Just a bit of background to the song. I was watching one of the American news channels and there was a story about COVID (of course) focusing on Georgia. They were reporting on the incredible amount of deaths that were occurring (of course up until this latest election Georgia was a very Republican state - lots of denial etc…) says it all really. The reporter ended the story with a quote that went something like this ‘with the amount of people buried because of this virus, the people of Georgia haven’t been able to wash the red Georgia clay off their shoes’. Hello I said…gotta be a song in that! I remembered I’d read something about a huge hurricane that hit the Islands off the coast of Georgia in the late 1800s. I tied these two together via Scottish and English emigration (the tune section of the song sounds decidedly Scottish), the displaced native tribes and stupid humanity. It’s in essence an environmental song about human error and injustice.
- Steph
Music and lyrics by Steph Miller
from
Railplane,
released July 20, 2022
Steph Miller - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, octave mandolin, bass, dulcimer, electric strumstick, tin whistles, accordion, moog drone, organ, bombardes, vocals
Stephen Mitchell - bodhrán, snare drum, floor tom, backing vocals
Edmond Kairouz - mandolin, octave mandolin, backing vocals
Greg Ryan - cymbal, backing vocals
Recorded in the shed by Greg Ryan
Mixed by Greg Ryan and Michael Bates
Mastered by William Bowden - King Willy Sound
Produced by Greg Ryan, Michael Bates and Railplane