Celtic Folk: By Lake And By Lee (lyrics by Donna D.)

[stoman]

This is the latest song Donna and I collaborated on. I loved her lyric from the very first moment, and I'm glad she asked me to put it to music as folk is one of my favorite styles.

Lyrics: Donna Devine
Vocals & Violin: Robyn McKenzie
Guitar, Bass & Spoons: Billy Playle
Bodhran: Vincent Pompe van Meerdervoort
Composed, arranged & mixed by Steffen Offermann

By Lake And By Lee

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Some of the tracks were recorded in a very poor quality. This is the best I could do mixing-wise.

By Lake and By Lee
© 2010 Donna Devine

I once loved a young man
By lake and by lee
And he promised that one day
We would cross the green sea
Oh, his blue eyes were bright
As he paid court to me

   But one night a full moon
   Lit this old harbour town
   The press gang lay waiting
   And we saw them too late
   They bound him with ropes
   And dragged him away

I once loved a young man
By grove and by glen
Of all others the kindest
And the fairest of men
He asked should we marry
And I answered back 'When'

   But one night a full moon
   Lit this old harbour town
   The press gang lay waiting
   And we saw them too late
   I fought hard to hold him
   But we both met our fate

   Now I stand on the pier near the place where I fell
   And drowned in the ocean, so legends would tell
   Oh, we travelled the sea, as he'd promised to me
   But he journeyed wide and I journeyed deep

   Oh, one night a full moon
   Lit this old harbour town
   The press gang lay waiting
   And we saw them too late
   They bound him with ropes
   And dragged him away

I once loved a young man
By lake and by lee
And he promised that one day
We would cross the green sea

Regards,
  Steffen

[mr2kewl]

vocals

production

absolulely top shelf in every aspect, Steffen!!



welcome aboard.

[lectric]

Beautiful!!! Nothing in this was poor quality. Thank You for sharing.  Nice way to start a Sunday morning.

[SE]

Nothing poor quality about this, just a great sound, vox and violin are the standout, love to hear more.

[boneonbone]

Great songwriting and delivery.  Nothing sub-par about it....Loved it!  Style is right up my alley.  Keep 'em coming!

[stoman]

Thank you all for the nice comments! Glad you like it!

Regards,
  Steffen

[The Gobi Desert Canoe Club]

This one of the lovliest songs I've heard in quite a while, songcrafting at its best........Willie

[Kevin Mammoth]

mmm, beautiful song and performances all round, and fantastic production, so clear and pure  - really lovely to listen to, well done!

[stoman]

Thanks, Willie and Kevin!

The kudos should go to the great lyricist and musicians I had the privilege to work with. I wouldn't have been able to do that on my own.

Regards,
  Steffen

[lg]

Oh this is so awesome!
I've been listening to this all day down at work.....
I love this song so much.
Bravo

LG