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Then You'll Be My Bride

from Why Don't You Know by HEDRICK

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Ella's father passed away before I had a chance to meet him. I wish we had met, because from what I've heard of him, I think we'd have gotten along really well. I wrote this song, however, imagining the slight challenge I might have encountered in asking for her hand in marriage. This track also features Ella playing a beautiful Swedish instrument called a nyckelharpa on the first half of the instrumental break. We first heard a nyckelharpa during a performance by a fantastic trio called Vassen at the Wintergrass music festival in 2012. The sound of the harpa amazed us and Ella had to have one. The track also features a hammered dulcimer for the first time on a HEDRICK record. When we came back to Seattle to buy the nyckelharpa, we made the mistake of going into a music store and I somehow walked out with a really nice handmade hammered dulcimer by Dusty Strings.

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THEN YOU'LL BE MY BRIDE

Oh my love, I have no means to provide for you
so I must leave ‘til work is done
then I’ll come for you.

Oh your father said to me, “Boy, you are no prize.”
But I will prove him wrong, you see, and
then you’ll be my bride.
Then you’ll be my bride.

Oh my love, while I toil so far from your side,
don’t forget my heart is yours and
soon you’ll be my bride.

Oh your father said to me, “Boy, you are no prize.”
But I will prove him wrong, you see, and
then you’ll be my bride.

© 2012 David R. Hedrick, Toppermost Music / BMI

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from Why Don't You Know, released December 31, 2012
Nyckelharpa by Ella
Guitars, hammered dulcimer, bass, piano, percussion, and vocals by David

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HEDRICK Seattle, Washington

HEDRICK is a group led by musician-songwriter David Hedrick, a multi-instrumentalist accompanied by wife Ella, who sings harmonies, plays nyckelharpa and bass. Their musical foundation was built in North Carolina, rooted in Appalachian culture and nourished by many influences: rock, blues, bluegrass, country, gospel. Based in Seattle, their music continues to evolve with songs of life and love. ... more

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