The Jamestown Homeward Bound

from The World Is Old Tonight by Atwater-Donnelly Trio 2016

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    THE WORLD IS OLD TONIGHT (2016)
    These songs represent our glory days with the late Jean Ritchie and other long-time friends. These are time-honored songs that we hope kindle ancestral, old-world remembrances of enchanted and sacred seasons in your own lives.

    In addition to Aubrey's vocals, mountain dulcimer, banjo, guitar, tin whistle and feet, and Elwood's vocals, guitar, mountain dulcimer and harmonica, we wish to thanks the outstanding musicians who added boundless depth and grace to these songs: Cathy Clasper-Torch on Chinese erhu, violin, cello and vocals; John Cerrigione on bass; Uriah Donnelly on piano; Kevin Doyle on djembe and Torrin Ryan on uilleann pipes.

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The Jamestown Homeward Bound
Traditional American forecastle song

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The farmer's heart with joy is filled
When the crops are good and sound
But who can feel the wild delight
Of the sailor's homeward bound?
For three long years have passed away
Since we left old freedom's shore
Our long-felt wish has come at last
And we’re homeward bound once more
And we’re homeward bound once more

To where the sky's as clear as the maiden's eye
Who longs for our return
To the land where milk and honey flows
And liberty was born
So fill our sails with the favoring gales
And with shipmates all around
We'll give three cheers for our starry flag
And the Jamestown Homeward Bound
And the Jamestown Homeward Bound

Instrumental

And now we have arrived in port
And stripping's our last job
And friendly faces look around
In search of Bill or Bob
They see that we are safe at last
From the perils of the sea
Saying, welcome, Columbia's mariners
To your homes and liberty
To your homes and liberty

So fill our sails with the favoring gales
And with shipmates all around
We'll give three cheers for our starry flag
And the Jamestown Homeward Bound
And the Jamestown Homeward Bound

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from The World Is Old Tonight, released May 9, 2016
Aubrey Atwater: mountain dulcimer, vocals, whistle
Elwood Donnelly: mountain dulcimer, vocals
Cathy Clasper-Torch: vocals, cello

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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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