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Living Water
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bluegrass wanigan warren akin tim gundy dale vallandigham denis hackwith jason hackwith
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Best described as bluegrass, etc., this dynamic group of five brings new notes to old classics and old notes to new.
Hi, and thanks for your interest! We're a group of five guys from the Lewis-Clark Valley area having a grand old time playing concerts around the Northwest. We play a lot of original works in addition to bluegrass and folk classics (for example Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Blackberry Blossom). We like to describe our sound as "bluegrass, etc." due to our other stylistic influences that come peeking through every once in awhile (Folk, Celtic, Appalachian, Blues, etc.). ON GUITAR AND LEAD VOCALS: Warren Akin A solid guitarist and vocalist, Warren is also a fantastic songwriter- in fact, he's written just about all of our original works. His songs are lyrical, elegantly written, and heartfelt. We're his biggest fans. ON MANDOLIN, GUITAR AND VOCALS: Tim Gundy In addition to being a killer mandolin player, Tim is about the humblest guy you'll ever meet. He just rocks, but you'd never hear it from him! ON BANJO AND VOCALS: Dale Vallandigham You would never, ever guess that Dale hasn't really been playing banjo all that long. His technique is just superb. He's also a killer vocalist (with barbershop quartet experience) and a really, really great yodeler. ON BASS, MANDOLIN, GUITAR AND VOCALS: Denis Hackwith Born in a musical family, Denis has been playing bluegrass, folk, and other roots music his entire life. He's a great bass fiddle player who adds a rock solid foundation to all of our music. We also like to bring him forward to show off his mandolin style. ON VIOLIN, MANDOLIN, GUITAR AND VOCALS: Jason Hackwith Jason, Denis' son, also grew up playing roots music, but branched into all kinds of musical styles throughout his life (everything from opera to alt rock). He studied classical violin for a decade, majored in music with a voice and guitar emphasis, and has been writing funky, bluesy-folk/acoustic rock music since high school.
Song Info
Genre
Country Bluegrass
Charts
Peak #179
Peak in subgenre #17
Author
Warren Akin
Rights
2008 by Wanigan
Uploaded
June 03, 2008
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MP3
MP3 2.4 MB 128 kbps 2:36
Story behind the song
One warm spring near Caldwell, Idaho, a long sedan pulled up to an ancient farmhouse. Four senior citizens tottered from the car and began to reminisce about the house and surrounding property -- two of them were the original homesteaders’ children. They told the current occupants (my wife and I) a story about how their parents needed to find water, so many years ago, in order to “prove up” on the land. This song tells the true story of what happened. ~ Warren Akin
Lyrics
Kneeling down by the well, he prayed "Lord, we ask Your blessings on us today. Bring your living water to fill this cup, And let our farm's thirsty ground drink it up." A warm spring sun touched his tired back The shovel that rested in his hands was gray and cracked A drop of sweat rolled down from his chin And as it fell into the well, the well came in Living water sprang from the well that day With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith Living water sprang from the well that day With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith He hitched his team to the plow and he broke the ground He sowed the seed that they would need to keep them sound And living water gently filled the rows And he stood there with joy in his heart as he watched it flow Living water sprang from the well that day With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith Living water sprang from the well that day With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith With a simple prayer and a mustard seed of faith
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