My KVR August entry.

[offthewall]

Like Will I don't go in for these very often nowadays.
When I saw the theme this month was free-for-all and no time limit ..... well .....

It just so happened that the same day it was announced I was starting this song off.
It's another of those Traditional folk songs that I like to dig up and adapt.
Be warned, though, it is over 8 minutes long and really miserable.
Apart from that you might enjoy it.  

https://soundcloud.com/offthewall_james/thecruelmother

All 'real' instruments.
Fylde Alexander acoustic guitar
Fylde Octavius bouzouki
Ozark Appalachian dulcimer
Eko Evo baritone guitar
Tanglewood Union series mandolin
Generation high D penny whistle
Mountain Made low G whistle
18” Irish bodhran

[MarioD]

This is fantastic James.  You kept my interest throughout the entire song and that is hard for me to do with an eight minute song. 

As I have said many times you are a musician with many talents and a master of all of them.

[folderol]

I was quite surprised by the length of this, but then it tells a long story. Very nicely done as usual, and lots of detail in the backing.