Fisherman's Daughter

by Violet Bell

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David E Schipper Found this couple on Twitter, and this song just lures you in and then the beautiful harmonies sing the story so old yet fresh.

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Fisherman's Daughter is the second single from our upcoming album Shapeshifter, which tells the story of the selkie (a mythical seal who can shed her skin to become human) as medicine for anyone who longs to come home to themselves.

Fisherman's Daughter is the first selkie song we're releasing. Thank you for welcoming it into the world, and for your love and support.

Our music is grassroots, farm-to-table, independent, so if you love it, share it with a friend!

lyrics

From the first time that I saw her,
I fell in love with the fisherman’s daughter
I fell in love with the fisherman’s daughter

moves like wind,
laughs like water
eyes just like a wild nor’easter
a wild nor’easter

Saw her on the way to town,
Hair pulled back and her shoulders down
Heavy with her father’s wares
Selling down in market square

Got no coin, got no copper,
Give my days to the fisherman’s daughter
Work my hands for the fisherman’s daughter

All I have is all I offer
Make my heart your holy altar
your holy altar

Saw her standing by the sea
Black hair flowing long and free
Singing some strange melody
I saw her but she didn’t see me

Love is strong but the sea is stronger
Some hearts were made to wander
made to wander

From the first time that I saw her
I fell in love with the fisherman’s daughter
I fell in love with the fisherman’s daughter

credits

released June 24, 2022
SONGWRITER(S): Lizzy Ross, Omar Ruiz-Lopez
Lizzy Ross - lead vocals
Omar Ruiz-Lopez - fiddle,
Joe Troop - banjo
Tatiana Hargreaves - 5-string fiddle
Joseph Terrell - acoustic guitar, vocal harmonies
Libby Rodenbough - vocal harmonies
Sinclair Palmer - upright bass
Austin McCall - percussion
SOUND ENGINEER: Jason Richmond
MIXING ENGINEER: Jason Richmond
MASTERING ENGINEER: Jason Richmond
PRODUCER: Jason Richmond, Lizzy Ross, Omar Ruiz-Lopez

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Violet Bell Chapel Hill, North Carolina

✨harmony + folklore + queer + de-homogenizing the americana roots music narrative ✨ Our new album Shapeshifter is out 10/7/22. It tells the ancient story of the selkie, a seal who can take off her skin to become human, as medicine for social norms that would keep us small. ... more

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