The world gets a little fuzzy every time I hear this song. Ok, I cry. I cry every time I hear this song.
Sung by Rowena Taheny.
The story behind the song...
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American songwriter Peter Jones discovered a collection of letters in his parents’ attic written by his great-great-great grandfather, Byran Hunt, to his son, John Hunt, who had emigrated from Kilkelly in Ireland to the United States in 1855. The Great Famine in Ireland had forced large numbers of people to emigrate in search of a better life. The five-stanza ballad he wrote based on these letters cover the time period from 1860 to 1892.
May 20, 2019, 09:05 PM
cas
_____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Sherlock Holmes
May 21, 2019, 08:57 AM
henryaz
Five great instrumentalists coming together at the Merlefest: Mark O'Connor, Tony Rice, Bela Fleck, Gerry Douglas, and Sam Bush, with Freeborn Man.
This one always gets my room a bit dusty. Some powerful lyrics, the line about the old blacktop road really has childhood memories for me.
I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm.
May 21, 2019, 10:07 AM
TMats
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Originally posted by zoom6zoom: This one always gets my room a bit dusty. Some powerful lyrics, the line about the old blacktop road really has childhood memories for me.
I had never heard that one before. Loved it! What a crying shame that she passed away so young. Her small role in “Castaway” is my favorite part of the movie.
This is Vince Gill at his blazing best. The bass player is Michael Rhodes, one of the great Nashville session players. I saw him with Joe Bonamassa’s band about a year ago. The drummer is Billy Thomas, who has played in Vince’s band for a long time.
_______________________________________________________ despite them
May 21, 2019, 01:04 PM
zoom6zoom
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Originally posted by TMats:
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Originally posted by zoom6zoom: This one always gets my room a bit dusty. Some powerful lyrics, the line about the old blacktop road really has childhood memories for me.
I had never heard that one before. Loved it! What a crying shame that she passed away so young. Her small role in “Castaway” is my favorite part of the movie.
I had the priviledge of meeting Lari twice. Amazing lady. Another memory, from a cold snowy night. I was in the front row at the old Birchmere. Lari sat on the corner of the stage, three feet from me, and sang the following song right to me. For those few moments, we were the only two people in the world.
I had the priviledge of meeting Lari twice. Amazing lady. Another memory, from a cold snowy night. I was in the front row at the old Birchmere. Lari sat on the corner of the stage, three feet from me, and sang the following song right to me. For those few moments, we were the only two people in the world.
[sigh] Ya lucky duck
_______________________________________________________ despite them
May 21, 2019, 04:56 PM
Eponym
I had not heard of this song until I saw the cover by Reina del Cid and Tony Lindgren. I added both versions to my collection.