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Young Emily

from Mentor by William Ritter

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I'll never forget hearing Bobby sing this old Madison County version of "Edwin” or “The Driver Boy.” I had taken him over to my friend Bob Alsup's cabin outside of Winston-Salem for a little supper and sing. There, in the little one-room building lovingly cobbled together from two old hewn-log tobacco barns, Bobby sang us a number of old songs. He later taught me two other verses, but I found that I preferred to sing it the way I had first heard it. He always said, "I can just see that so clearly, the verse about his 'body in a gentle motion.' the fish a-peckin out his eyeballs." From what I understand, Edmund is ultimately murdered for his gold by Emily's parents, but that raises a lot of questions for me. Emily warns him not to divulge his name or occupation, which makes me think this might not have been the first time they murdered a sailor with gold in his pockets

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from Mentor, released September 23, 2022

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William Ritter Bakersville, North Carolina

William Ritter is a native of Bakersville, NC William plays banjo, fiddle, guitar, and other "string-ed things." He is particularly interested in old apple trees, family heirloom seeds, and mountain humor. In 2019, he received the *In These Mountains* Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the NC Arts Council to study with ballad singer extraordinaire, Bobby McMillon. ... more

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