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Letter

from Yarrow by Kim Anderson

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lyrics

October fifth,
I hope this letter finds you in good spirits and good health
Three weeks and a day
Have passed since we reached the border of the territory
My dear sister,
You cannot imagine this place, with its canyons so wide
And a stillness so great
Settles over the landscape

Neighbors we have few,
Most days we settle for our own unvaried company
But we must make do,
We live quite simply, in truth, we live much like the Indians
You’d smile to see
How the country has changed me,
My hands rough and strong like a sailor’s,
My skin’s gone all brown
After hours in the sun

There have been days
When evening fell and I felt so tired, Lord, and overwhelmed
And strange inhuman cries
Resounded far across the dark and howling forest
But when I feel such fears taking hold in my chest, I need only look up
At the star-studded sky,
And I feel I could fly

Sometimes I miss
The lively city from which we long ago departed
This here’s a wilderness
That’s suited for none but the brave and brokenhearted
But do not think
To worry and fret after me,
For I’m getting on fairly—I hope you are well,
And I yearn for the day
When your sweet voice will call to me again

credits

from Yarrow, released April 6, 2018
Kim Anderson//vocals; Will Graefe//baritone guitar; Kai Ando//bass; Bram Kincheloe//drums; Steven Long//harmonium/organ; Joanna Mattrey//viola; Sam Decker//tenor saxophone; Michael Sachs//bass clarinet, Benjamin Lazar Davis//banjo

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Kim Anderson New York, New York

Her music walks the line between many genres, incorporating the lyrical intimacy of folk songs with the delicate, detailed instrumental arrangements of chamber music. Raised by jazz musician parents in New York City, she grew up absorbing a diverse blend of musical genres, continuing on to study composition more formally at New England Conservatory in Boston, MA ... more

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