A traditional song sung at partings of many kinds. The timing of this release is to mark our moving away from a region we have called home for a long time.

I believe I first encountered the song at renaissance festivals in the '90s. I have heard many, many versions over the years, at faire gates to mark the end of the day, at pub closing time, and others. Here's my acapella choral take on it, featuring 9 of me singing in harmony with... well, me. -Kevin

A new arrangement of a very old song; the first published version appeared in the early 18th century in a collection published by Thomas d'Urfey, "Wit and Mirth; Or Pills to Purge Melancholy". The song is certainly about madness - "Bedlam" is the infamous Bethlem Royal Hospital insane asylum, London - and so a certain frenetic energy in the arrangement seemed appropriate. The history is disturbing, but the song feels fun, with an air of embracing one's circumstances.