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An eerie ballad from Orkney, a cluster of islands off the northern tip of Scotland. There are many traditional tales of silkies or selkies, creatures that are seals in the sea, but shapeshift into humans on land. Their interactions with people often end in sorrow. Sule Skerry itself is a small, lonely, low-lying isle about 40 miles west of Orkney Mainland; it is just the kind of place to conjure up such flights of fancy, This is a variant of Child Ballad 113.

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from Lullabee: A sampler of a cappella songs from Elspeth Cowie, released August 7, 2023
Words: Traditional, arranged Elspeth Cowie. The tune is thought of as traditional in Scotland, but there are suggestions that it was written in the 1950s by an American called Jim Waters. If this is so, and anyone knows so beyond doubt, please email me any details that you have through my website.

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Elspeth Cowie is a leading singer of folk and traditional songs, notably from Scotland, but also Americana. Her life and musical journey has spanned many places, genres, and decades. This shows in the arrangements she produces across, and sometimes fusing, genres. "If a song's got soul, it's worth singing whatever the label on it," she says. "Why paint with just one colour?" ... more

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