Saw MK at Wolf Trap on Aug 18, 2019. He gave a rather lengthy introduction to this song. What I heard....
When he was 17, he was in a band that was 'not very good' and 'nobody liked each other'. They played a show in Penzance, UK on Christmas Eve. Next morning, he decided to quit that band and hitchhike home with 'his old bag and guitar'.
After 500 miles in the truck, he is dropped off on the 'high crosssroads' that overlook the valley he grew up in. Snow has covered everything. Trees are bare. Nothing looks the right.
At this moment. he despairs. He life seems to be going nowhere. But in this moment of dispair, he realizes that the life of a traveling musician ('would be vagabond'), with it ups and downs, is what he wants to do with his life. His choice
Not sure if this year (2019) was his final tour. But I gathered he was sharing the story of the day/moment he decided what he was going to do with his life. Remembering back to the start as he was finishing up.
Saw MK at Wolf Trap on Aug 18, 2019. He gave a rather lengthy introduction to this song. What I heard....
When he was 17, he was in a band that was 'not very good' and 'nobody liked each other'. They played a show in Penzance, UK on Christmas Eve. Next morning, he decided to quit that band and hitchhike home with 'his old bag and guitar'.
After 500 miles in the truck, he is dropped off on the 'high crosssroads' that overlook the valley he grew up in. Snow has covered everything. Trees are bare. Nothing looks the right.
At this moment. he despairs. He life seems to be going nowhere. But in this moment of dispair, he realizes that the life of a traveling musician ('would be vagabond'), with it ups and downs, is what he wants to do with his life. His choice
Not sure if this year (2019) was his final tour. But I gathered he was sharing the story of the day/moment he decided what he was going to do with his life. Remembering back to the start as he was finishing up.
Good song. Good moment.