Name: Old Home Place
Duration: P00H04M00S
Description: Originally part of my one-man show “Gas, Food, Longing”. I either learned this from Jefferson Berry’s band “Hippies and Hillbillies” or from his banjo-playing, left-wing, full-on hippy brother Hank. Probably both.

Old Home Place

from The Moonshiner's Atlas by Butch Ross

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Originally part of my one-man show “Gas, Food, Longing”. I either learned this from Jefferson Berry’s band “Hippies and Hillbillies” or from his banjo-playing, left-wing, full-on hippy brother Hank. Probably both.

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It's been ten long years since I left my home
In the hollow where I was born
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise
And the foxhunter blows his horn

I fell in love with a girl from the town
I thought that she would be true
I ran away to Charlottesville
And worked in a sawmill or two

//What have they done to the old home place
Why did they tear it down?
And why did I leave the plow in the field
And look for a job in the town

Well my girl she ran off with somebody else
The taverns took all my pay
And here I stand where the old home stood
Before they took it away//

Now the geese they fly south and the cold wind blows
As I stand here and hang my head
I've lost my love I've lost my home
And now I wish that I was dead//

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from The Moonshiner's Atlas, released May 1, 2005
Butch Ross: Dulcimer, Vocals, Harmonica

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Butch Ross Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga multi-instrumentalist and mountain dulcimer maestro Butch Ross has tackled everything from Radiohead to Bach and come away with a renewed appreciation for what the humble dulcimer is capable of. His music is born from his respect for its abilities, a respect born from the years he's spent prying apart its pieces and discovering new sounds where none existed before. ... more

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