places i have been...raleigh was really, one fine place...

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i heard a song by fellow musician al scortino once called “simple folk” and just loved it and it inspired me to write this one...it is a song of firsts really, first time i used a mandolin player(willie hunton)first time i used a harp player (kevin "duty free" derois) and the first time i used a female backup (linda katsaros)...
they are all great musicians and being around artists is being around...
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credits:
shaun hull: 6 & 12 string guitars, lead vocals-
linda katsaros: harmony vocals-
lonnie griffis: bass-
willie hunton: mandolin-
kevin derois: harp-
ray casavan; drums-

the travelers song

been from Maine to California
from Chicago to the Keys
through Seattle down to Georgia
to New England and Tennessee

stood along the Shenandoah
walked knee high in Puget Sound
fished for days in the Atlantic
and Okeechobee with no one around

and I can hear freedom bells ringing
from one sea to shining sea
i'll always praise the ones who gave life
in our quest for liberty

spent some time down in New Orleans
and Raleigh sure was one fine place
stood on the mountains out in Boulder
and while in Boston watched a human race

felt all our history while in D.C.
watched NASCAR race in Alabam'
hiked the beauty of Virginia
played my guitar with Uncle Sam

road with the cowboys down in Texas
and in Miami watched the dolphins play
there's just no better place to live life
than when you live it in the USA

you know I've seen a thousand places
from Antietem to Wounded Knee
man I sure do love this country
it sure feels great to be free
repeat chorus 2x...fade