Craobh Rua - The Pride of the Springfield RoadCraobh Rua - The Pride of the Springfield Road. I love this song!
I met my love out for a walk in the merry month of May
The birds were singing sweetly as we went along the way
She said she loved me dearly, to me she would prove true
If you will go with me my love, sure I will stay with you
And we strolled along the dam, the birds sang loud and gay
It's there I met my bonny brunette, she stole my heart away
Cheeks they are like roses red, and her skin is as white as snow
She's the darling of my heart and the pride of the Springfield Road
Well now we are to marry and we have named the day
Happy to be together as we go along the way
We'll build ourselves a tiny house and a garden for to till
Bring the children up like us, to work in the cotton mill
And we strolled along the dam, the birds sang loud and gay
It's there I met my bonny brunette, she stole my heart away
Cheeks they are like roses red, and her skin is as white as snow
She's the darling of my heart and the pride of the Springfield Road
Well now we have to leave, to her parents we must go
To find out if they'll have me now or if the answer's no
She says they'll treat me kindly, the glass they'll surely fill
Drink a toast to the bride and groom that works in the cotton mill
We strolled along the dam, the birds sang loud and gay
It's there I met my bonny brunette, she stole my heart away
Cheeks they are like roses red, and her skin is as white as snow
She's the darling of my heart and the pride of the Springfield Road
I met my love out for a walk in the merry month of May
The birds were singing sweetly as we went along the way
She said she loved me dearly, to me she would prove true
If you will go with me my love, sure I will stay with you
And we strolled along the dam, the birds sang loud and gay
It's there I met my bonny brunette, she stole my heart away
Cheeks they are like roses red, and her skin is as white as snow
She's the darling of my heart and the pride of the Springfield Road
The Shore 'Neath the Tides, Craobh RuaThe Shore 'Neath the Tides, performed by Craobh Rua(www.craobhrua.com) in concert at the Institute of Musical Traditions (www.imtfolk.org) concert, Takoma Park, MD, USA on April 6, 2011.
Craobh Rua (pronounced CRAVE ROO-AH) translates from Irish to "Red Branch", a name that is well known in Celtic history from the Red Branch Knights of Ulster. Based in Belfast, their music has delighted audiences and earned them wide acclaim and recognition. They are now regarded around the world as one of the finest ambassadors of Irish traditional music. Craobh Rua�s impeccable musicians bring their own individual experience to the group and fuse their talents to bring life to a wide array of instruments such as banjo, mandolin, fiddle, uilleann pipes, tin whistle, guitar and vocals. Craobh Rua takes a refreshing, unpretentious but uncommonly skilled run at some of the greatest music in the world.
Sound: Art Isaacs, Dave Eisner, Stewart Barkley
Lighting: Robyn Ratcliff
Camera: Laura Christoplos, Richard Tufts, Ralph Lillie
Editing: Ralph Lillie
