In apprecation of : The Craine Wife

From Wikipedia -

The Story of the Crane Wife

The Crane Wife is an old Japanese tale. While there are many variations of the tale, a common version is that a poor man finds an injured crane on his doorstep (or outside with an arrow in it), takes it in and nurses it back to health. After releasing the crane, a woman appears at his doorstep with whom he falls in love and marries. Because they need money, his wife offers to weave wondrous clothes out of silk that they can sell at the market, but only if he agrees never to watch her make them. They begin to sell them and live a comfortable life, but he soon makes her weave them more and more. Oblivious to his wife's diminishing health, his greed increases. He eventually peeks in to see what she is doing to make the silk she weaves so desirable. He is shocked to discover that at the loom is a crane plucking feat.


The Decemberists took this version and recorded a record for it.

Those who have followed the Decembereists for as long as I have, know that thematic records are anything but new for the band... for those of you who are new to the party.

Pick up a copy. Your ears and heart will thank you later.

.aCr.