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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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Will the Weaver
Traditional, from Almeda Riddle, Greer’s Ferry, Arkansas

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Neighbor, neighbor it’s well I met you
I’m gonna tell this for to fret you
Will the Weaver’s at your door
He went in, was seen no more

He ran home all in a wonder
He kicked the door, it roared like thunder
Who’s that, the weaver cried
That’s my husband, you’d better hide

Up the chimney he did venture
In at the door her husband entered
Searched the house, the room all around
Not a sign of a man he found

While up the chimney he was gazing
There he saw in all amazing
Poor little Willie, wretched soul
Settin’ up a-straddle of the pot-rack pole

Oh my lad I’m glad I found you
I’ll either kill, hang, or drown you
Thus he thought but nothing spoke
I’m gonna stuff you well with smoke

Just to please his own desire
Built himself a rousing fire
Poor little Willie wretched soul
Still set a-straddle of the pot rack pole

He kindled on some more fuel
His wife cried, precious jewel,
I’ll forever be your wife,
If you’ll spare my Willie’s life

Catched him by the heels and jerked him
With his fists so well he worked him
Every lick, thus he spoke
Come no more and stock my smoke

Who’s as black as Will the Weaver
He’s as black as a chimney sweeper
All his face, hands, and clothes
Two black eyes and a bloody nose

He ran home his wife she met him
Up with the broom and down she fetched him
Turned his black all into red
Hush, Will the Weaver’s dead

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from The World Is Old Tonight, released May 9, 2016
Aubrey Atwater: vocals, hand clapping
Elwood Donnelly: hand clapping

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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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