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- Indexed issues, last 90 days
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- Sep 20, 2026
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- Aug 18, 2026
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Gone For Good (opens the original)
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Two days ago I posted my song ‘New Ground’ about loss, … so, just to keep us in balance, … here’s a song about how us humans always start looking for someone to blame when the world goes crazy! We’re going through huge changes socially and globally these days, … people are dying and it sure feels like we don’t have much control over our own little lives. Y’know, … it makes it a little bit easier if we can just find someone or something to blame it on! GONE FOR GOOD An old brown cow was sittin’ G
New Ground (opens the original)
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Our lives shift when a big loss happens. Things go along smoothly, then ‘BANG!’, something occurs, and our lives change drastically, and our perceptions shift. Hurt feelings can help us see things with new eyes. When we ‘lose’ someone or something important to us, we feel an emptiness and sadness inside. Sometimes we act brave for the people around us, and we need to give ourselves permission to cry, express anger, and grieve our losses. It’s okay to feel ‘not-okay’! Crying is a healthy way to r
Low Flying Crows (opens the original)
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Crows have developed a reputation as ‘thieves’ who steal a farmer’s seeds and crops after they’ve been planted. Maybe so, … but I don’t think crows could ever be as devastating to farmers as Monsanto/Bayer. I first heard about the Monsanto company creating problems for farmers when I traveled to play music for folks in the Mid-west. LOW FLYING CROWS Low flying crows Em Sail in on a wind Cmaj7 As cold as a city Asus4 As cold as their grin Em Skimming over our fields Em Sowing seeds full of tears
Abiyoyo (opens the original)
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I do a lot of children’s songs, … and Pete Seeger did too. I had two daughters though, … I feel ‘rich in daughters’, … and that can be a little bit confusing as a parent. I told the kids “to not write in books!”, and then I got all these little kids’ books with a woodchuck! … And it was always a ‘little boy’ hero. I didn’t understand it! … so I went in, and changed all the he’s to she’s, and the hims to hers, and, then I wrote in the books! ‘Cause I think that they needed to hear that little gir
So-So Security (opens the original)
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