Name: Katie Cruel
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Description: Musician and activist Karen Dalton popularized this traditional American song. I’ve always been intrigued by the mystery and hardship evoked through in this story:

Katie Cruel

from Roving Jewel by Sophie Wellington

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Musician and activist Karen Dalton popularized this traditional American song. I’ve always been intrigued by the mystery and hardship evoked through in this story:

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If I was where I would be,
Then I’d be where I am not.
Here I am where I must be,
Where I’d be I cannot.

When I first came to town,
They brought me drinks a plenty.
Now they changed their tune and they
Grab me the bottles empty.

Through the woods I go,
Through the boggy mire.
Straight way down the road
‘Til I come to my heart’s desire.

When I first came to town,
They called me the Roving Jewel.
And now they changed their tune,
Call me Katie Cruel.

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from Roving Jewel, released May 6, 2022

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Sophie Wellington Boston, Massachusetts

Sophie Wellington is a musician and dancer. She sifts through melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic landscapes found in old time fiddle tunes, vocal jazz improvisation, and traditional percussive dance. All this with one consistent thread: insatiable curiosity. ... more

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