
At The Purchaser's Option by Rhiannon Giddens, Arr. PUBLIQuartet, Presented by Columbia University
Published at : November 22, 2021
You can take my body
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
In the words of Giddens:
"Last year I came across an advertisement from the 1830s for a young woman. Thinking about her, and how she had to maintain her humanity against horrific odds inspired this song named for the end of the ad: 'She has with her a 9-month old baby, who is at the purchaser's option.'"
https://www.publiquartet.com
Audio recorded and mixed by Nick Revel
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
In the words of Giddens:
"Last year I came across an advertisement from the 1830s for a young woman. Thinking about her, and how she had to maintain her humanity against horrific odds inspired this song named for the end of the ad: 'She has with her a 9-month old baby, who is at the purchaser's option.'"
https://www.publiquartet.com
Audio recorded and mixed by Nick Revel

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