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Pretty Polly

by Congo Cowboys

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Pretty Polly is a murder ballad, telling of a young woman lured into the forest where she is killed and buried in a shallow grave. Many variants of the story have the villain as a ship's carpenter who promises to marry Polly but murders her when she becomes pregnant. When he goes back to sea, either he is haunted by her ghost, confesses to the murder, goes mad and dies, or the ship will not sail. He denies the murder and is ripped to pieces by her ghost.

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released March 9, 2023
Recorded and Produced by Simon Attwell
Mixed by Duane Lundy
Mastered by Mystery Room Mastering

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Congo Cowboys Cape Town, South Africa

Congo Cowboys is excited to present music that draws on the foot stompin qualities of bluegrass country, reimagined through Kwassa Kwassa African rhythms and Soukous guitar. The Congo meets the Deep South in a gritty exploration of Americana and ol' timey ditties. Banjo and bluesy bass lines from boys in leather. It's fire and hell, whisky and chicken pie, murder in the pines... BOYA TOSEPELA! ... more

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