Dervish - The May Morning Dew (feat. Rhiannon Giddens)

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Official audio for "The May Morning Dew" featuring Rhiannon Giddens, from the latest Dervish album The Great Irish Songbook, out now on Rounder Records! Buy/stream The Great Irish Songbook here: https://found.ee/DervishSongbook

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THE MAY MORNING DEW - Rhiannon Giddens
This song tells a heartbreaking story of a man who recalls his old friends, family and loved ones as he walks by their deserted dwellings in post-famine times.

Featuring Rhiannon Giddens - vocals
Cathy Jordan - bodhrán
Liam Kelly - low whistles
Shane Mitchell - accordion
Tom Morrow - fiddle
Michael Holmes - bouzouki
Brian McDonagh - mandola, 12 string guitar
Seamie O'Dowd - acoustic guitar
Anna Houston - cello
Graham Henderson - keys, acoustic guitar

Lyrics to "The May Morning Dew"

How pleasant in winter to sit by the hob
Listening to the sounds and the bark of the dog
Or in summer to wander the wide valleys through
To pick the wild flowers in the May morning dew

Summer is coming, oh summer is near
With the leaves on the trees and the sky blue and clear
The small birds are singing their fond notes so true
And the wild flowers are springing in the May morning dew

The house I was reared in is but a stone on a stone
And all 'round the garden the weeds they have grown
And all the find neighbors that ever I knew
Like the red rose have perished in the May morning dew

God be with the old folks they are all dead and gone
And likewise my brothers young Denis and John
As we tripped through the heather wild hares the pursue
Our joys they were mingled in the May morning dew
Our joys they were mingled in the May morning dew

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