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Seems that a number of the songs that tell a story are about a bygone era, and delivered in a spare, but elegant, folk style. Like this one.
Btw the lead instrument you' ll hear is a mountain dulcimer, a folk instrument that was played in the Appalachian mountains. It is usually strummed, but David has a unique way of fingerpicking this vintage wooden string instrument.
From the 1850's to 1930, several agencies in New York City gathered orphans; children whose parents had died; and also children that had been abused, neglected and abandoned; and sent them out west. They were loaded on a train that made stops in various Midwest towns and farm stops , in hope the children would be adopted by new families. The trains that carried these children became known as "orphan trains." The song here, written by David Massengill, is based on a true story. And no matter how many times I hear it, I still get goosebumps up and down my arms.
Rider on an Orphan Train
The Folk Brothers
(Jack Hardy and David Massengill)
Seems that a number of the songs that tell a story are about a bygone era, and delivered in a spare, but elegant, folk style. Like this one.
Btw the lead instrument you' ll hear is a mountain dulcimer, a folk instrument that was played in the Appalachian mountains. It is usually strummed, but David has a unique way of fingerpicking this vintage wooden string instrument.
From the 1850's to 1930, several agencies in New York City gathered orphans; children whose parents had died; and also children that had been abused, neglected and abandoned; and sent them out west. They were loaded on a train that made stops in various Midwest towns and farm stops , in hope the children would be adopted by new families. The trains that carried these children became known as "orphan trains." The song here, written by David Massengill, is based on a true story. And no matter how many times I hear it, I still get goosebumps up and down my arms.
Rider on an Orphan Train
The Folk Brothers
(Jack Hardy and David Massengill)
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