Raised with the gospel in old time tradition
I was sixteen with marriage at hand
We planned to marry when he made the dowry
My father said nay, he is poor man
We thought to eloping, our families abandon
No where to go but to leave Pennsylvania
Full moon at moonlight, first week in April
I tried to seem patient, but inside I trembled
My name's Rebecca, I pilot this flatboat
River's my sister, Ohio
I lift my voice I sing and I praise
But life with no husband is sorrow
On the night of our leaving I took a dark mare
It was my brother's — my father's revenge
He shot my David in charges of stealing
I had the money and off I ran
A riverman found me and he took me in
Kept me the summer, I learned about men
We never married, he was drunk most the time
One night I pushed him down in a river's deep bend
This New Haven duo write bright and emotionally resonant folk music where sweeping strings elevate gorgeous melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 23, 2021
Edd Donovan's day job as a social worker brings a sense of empathy to his elegantly constructed political folk music. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 26, 2019