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The Outlandish Knight

by Kirsty Merryn

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Kirsty's haunting piano arrangement of a well-loved traditional folk song.

Take a listen to Kirsty's acclaimed debut album "She & I", available for download now.

“Kirsty Merryn is a folk singer and composer of extraordinary skill.... destined to be a big star" - Sunday Express

"Folk debut's often arrive gingerly, shyly; Kirsty Merryn's set of originals arrives bold and fully formed" - The Guardian

“Perfect, poised vocals." Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music 

“This lady’s fabulous, very impressive” Genevieve Taylor, BBC Radio Shropshire/Stoke/Hereford&Worcester

“May well be classed by the authoritative sources as one of the leading UK folk albums of the year” - Threechordsandthetruthuk.co.uk

lyrics

There was a man come from the north, he came one day to me
he said he'd take me to his home where he would marry me
"You fetch me up your mother's food, and fetch your father's gold
and take me to the stable yard where we'll stave off the cold."

I fetched him up my mother's food, I fetched my father's gold
I took him to the stable yard where we would take no cold
"Now mount me on your finest mare, oh mount me up" cried he,
we rode together all the night until we reached the sea.

"Pull up my pretty maid'" he said, "pull up then!" shouted he,
"for six young girls I've drowned here, and seventh shall you be,
but first take off that silken gown and give it up to me,
would be a shame to let it rot all in the salty sea."

I bid him turn his back to me, as I removed my gown,
I put my arms about his waist and I dragged him to the ground.
"Oh stay you there, you false young man, oh sink beneath the sea,
for six young girls you've drowned here but seventh I won't be."

I mounted on the milk white steed, I led the dappled gray,
I made it to my father's home three hours before the day,
I never told of that false young man who came one day to me,
I laid his bones beneath the waves of the vast and salty sea.

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released December 12, 2016

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Kirsty Merryn London, UK

Kirsty Merryn’s debut album ‘She & I’ was released in 2017 to widespread praise.

Kirsty is singer- songwriter whose music is heavily anchored in the folk tradition. She delights audiences with delicately introspective piano based songs and sophisticated musical style, balanced beautifully by an intimate and finely observational lyrical content.

"Perfect, poised vocals" Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
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