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The Tale of Scalliwag Joe

from Following the Wind by Greenrose Faire

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Ahoy Matey... 'The Tale of Scalliwag Joe' will have you singing along and talking like a pirate in no time at all. There are Pirates, and then there are PIRATES! Scalliwag Joe is a force to be reckoned with! The track is from the upcoming fifth studio album which will be released June/2021.

Greenrose Faire plays rousing Celtic folk rock with head-bobbing, toe-tapping rock feel. The Finnish sextet meshes mandolins and violin with rock drums and bass and symphonic synths, and spikes the rollicking attitude with the slightly ominous overtones of Finnish melancholy. Greenrose Faire sounds lively and modern but still tugs at the nostalgia strings for the long-gone days of yore.

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THE TALE OF SCALLIWAG JOE
Music & Lyrics: Salla Rimmi & Niilo Sirola

1. He was a hideous man
Small, yet a menacing man
Feared at sea and trouble at land
And they called him Scalliwag Joe

2. He would steal from a penniless bloke
He'd fool the cunningest folk
Naught but curses whenever he spoke
What a brute, that Scalliwag Joe

3. He was notorious for
Always hungering more
Riches of all the faraway shores
Not enough for Scalliwag Joe

4. An ancient tale of a treasure of gold
Worth more than you ever could know
Stashed away in the Dead Man's Cove
Was the fate of Scalliwag Joe

5. One day he opened his eyes
Heart set for the ultimate prize
Raging seas and the thundering skies
Didn't frighten Scalliwag Joe

6. He sailed out straight into the storm
A flash of light, and then he was gone
No one saw him from that day on
So much for Scalliwag Joe

7. 'Til this day his story's been told
Though it's not ever told as a whole
There's a secret that no one knows
That was haunting Scalliwag Joe

8. You see, I was the one that he loved,
Yearned for, and never forgot.
He chose to break his own heart
To become the Scalliwag Joe

That's the tale of Scalliwag Joe
No one misses Scalliwag Joe
So much for Scalliwag Joe
That's the tale of Scalliwag Joe

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from Following the Wind, track released April 30, 2021
credits

Salla Rimmi – vocals
Hanna Heinonen – violin
Niilo Sirola – bouzouki, backing vocals
Tomi Hyttinen – drums and percussions, backing vocals
Mikko Gynther – bass
Meiju Enho – keyboard

Composition/Lyrics: Niilo, Salla
Label: Friendly Folk Records
Official Release Date 30/April/2021

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Greenrose Faire plays rousing Celtic folk rock with head-bobbing, toe-tapping rock feel. The Finnish sextet meshes mandolins and violin with rock drums and bass and symphonic synths, and spikes the rollicking attitude with the slightly ominous overtones of Finnish melancholy. Greenrose Faire sounds lively and modern but still tugs at the nostalgia strings for the long-gone days of yore. ... more

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