The friend who first shared this on Facebook said it was a Turkish folk song. Being in another language, that's all I know other than that this song is hauntingly beautiful and collaborative. Enjoy!
Rising Appalachia offers a soulfully funky take on a classic hymn. "I'll Fly Away" was written in 1929 by Albert E. Brumley and remains a popular and moving tune both in the church and on the stage.
Prairie Home Companion is my NPR guilty pleasure. It's true. About 10 minutes and a few flat jokes in, I reach out to change the station and POW! The fiddles kick in. I'm hooked while the cast and their guests throw down the jams that make my Mid-Missouri heart flutter. Here they caper through a few favorite folksy "camp" songs...and some Emily Dickinson.
Rising Appalachia offers a soulfully funky take on a classic hymn. "I'll Fly Away" was written in 1929 by Albert E. Brumley and remains a popular and moving tune both in the church and on the stage.
Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hammer reimagine the Ballad of Tam Lin for their collaborative folk album Child Ballads. From the stirring harmonies to the heartbreaking refrains, this is a gem of a song. Mitchell and Hammer chose to write the faeries out of the original ballad. In an interview, Hammer explains, "If you take that away, you perhaps increase the sort of psychological subtext...Maybe you even strengthen the metaphor for endurance of love through adversity." As a testimony to the redemptive, transformative power of love, "Tam Lin" will make you long to be with your lover "in Carter Hall among the roses red."
Prairie Home Companion is my NPR guilty pleasure. It's true. About 10 minutes and a few flat jokes in, I reach out to change the station and POW! The fiddles kick in. I'm hooked while the cast and their guests throw down the jams that make my Mid-Missouri heart flutter. Here they caper through a few favorite folksy "camp" songs...and some Emily Dickinson.
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