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One with the Water
03:38
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Salt Water Poet
04:25
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Country Life
02:19
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South Carolina Moon
04:01
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Song of the Wilderness
03:53
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Upstate Lilacs
01:06
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Over the Mountain
02:29
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Seven Rivers Run
03:36
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9. |
Life on Earth
04:21
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10. |
Old Cellar
00:50
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11. |
Be Still
04:03
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12. |
Looking for Answers
04:48
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13. |
Bandanas
01:07
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14. |
Lullaby
04:13
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15. |
Big Beams
03:21
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Driving down a back road "Chew Mail Pouch" caught my eye
Faded paint on the side of a barn buried in weeds grown high
Buildings goin' up all over but there's no more need for this one
And that weathered wood has a tale to tell
but there's no one 'round here to listen to those . . .
*Big beams - hand-hewn out of hemlock
Holding tractors, plows and livestock
For the women and men who worked so hard, just like
Big beams - ones you can depend on
To bear the load and send on
The courage and the strength to be big beams
It reminded me of back home and the three barns side by side:
The horse and the sheep and the hay barn, built with muscle and pride
When I worked for my dad in the summer, those dog-days seemed so long
And I wondered what kept him going,
what made my father so strong, just like . . .
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When we sat in the horse barn doorway, Dad told me stories and dreams
That weathered man had a tale to tell, he'd been working since he was 16
But now we've both grown older, he's not as strong as he used to be
He said: "Where did all my strength go?"
I told him: you gave it to me, you gave me . . .
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Mountain Air
04:13
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17. |
Second Wind
04:08
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18. |
Stickman
03:42
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19. |
Sagamore
03:46
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20. |
A Drink of Autumn
03:33
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21. |
Here's to You
03:31
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In the Wilderness
02:24
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Dan Berggren New York
Dan Berggren is a tradition-based songsmith who writes with honesty, humor and a
strong sense of place. His songs
explore the many dimensions of home, hard-working
folks, taking care of our planet and each other. Dan’s roots are firmly in the Adirondacks where he was raised but his music has
branched out across many borders.
... more
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