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Greensleeves

by Al Petteway & Amy White

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Traditional English - arranged by Al Petteway & Amy White

This instrumental version of Greensleeves originally appeared on "A Holiday Sampler" with Robin Bullock, released on Al & Amy's Fairewood Studios label in 2001. It was released again, the following year, on the classical Dorian Recordings label, along with a few additional tracks. Dorian ended up behaving rather badly, though, so all rights for the recordings reverted back to the artists, and the album went out of print — hence this post on Bandcamp.

Greensleeves was first published in 1652 but the melody is believed to be nearly a hundred years older. Lyrics had been published as early as 1584 in "A Handful of Pleasant Delights by Clement Robinson and Divers Others," and it was mentioned in Act II, Scene I of Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor." The original author is still unknown, although some speculated that Henry VIII wrote it for Anne Boleyn circa 1530. Not long after the American Civil War, William Chatterton Dix used the melody for his Christmas classic, "What Child Is this?"

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released December 1, 2001
Traditional English carol
Arranged by Al Petteway and Amy White
Al: guitar
Amy: mandolin

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Al Petteway Asheville, North Carolina

Al Petteway was a beloved Grammy-Winning Fingerstyle guitarist. His lyrical, and emotional sound crossed genres and is featured in many Ken Burns' films, including, “The National Parks.” Al and his wife and musical partner, Amy White, moved from DC to western North Carolina in 2002. They loved living above the clouds with the mountains as inspiration.

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