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Pinch Gut

from MINERVA by Dan Berggren

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PINCH GUT aka DANCING IN THEIR SOCK FEET - While traveling in Bulgaria I heard the story of a village so poor that no one could afford musical instruments; so when they wanted to dance they did so quietly in their socks in order to hear music from the neighboring town.

I made up a tune on the fretless banjo, placing it in Pinch Gut, the part of Minerva where I grew up, and imagined folks there long ago wanting to dance and listening hard for a distant tune from Schroon Lake or North Creek. This is dedicated to our ancestors who worked and saved so that their sons and daughters might have a better life.

(© 1998) Recorded during the height of black fly season on Trout Brook Road, Olmstedville, NY on June 5, 2002.

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from MINERVA, released July 1, 2005
Dan - fretless banjo, Irish bouzouki & percussion.

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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.
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