THE DEEP DARK WOODS ARE SET TO RELEASE A COLLECTION OF REIMAGINED FOLK STANDARDS, BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL. III, VIA VICTORY POOL RECORDS ON MAY 1
The long-celebrated, and JUNO Award-nominated group, The Deep Dark Woods, is sharing another track from their upcoming album, Broadside Ballads Vol. III. An 8-song LP, the record will lend a familiar melancholic warmth to a collection of traditional folk songs spanning centuries and continents.
“The Banks Of The Lough Erne” is a take on a traditional Irish song of emigration has many names, Rambling Irishman, Lough Erne, New York Bay, and An Irishman From Monaghan amongst many others. “I first heard it by the beautiful Irish singer Dolores Keane and her group De Danann,” says Ryan Boldt. “I thought Erin Rae, one of my favourite current singers going, would do a wonderful job singing the song, making it sound less Irish and more American. Our voices work very well together and I hope we can make more music together in the future.”