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The Holland Handkerchief

from Hadelin - Chris Foster by FUNI

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    55 minutes of music. Comes in a beautiful matt finish, 6 page digipak with a full colour 12 page booklet, lavishly illustrated with photographs. Design by Inga Elsa Bergþórsdóttir, photography by Chris Foster and Gísli Egill Hrafnsson.

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THE HOLLAND HANDKERCHIEF (Child 272)
I found this song after my friend Rósa Þorsteinsdóttir told me
that the well-known Icelandic folk-story ‘Djákninn frá Myrká’ is a version of the story found in the English ballad ‘The Suffolk miracle’. Packy Byrne (1917–2015) sings this version on Vol. 3 of the Topic Records ‘Voice of the People’ series. As I was learning the song, I imagined it accompanied by a consort of viols. Bára Grímsdóttir wrote this beautiful arrangement and imagination became reality.
lyrics

lyrics

Full lyrics are on my website at: www.chrisfoster-iceland.com

credits

from Hadelin - Chris Foster, released February 17, 2017
Chris Foster: Vocal
Jackie Oates: Five string viola
Gillian Stevens: Treble viol, Tenor viol and Bass viol
Trevor Lines: Five string double bass

String arrangement by Bára Grímsdóttir

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FUNI, an old Icelandic word meaning flame or fire, are Bára Grímsdóttir & Chris Foster. Since 2001, they have been breathing new life into great songs that have been hidden away in old recordings, old books and manuscripts for too long. They also add new songs to the tradition. Bára and Chris tour widely in Europe, as well as Iceland and Britain. They have also played in China and the USA. ... more

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