While researching the trials, Halász came across a list of last words attributed to the accused and found herself returning again and again to those of Sarah Good, one of the first three women condemned. "I never signed the devil's book, but I start to think that you did," Halász sings, […]
While researching the trials, Halász came across a list of last words attributed to the accused and found herself returning again and again to those of Sarah Good, one of the first three women condemned.
"I never signed the devil's book, but I start to think that you did," Halász sings, […]
According to historical accounts, asked to confess by Reverend Nicholas Noyes moments before her execution, Good responded, "I am no more a witch than you are a wizard, and if you take away my life, God...
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While researching the trials, Halász came across a list of last words attributed to the accused and found herself returning again and again to those of Sarah Good, one of the first three women condemned. "I never signed the devil's book, but I start to think that you did," Halász sings, […] According to historical accounts, asked to confess by Reverend Nicholas Noyes moments before her execution, Good responded, "I am no more a witch than you are a wizard, and if you take away my life, God will give you blood to drink." Halász knew immediately that the line belonged in her chorus.
According to historical accounts, asked to confess by Reverend Nicholas Noyes moments before her execution, Good responded, "I am no more a witch than you are a wizard, and if you take away my life, God will give you blood to drink." Halász knew immediately that the line belonged in her chorus. "In a way, Sarah Good was my co-writer," she says.
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