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He Mistook Her For A Swan

by He Mistook Her For A Swan

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Steve Peck This is a superb collection of songs. Colleen Hodgson's voice just has to be heard; dark & beautiful, deep in it's inherent sadness. Steve Koch's guitar playing is sharp and piercing, providing an undercurrent of emotion. I love his solo on "Paranoid." Best Track: "Milk and Honey," the Jackson C. Frank classic.
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1.
Katie Cruel 03:09
When I first came to town they called me the roving jewel Now they changed their tune they call me Katie Cruel Through the woods I'm going through the boggy mire Straightway down the road till I come to my heart's desire If I was where I would be then I'd be where I am not Here I am where I must be Where I would be I can not When I first came to town they brought me drinks a plenty now they've changed their tune and leave the bottles empty If I was where I would be then I'd be where I am not Here I am where I must be Where I would be I can not When I first came to town they called me the roving jewel Now they changed their tune they call me Katie Cruel
2.
Gold and silver is the Autumn Soft and tender are her skies Yes and no are the answers Written in my true love's eyes Autumn's leaving and winter's coming I think that I'll be moving along I've got to leave her and find another I've got to sing my heart's true song Round and round the burning circle All the seasons, one, two and three Autumn comes and then the Winter Spring is born and wanders free Gold and silver burned my Autumns All too soon they'd fade and die And then, ah there were no others Milk and honey were their lies
3.
In fair Nottamun town, not a soul would look up Not a soul would look up, not a soul would look down Not a soul would look up, not a soul would look down To show me the way to fair Nottamun town I rode a gray horse, a mule roany mare Gray mane and gray tail, a green stripe down her back Gray mane and gray tail, a green stripe down her back There wasn't a hair on her be-what was coal black She stood so still, she threw me to the dirt She tore -a my hide and she bruised my shirt From saddle to stirrup I mounted again And on my ten toes I rode over the plain Met the king and the queen and a company more A-riding behind and a-marching before Came a stark-naked drummer, a-beating a drum With his heels in his bosom come marching along They laughed and they smiled, not a soul did look gay They talked all the while, not a word they did say I bought me a quart to drive gladness away And to stifle the dust for it rained the whole day Sat down on a hard, hot cold frozen stone Ten thousand stood round me and yet I's alone Took my hat in my hand for to keep my head warm Ten thousand got drowned that never was born
4.
Paranoid 03:11
Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify Can you help me occupy my brain? Oh yeah I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find I can't see the things that make true happiness, I must be blind Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal And so as you hear these words telling you now of my state I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but it's too late Can you help me occupy my brain Can you help me occupy my brain I must be paranoid
5.
My young love said to me My bother won't mind And my father won’t slight you For your lack of kine and she turned her head to me and this she did say It will not be long, love Till our wedding day she turned away from me And she moved through the fair and I watched her so swiftly Move here and move there And she turned her way homeward With one star awake like a swan in the evening Moved over the lake Last night I did dream That my dead love came in So softly she entered That her feet made no din and she turned her head to me And this she did say It will not be long, love Till our wedding day
6.
Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go? Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? Sad, deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving Ah, but then you know it's time for them to go But I will still be here, I have no thought of leaving I do not count the time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? And I am not alone while my love is near me I know it will be so until it's time to go So come the storms of winter and then the birds in spring again I have no fear of time For who knows how my love grows? And who knows where the time goes?
7.
Go Your Way 05:07
Drawing water from the well And spilling over on the grass. Walking home my heart is filled with pain. You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love. And as I wander through the trees I'm picking up the windy leaves, I wonder where you may be sleeping now. You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love. And may the west wind speed your travels And the sun be on your hair. And make believe I'm with you All over there, my love, You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love. Friends and strangers bring stories When asked where you might be. Magic stories they have brought to me. You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love. And as I sit mending clothes That you will never ever wear, Looking daily for you I do prepare You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love. Drawing water from the well And spilling over on the grass. Walking home my heart is filled with pain. You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love, You go your way, my love.

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The debut album from Canadian folk duo He Mistook Her For A Swan, exploring the sad and beautiful songs of love, longing and loss from trad British Isles sources and artists like Anne Briggs, Jackson C Frank and Sandy Denny. Dark folk with a twist.

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released August 9, 2020

Colleen Hodgson - Acoustic guitar and vocals
Steve Koch - Accoustic and Electric guitar and vocals
Recorded and Produced by John Borra in Johnny MacLeod's Studio 2019
Mastered by Peter J Moore

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He Mistook Her For A Swan Toronto, Ontario

He Mistook Her For A Swan are the Canadian folk duo Colleen Hodgson and Steve Koch. Working from rustic studios in norther Ontario they perform sad and beautiful songs of love and loss. From the treasure chest of British and American traditional songs and select artists they pull the best and darkest songs out for your listening pleasure. ... more

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