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Fiona wrote this song after reading Joan of Arc’s fascinating life story during a Wikipedia rabbit-hole binge. At the age of 13 Joan convinced local authorities to spirit her in disguise across war-torn northern France to an audience with Charles VII. Claiming to have guidance from God, she successfully led the French army for a year before being captured by the English in 1430. The French king, distracted with other matters by this time, abandoned her. She was burned at the stake as a heretic, only to be debunked of all charges and posthumously canonized in 1465.

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Amid the tall weeds and the stones of a poor father’s garden,
Clinging on in the world of the sword and the lance,
A girl on her knees as the world’s edge fades into the brightness;
God’s messengers call here, they call on a daughter of France.

(Chorus)
And I must be at the king’s side, there will be no help if not from me.
Across the fields of Burgundy the voices call my name –
Of saints and of soldiers, they call out my name,
“Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne….”

Obscured by trouser and cap like a sanctified shadow
Through the dark countryside to the court of the king.
Prophecy, madness, enlightenment – no one could know,
But the sovereign sent word we would march to the siege’s ending.

One year of the wind at our backs, one year of spirits rising,
Marching high on the road ‘neath a patron’s banner.
Bright goddess armored in steel, bringing victory cheering,
But fortune swings quickly, and fate soon brought down its hammer.

Taken a captive, abandoned by countrymen and king,
Broken body cradles a heart that ne’er falters.
Catherine, Michael, and Margaret bear witness this warrior’s soul
Lifts on smoke from the flames like incense at the altar.

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from The Chivalrous Crickets, track released July 1, 2020
Fiona Gillespie - music, lyrics, vocals, whistle; Genevieve Gillespie King - fiddle, vocals; Bradley King - bass, vocals; Paul Holmes Morton - baroque guitar, vocals

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The Chivalrous Crickets New York, New York

The Chivalrous Crickets is an exciting young band
exploring the roots, branches, and crossroads of Celtic, English, and American folk music,
with a focus on boldly reimagined arrangements of standards,
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