"Fields of Athenry" genre: Celtic
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	A slightly new arrangement of a traditional Celtic favourite. Its mournful tale of lost dreams still speaks to the lower class of today.
	CD: The Bardic Tradition   Label: independent Credits: Lyrics traditional, arrangement by Sable, guitar and recorder performed by Sable, vocals performed by Sable and Erin McRoy
	Story Behind the Song This is a duet between myself and my husband. In the Society for Creative Anachronism, we won a bardic competition for this piece, and it's one of our most requested pieces now. I love to sing with my husband, and I was very pleased when he agreed to record this one with me. The guitar and recorder arrangements were done specifically for the recording. Lyrics Michael: By the lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling Mary: Michael, they have taken you away For you stole Travalian's corn So the young might see the morn Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay Chorus: Lone-li are the fields of Athenry Where once we watched the small free birds fly Our love was on the wing We had dreams, and songs to sing It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry Mary: By the lonely prison wall I heard a young man calling Michael: Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free 'gainst the famine and the Crown I rebelled, they cuts me down Now you must raise our child with dignity Chorus Mary and Michael: By the lonely harbour wall I (She) watched the last hour falling As the prison ship sailed out against the sky For I'll (she'll) live and hope and pray For my (her) love in Botany Bay It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry Chorus Mary: It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

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