betsy bell and mary gray

by jamie elless

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betsy bell and mary gray
for two baritone saxophones
(oct. - nov. 2021)

huge thanks to the incredibly talented Gianpaolo Antongirolami and Michele Selva for workshopping, performing and producing this piece

find out more about the duo here: www.selmer.fr/en/artist/duo-antongirolami-selva

lyrics

Betsy Bell and Mary Gray,
They were bonny lasses.
They bigget a bower on yon burnside,
And theekit it o’er wi’ rashes.

They theekit it o’er wi’ rashes green,
They theekit it o’er wi’ heather.
But the plague came from the burrows-town,
And it slew them baith thegither.

They would not have their shoes of red
Nor would they have them yellow.
But they would have their shoes of green
To ride through the streets of Yarrow.

They thought to lye in Methren Kirk yard,
Among their noble kin.
But they maun lye in Stronach haugh,
All art beneath the sun.

Betsy Bell and Mary Gray,
They were bonny lasses.
They bigget a bower on yon burnside,
And theekit it o’er wi’ rashes.

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released December 29, 2021
baritone saxophone 1, Gianpaolo Antongirolami
baritone saxophone 2, Michele Selva

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jamie elless UK

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previously @ uon + tlcmd

debut ep ‘parasitic' in production

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