Appalachian Song - Dan Cunningham
Track 5
WEST VIRGINIA MY HOME was written by Hazel Dickens (1935-2011) She appeared in the documentary, Harlan County USA, and the movies Matewan and Songcatcher. She was the first woman to receive the Merit Award from the International Bluegrass Association and received a National Heritage Fellowship from the NEA. Hazel Dickens was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame.
here are the lyrics:
West Virginia, oh my home.
West Virginia, where I belong.
In the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet I slip away like a bird in flight
Back to those hills, the place that I call home.
It's been years now since I left there
And this city life's about got the best of me.
I can't remember why I left so free what I wanted to do, what I wanted to see,
But I can sure remember where I come from.
Chorus-----
Well I paid the price for the leavin'
And this life I have is not one I thought I'd find.
Just let me live, love, let my cry
but when I go just let me die
Among the friends who'll remember when I'm gone.
Chorus-----
Home, home, home. I can see it so clear in my mind.
Home, home, home. I can almost smell the honeysuckle vines.
Happy Valley Music (BMI)
words and music by Hazel Dickens
Dan Cunningham: guitars, bass, and vocal
Libby Eddy: fiddle
Evan Lintz: brushes
Daria Jones: background vocal
recording info :
guitars: Yamaha LJX6C - Larrivee SD50
Mics: Rode NT-1 (rebuilt) - RodeNTK
preamp: Art Digital MPA Gold
recorded in the BOOM CLOSET Morgantown WV
mixed and mastered at Zone 8 Studio Morgantown WV by Mark Poole
VIDEO - an informal version is posted on Facebook
West Virginia, My Home - Christmas Party Version