She Moved Through the Fair (feat. Andrea Corr)

Andrea Corr – vocals
Cathy Jordan – vocals
Liam Kelly – low whistle
Shane Mitchell – accordion
Tom Morrow – fiddle
Brian McDonagh – mandola, bouzouki
Seamie O Dowd – acoustic guitar
Anna Houston – cello
Graham Henderson – keys, darabuka
Recorded by John Reynolds at The Magicroom, Sligo, and in London at Clear Studios
Mixed by Brian McDonagh, Kieran Lynch and Ken Irwin
Produced by Graham Henderson
This is a traditional Irish folk song, which exists in a number of versions. The song fits in the category of “Night Visiting songs.” The narrator sees his lover move away from him through the fair, after telling him that since her family will approve, "it will not be long, love, 'til our wedding day." She returns as a ghost at night, and repeats the words "it will not be long, love, 'til our wedding day.” If not in life then in death they will be together.