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She Sits At Her Loom

from The Blackest Crow 2004 by Atwater-Donnelly

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    THE BLACKEST CROW (2004)
    The Blackest Crow is a treasury of traditional American and Celtic folk songs, as well as original pieces. Enjoy their resplendent vocals and thoughtful presentation, played on guitar, mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, tin whistle, mandolin, fiddle, piano, harmonica, bones, bodhran, wooden spoons, and feet.

    In their ongoing quest as gatekeepers of traditional folk music and dance, Aubrey and Elwood treat their life's work as a rescue mission: finding old songs, writing new songs, and as always, giving voice to the quiet. The songs were collected during many years of performing throughout Appalachia, as well as other places in the United States where traditional folk music still melds with daily life.

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She Sits At Her Loom
Written by Aubrey Atwater, BMI, © 1996 Rabbit Island Music

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In the quiet of the cellar, in the farthest of rooms
She sits at her loom and she weaves
The mold and the laundry, they mingle a scent
As she sits at her loom and she weaves
Above and around, the family is stirring
She hears footsteps and voices as she weaves

The cotton, the linen, the wool and the silk
The feel to her fingers as she weaves
Blue, red, green and brown, deep lavender and yellow
The look to her eyes as she weaves

The littlest is crying, the others are fighting
She hopes they can manage as she weaves
Big pot on the stove needs the burner turned low
The children need rides and she weaves

She winds up the warp and covers the loom
Shuts the door, turns around, and she leaves
As she climbs up the stairs, she thinks wool, she thinks color
She can't wait to come back to weave

In the quiet of the cellar, in the farthest of rooms
That's where you might find her
As she sits at her loom and she weaves

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from The Blackest Crow 2004, released May 9, 2004
Aubrey Atwater: vocals, mountain dulcimer, guitar

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Atwater-Donnelly Warren, Rhode Island

Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly, present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs, a capella pieces, old-time gospel songs, dance tunes, and original works, blending gorgeous harmonies with guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, mandolin, tin whistle, harmonica, banjo, bones, spoons, limberjacks, and Appalachian clog dancing and French Canadian footwork. ... more

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