Raven-Haired: Marcy D'Arcy and The Prodigal Sons with "Black is the Colour"

Today's tune is by Marcy D'Arcy and the Prodigal Sons. Sadly, I could not find any information on Ms. D'Arcy and her band, though there is a lot of information on the Marcy D'Arcy character played by Amanda Bearse on the former TV sitcom Married...with Children. This song, Black is the Colour (of My True Love's Hair), is an old Scottish tune that came to the United States and is found as a staple in the Appalachian Mountains. It has since become a part of the repertory of traditional Celtic artists, going full circle in a sense. The song has been recorded since the 1940s by musicians such as Burl Ives, Jo Stafford, Pete Seeger, Nina Simone, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, The Corrs, Natacha Atlas, Rhiannon Giddons and Lauryn Hill. You can find Black is the Colour on The Prodigal Sons and Marcy D'Arcy album The Anvil (1995) and on the various artists compilation Putumayo Presents: Women of the World - Celtic II (1997).

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Is_the_Color_(of_My_True_Love%27s_Hair)