Alice Ripley Covers James Taylor's 'The Water Is Wide'

Alice Ripley covers a folk classic made famous by James Taylor!

"The water is wide, / I can't cross over, / and neither have I wings to fly," Ripley passionately sings in the new clip.

Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Alice Ripley has recently been utilizing her SoundCloud account to share a series of intriguing and entertaining clips and she now presents an impressive new selection, a cover of the Irish folk song popularized by James Taylor, "The Water Is Wide".

Of note, earlier this year, Ripley also released a song now available to hear in full from SUGAR! titled "Darling", as well as several scenes from Edward Albee's acclaimed play WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

Plus, Ripley also released a drum-accented take on the popular Alicia Keys song "New York State Of Mind", as well as an acoustic take on the tune.

Additionally, Ripley also shared a clip of herself alongside Japanese NEXT TO NORMAL lead Gen Parton Shin on the score standout "I'm Alive", as well.

Follow Ripley The Band on SoundCloud for more clips - including "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend", "So Many Ways", "Stand By Your Man" and many more - available here.

For more information on Alice Ripley and to receive regular updates on Ripley The Band, follow her on Twitter here.

Listen to Alice Ripley performing "The Water Is Wide" below.