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The Wind That Shakes The Corn

from The Gift by Clary Croft

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The Wind That Shakes the Corn

Traditional: from the singing of Fred Redden of Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia.

I had the great privilege of singing with Fred at many public and private gatherings. He was a great singer and sang well into his seventh decade. I wonder if the political upheaval of 1798 mentioned in this song could have been the reason my own maternal ancestors left Ireland in 1797.

I sat within a valley green,
In the glen of Athlone,
I sat and thought I’d choose between,
Old Erin or my love,
I looked at her and then I thought,
How Ireland was torn,
While soft the winds blew down the glen
And shook the golden corn,

It was hard the sad new to tell,
How I would leave my home,
How I would roam for many’s a year,
Far from my native shore,
How I would leave my own dear glen,
I would leave in early morn,
And join them brave United men,
While soft winds shook the corn.

I tried to drive away her fears,
My arms around her flung,
A gunshot burst upon our ears,
From out the wild woods ‘round,
A bullet pierced my true love’s side,
Midst a rose bush and a thorn,
And in my arms my true loved died,
While soft winds shook the corn.

Now I have roamed for many’s a year,
Since I left my dear glen,
And many’s the fray I fought and won,
With those United men,
As up the glen I wander drear,
Sometimes in early morn,
With breaking heart, sometimes I hear,
The wind that shakes the corn.

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from The Gift, released April 20, 2021

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Clary Croft Nova Scotia

Clary is a folklore researcher, author and recording artist. His newly published memoirs, Clary Croft: My Charmed Life in Music, Art, and Folklore, chronicles a career spanning over fifty years. His work with the traditional music from the Creighton Collection, has caused Clary to be called, “the acknowledged master of one of the richest repertoires in Canada.” [Halifax Mail Star] ... more

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