
Wiping the tears from his eyes,
Gazing there on his only son,
Upon the scaffold high.

My race is run beneath the sun,
The devil is waiting for me,
For I did murder that dear little girl
Whose name was Rose Connelly.

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released December 28, 2022

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Paul Dunworth Limerick, Ireland

Paul's colorful arrangements are built on a contrast between raw passionate vocals and melodic guitar accompaniments. His latest EP ''Through A Forest'' due for release in December 2019 is a collection of honest storytelling combining personal experience and natural observation.

A modern Folk Artist with a unique quality.

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