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LIMINAL EP

by TRÚ

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1.
'Twas pretty to be in Ballinderry 'Twas pretty to be in Aghalee Still prettier to be on bonny Ram's Island Sitting forever beneath a tree For often I sailed to bonny Ram's Island Arm in arm with Phelim, my dear And he would whistle and I would sing And we would make the whole island ring "I'm going," he said, "from bonny Ram's Island Out and across the deep blue sea And if in your heart you love me, Mary Open your arms at last to me" 'Twas pretty to be in Ballinderry But now it's as sad as sad can be For the ship that sailed with Phelim, my diamond Is sunk forever beneath the sea 'Twas pretty to be in Ballinderry 'Twas pretty to be in Aghalee Still prettier to be on bonny Ram's Island Sitting forever beneath a tree
2.
This cottage on the mountain It's my home up here so high Willie, he's my darlin And he'll miss me when he's dry Train on the island Headed for the west Go tell my true love The one I love the best Jack, oh, Jack o' diamonds Oh, I know you of old For you robbed my poor pockets Of my silver and my gold Train on the island Somethin's got to give I've been here since I got born The odds they don't forgive The cuckoo, she's a pretty bird She lifts me when she flies My mind is not to marry But to break free from the lies Train on the island Headed for the west Me and my Willie boy, we fell out It might be for the best Steam from the whistle, Smoke from the stack Gonna catch that 5:18 I'm never comin' back
3.
Lovely Molly 03:28
I go where I please, like early autumn leaves on a sunshine breeze Who do I see sitting by the stream? The girl of my dreams, Lovely Molly Ah, I wouldn't believe If I hadn't seen such beauty She spoke softly, "Won't you come with me to live by the sea?" She read my mind, showed me a life sublime, Sunsets and wine, My love was blind Ah, I wouldn't believe If I hadn't seen such beauty Ah, the blue in her eyes Disguised Molly's lies Slowly, the sun sets on me and lovely Molly My ship sails high on the horizon line, it leaves me behind I'm at her whim, 'cause I never learned to swim Now she's with him, oh, what a sin! Ah, I wouldn't believe If I hadn't seen such beauty Ah, the blue in her eyes Disguised Molly's lies Slowly, the sun sets on me and lovely Molly Behind every Queen shines a guillotine
4.
Oh, the summer time is coming And the trees are sweetly blooming, And the wild mountain thyme Blows around the blooming heather Will you go, lassie, go? Chorus: And we'll all go together To pluck wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather, Will you go, lassie, go? I will build my love a tower By yon clear crystal fountain. And on it I will build All the flowers of the mountain. Will you go, lassie, go? If my true love won't come with me, I will surely find another To pull wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather. Will you go, lassie, go?

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Recorded in isolation in Dublin, Donegal and Belfast, on a mixture of phones and studio mics. This EP is a collection of songs old and new from Ireland, England, Scotland and America.

Also included is a bonus track, a b-side from our upcoming debut album.

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released May 1, 2020

TRÚ is:

Michael Mormecha, percussion, vocals
Dónal Kearney, flute/whistle, vocals
Zachary Trouton, guitar, vocals

Produced by Michael Mormecha at Tree Song Studios.

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The trú was a mythological trio of poet-musicians in ancient Ulster. They were revered throughout Ireland, some believing their songs and stories came to them from the future. Others maintained that the trú were possessed by spirits during performance. As such, they were considered gatekeepers to the Otherworld.

New album 'Eternity Near' out September 8th.
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