George Collins from KELD by You Are Wolf
This enigmatic song has lost some important narrative components on its travels, but likely has its roots in the myth of Ondine, in which a water sprite falls in love with a mortal man, who deceives her by getting engaged to an earthly woman. Here, the sprite kills him with a poisoned kiss and George’s betrothed, and indeed five other young ladies, are so traumatised by his end that they all die too.
I learnt this from the Shirley Collins version.
Tracklist
| 4. | George Collins | 5:06 |
Credits
Traditional, arr. Kerry Andrew, Sam Hall and Peter Ashwell
License
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GUARDIAN FOLK ALBUM OF THE MONTH 2023
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YOU ARE WOLF is the alt-folk project of award-winning British composer, vocalist and author Kerry Andrew. They present folk songs and lore with unusual arrangements drawing on electronica, drone, contemporary classical and alt-rock.