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Evidence of Hope

by Friction Farm

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mronstadt I played on this album, but was really so happy when listening to it that I enjoyed all the moments I wasn't a part of too. Your album has helped me make dinner as well as accompany my car trips in between teaching/gigs/etc.! Thanks for making great music and making my day better because of it.
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jcanning The beautiful sound and thought provoking lyrics. Favorite track: There Will Always Be.
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    Track list: There Will Always Be, Scarecrows, Work, I Am a Mother, Rosalinda, Luck or Providence, Henry Wrote Letters, No Regrets, I'm Talking Now, Robin

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1.
Bet my mother never thought my daughter would still fight to speak her mind, to have a say in her own civil rights But when men declare her voice categorically dismissed There will always be women who persist There will always be , there will always be women who persist My forefathers came by ship together with their clan Architects of their own dreams was this part of the plan For every thug who guards the gate with a raised clenched fist There will always be men who coexist There will always be , there will always be men who coexist One misguided spark falls on tinder to ignite a raging fire growing much too big to fight Malicious mobs may tattoo numbers onto wrists But there will always be angels in our midst There will always be , there will always be angels in our midst Be a woman who persist Be a man who coexists Be an angel , be an angel Be an angel in our midst There will always be, there will always be Angels in our midst
2.
Scarecrows 03:50
This morning I remembered I could fly Strong black wings against clear blue sky Got tired and looked down from the air Scarecrows everywhere Scarecrows, scarecrows everywhere Poor bird can't get no rest Scarecrows, scarecrows everywhere How's a poor bird to build a nest I was never one to push my luck Stayed within the boundaries of the old deal that was struck Knew the consequences if I dared Scarecrows everywhere Scarecrows, scarecrows everywhere Poor bird can't get no rest Scarecrows, scarecrows everywhere How's a poor bird to build a nest Over the next hillside catch a draft It'll carry me forward But there's no turning back Fields of sunflowers down there and scarecrows everywhere Scarecrows, scarecrows everywhere Poor bird can't get no rest Scarecrows, scarecrows everywhere How's a poor bird to build a nest Too tired for flight, too weak to fight It's been a beautiful ride, goodnight On my last descent I extend my claw Hey, they're just old clothes filled with straw Scarecrows, scarecrows everywhere Poor bird can't get no rest Scarecrows, scarecrows everywhere How's a poor bird to build a nest
3.
Work 03:19
I got a little work to do around my house Dust bunnies in the corner big enough to scare a real mouse Nothing's gonna get clean around here if I don't do my part I got a little work to do, I guess I better start I got work to do, I guess I better start I got work to do I guess I better start I got a little work to do around my yard Weeds growing everywhere make tomatoes work too hard Nothing good will ever grow here if I don't do my part I got a little work to do , I guess I better start I got a little work to do around my town Cracks in public building might bring this whole thing down Nothing will get fixed around here if I don't do my part I got a little work to do , I guess I better start I never thought I could matter much Two small hands and a personal touch But I looked around for goodness sake One more push might be all it takes We got a little work to do around this place You and me together might be all it takes We can set things right 'round here if we do our part We got a little work to do, I guess we better start We got work to do , I guess we better start We got work to do , I guess we better start I got work to do, guess I better start You got work to do, guess you better start We've got work to do
4.
I am a mother I have two daughters nine years old, five and three quarters I drop them at school, I wave goodbye 'Til they're with their friends and their teachers Safe inside Downtown there's traffic We're all moving slow I catch the news on public radio I hold my breath then release; not our town, not their school Then I weep for the parents who just learned this life is cruel They're calling one man a hero for what he has done Put his own body between a child and a loaded gun The girls are in bed now I watch the evening news No talk of mothers or children Just two sides of a fight we all lose They're calling one man a traitor for what he has done Tried to put a law between a child and a loaded gun I am a mother I have two daughters nine years old, five and three quarters
5.
Rosalinda 04:02
Rosalinda, I'm watching you sleep You are the promise that I aim to keep Hold my love in your heart, let it set you free Rosalinda, dare to dream Let me tell you something that I know in my bones There are worse things about living than dying alone I spent too long holding on to something already gone Rosalinda, be strong I gave you your grandmothers' names Both of those women carried hope in their veins They are gone from us now but the spirit remains Rosalinda, carry the flame
6.
By the light of the moon we slipped away from our homes Put all our hope in the well of a small wooden boat Five days and nights we rowed in shifts In unguarded moments let our spirit lift By luck or by providence we stayed afloat Just before dawn the first watch spotted land Oars in the water we need every hand My arms were aching, my dress was soaked through But the promise of freedom began to seem true By luck or by providence waves pushed us to sand As the first ray of sunlight crest the horizon A crowd begins shouting from shore Turn back, turn back we all cried we are not safe anymore The man we called captain jumped in he did not hesitate He's through running and hiding he'll face whatever awaits After a moment my faith beat my doubt What if they're guiding us in not pushing us out By luck or by providence I choose my fate
7.
Henry wrote letters In deliberate script Considered how each word would form on Marjorie's lips. Each week he selected The most interesting parts To show her what filled up his days and filled up his heart Henry and Marjorie left a rich legacy Paper and ink a hand- written library Henry and Marjorie let us glimpse in to see The very first draft of our family history Marjorie read them Each two or three times Discovered new things about Henry between every line She tested the limits of margins and social convention Opinions and intimate details she dared to mention Henry and Marjorie … They wrote to the children who replied by email digital typeface on screen without prose or detail They wrote to the grandkids who answer by text cartoons and abbreviations are there any words left. Henry and Marjorie ... Henry's last letter To his first great grand child She doesn't read just yet but she will in a while She'll reach back generations draw a line to the past. And, to one devoted reader write stories that last Henry and Marjorie ...
8.
No Regrets 03:53
We got the phone call took in the hard news We cursed and we shouted, reversed and we doubted But could not refuse Our days are counted but they're not done yet We make plans with a deadline our hands work against time We don't hedge our bets I won't settle for anything less I won't settle for anything less A full measure of laughter, big thrills and heartache, no regrets Nothing less When we were just kids, that long summer day Flew our bikes up the dirt road, down to the swimming hole Worked hard at our play When did we grow up, get good at the game Did what was expected but the rest was neglected For the day it might rain I won't settle for anything less ... Now we watch the sunrise turn into sunset Reclined on the front porch, firefly burns his torch And if that's all we get I won't settle... canoes out on Silver Lake, no bad books or movies more chocolate cake good wine in the good glasses and no regrets
9.
I never called your bluff I never said enough is enough I pushed it down deep because that's what we do And if boys will be boys what's the use I'm talking now way past due I'm talking now speaking my truth I'm talking now , I'm talking now, I'm talking now I never stood my ground let myself be pushed around Kept my head down worked extra hard But the old boys club is still in charge I'm talking now... Why is the deck still stacked Ten years and it feels like we backtracked She's got too much to lose that's part of the plan She can't take the risk, but I can I'm talking now ... I never called your bluff but today enough is enough We're talking now....
10.
Robin 02:42
Robin laid her eggs here late last spring Beautiful things oh beautiful little things Turquoise shells sent scattering Delicate things oh delicate little things Did the break in joy or suffering Mysterious things oh mysterious little things We fill in the story in the absence of truth the details, the doubt and the proof We find an ending the one that we need To give voice to our hopes and our dreams She arrives again on tired wings Reliable things oh reliable little things Unaware the odds are staggering Uncommon things oh uncommon little things The fledgling gone before we hear it sing Ethereal thing , liberating, oh let freedom ring

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released March 10, 2021

Recorded by Aidan Quinn at Twenty Oaks Studio
Additional recording by guest musicians
Mixed and Mastered by Mark Dann
Aidan Quinn - Acoustic guitar, 6 & 12 string electric guitar, vocals
Christine Stay - Acoustic & electric bass, harmonica, vocals
Cheryl Prashker - Drums & Percussion, backing vocals
Pete LeVine - Piano & keyboards
Tracy Grammer - Violin
Michael G. Ronstadt - Cello
Dana Keller - Pedal Steel & 12 string guitar
Nomad Ovunc - Accordion
Michael Bowers - Backing vocals
Debra Cowan - Backing vocals
Joe Jencks - Backing vocals
Cari Minor - Backing vocals
Karyn Oliver - Backing vocals
Siobhan Quinn - Backing vocals

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