A beautiful song rendered by Gillian Welch. No other voice or singing style can do this justice. Well, she wrote this song. Masterful singing.
This song represents every migrant worker anywhere - they leave their home to make a better living. They long for their lands, and family during the separation. They send money back so that the ones back home can have a better life, while they endure hardship. And sometimes they return home with great difficulty, and lost everything.
This song evokes an American past , the lyrics are in an old fashioned style yet very simple English. And the slight southern or rural accent is authentic.
A beautiful song rendered by Gillian Welch. No other voice or singing style can do this justice. Well, she wrote this song. Masterful singing.
This song represents every migrant worker anywhere - they leave their home to make a better living. They long for their lands, and family during the separation. They send money back so that the ones back home can have a better life, while they endure hardship. And sometimes they return home with great difficulty, and lost everything.
This song evokes an American past , the lyrics are in an old fashioned style yet very simple English. And the slight southern or rural accent is authentic.