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James sings this dreamy interpretation of a song about a dream and a rude awakening. The ballad began as a poem written by Michael Considine in the 1870s shortly before his death in California while still in his 20s. The people and places mentioned were real. The Spancilhill Fair in Co. Clare has been held for over three hundred years and continues to this day.

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Last night as I lay dreaming, of pleasant days gone by,
My mind being bent on rambling to Ireland I did fly
I stepped on board a vision and sailed out with a will,
till I shortly came to anchor at the cross of Spancil Hill.

It being on the 23rd of June, the day before the fair,
When Ireland’s sons and daughters in crowds assembled there,
The young, the old, the brave and the bold, their journey to fulfill,
There were jovial conversations at the fair of Spancil Hill.

I went to see my neighbours, to hear what they might say,
The old were all dead and gone and the young ones turning grey,
I met with tailor Quigley, he’s as bold as ever still,
Sure he used to make my breeches when I lived in Spancil Hill.

I paid a flying visit to my first and only love,
She’s as white as any lily and as gentle as a dove,
She threw her arms around me saying "Johnny I love you still",
Oh she is Ned the farmer's daughter, the pride of Spancil Hill.

I dreamt I held and kissed her, as in the days of yore,
Says she "Johnny, you’re only joking, as many's the time before".
The cock he crew in the morning, he crew both loud and shrill,
And I awoke in California, many miles from Spancil Hill.


(See the original poem here:https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/spancil-hill-meaning.)

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from Two Nights in December, released February 12, 2011
James: bodhran & vocals; Rick: guitar & vocals; Morgan: fiddle; Don: whistle

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