Shenandoah

from People, Places, Things by Butch Ross

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Another song about Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. This was an attempt to write another one, but without so many chords. Fail.

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I was born in the shadow of a mountain.
I was raised on the side of a hill.
But those fields that I once played in
been reduced to valley fill.

//So where's the life that worth the living?
O, Shenandoah, I long to roam.
If there's one gift Lord that you're giving,
take me home,
take me home.

To this land of milk and honey,
from the cities way up north.
For our lands the offered money
and we could scarcely not afford.

So they blasted off the bedrock,
after clearing all the trees.
Left a path of hells distraction
far as any eye could see//

From the foot of Kayford mountain,
through the towns of people's names,
across the breast of West Virginia,
every story sings the same.//

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from People, Places, Things, released June 13, 2014
Br - Dulcimer, Upright Bass, Guitar, Accordion, Vocals Contains interpolations of the traditional song “O, Shenandoah”

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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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