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Local Honey

by Under the Big Oak Tree

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1.
Local Honey 03:18
Way up on the mountain I go to ease my mind They pick their peaches free stone And never rush for time They don’t make too much money But what they grow they eat They got that local honey On which I am so sweet They got that local honey On which I am so sweet Down here in the valley Every day’s the same Alarm clock beeps and half asleep You walk out in the rain But there’s a place I used to know It’s not too far from town Where they come alive with the bright sunrise And sleep when the sun goes down Some folks call them hippies But call them what you will They left their jobs in the corporate bog For a homestead on the hill You just take a right at the river bend And hike up through the trees And once you cross that rocky road Just watch out for those bees
2.
Away, away, away, child, away O and one day I’ll return to thee, evermore Away, away, away, child, away O and one day I’ll return to you An eroded road Through a rusted gate That fell into disuse It fell into disuse Kudzu strangled trees The space the silence leaves Time’s effect set loose Time’s effect set loose No such road will ever run between us Scattered and undrawn by the billowing winds The day and night will sing to us in chorus The twilight always flickers at both ends Until it fades away… Leaves drift unswept Grass crept unmown But nothing else has changed Nothing else has changed I still recall the way The once unbroken stone And it all seems the same It all still feels the same
3.
I was born in the fall of a golden age To a well-healed family I had eleven brothers and sisters too But none of them looked like me None of them looked like me, o lord None of them looked like me None of them looked like me, o Lord the days go by I found a lover with a soul to match And I thought we had the very same mind The years went by in the blink of an eye And I still don’t even know her half the time Still don’t know her half the time, o lord Still don’t know her half the time Still don’t know her half the time, o Lord the days go by I had a little baby with a sweet apple grin And he really got the best of me I laid him out in a wide open field And he grew into a big oak tree Grew into a big oak tree, o lord Grew into a big oak tree Grew into a big oak tree, o Lord the days go by
4.
It’s gonna take a whole lot of storms to blow It’s gonna take a whole lot of worms to sow You’re gonna need a whole lot of dirt to hoe You’ve got to have a whole lot of rain to grow Lord, don’t I know Every word must be spoken Every heart must be broken That it may be awoken That it may be… Lord don’t I know The shadow of the crow That turns the mid-day black Leans in on the back Lord don’t I know Lord don’t I know I tried to write paradise Don’t move, let the wind speak—that’s paradise Sold my raincoat for a guitar Sold my guitar for a song Sold my song for a penny Tossing pennies to the rain
5.
There’s a fruit so sweet That I dare not eat it It’s surrounded by a hornets’ nest Its covered in the bramble and the briar There’s a song that can’t be sung It’ll burn your lungs It’s a song of innocence It can only be sung by an Illinois waitress Gather up the songs Gather up the stars Gather up the faces Gather for safe keeping Let go the songs Let go the stars Let go of the faces Let go and say goodbye Run run river Run run river to the sea Whisper winds Bring my baby back to me Shine you light Shine your light down on me One more time…
6.
By the tracks of the train I’ll be walking alone I’ll be calling your name All the long journey home Through the red-eyed night In the pouring rain I’ll be walking alone I’ll be coming on home By the tracks of the train All your life Loved by another Who knew you by heart And you ignored for the others Give back the photograph Give back the picture frame Some day, honey You’ll come back home And see the old room You used to know Look into your own two eyes Listen to the sound of your name
7.
Leaves 02:07
words and music by Doug Ward It’s a warm breeze a’blowin’, that brings you back to mind; and I think that there’s a lot that I could say to you… I see your face a’shinin’ there, and I wish that you were really here; come back to me across these many long and lonely miles… But it’s really just another tale of one man’s love and how it paled, after empty promises and a short while. And I see you’re just an autumn leaf on a branch high-out-up-over me, a single small reminder of a springtime long ago. And it’s really just another tale of one man’s love and how it failed, after empty promises and a short while. And I see you’re just a pretty leaf in a book that someone pressed for me; just a dry reminder that the real thing blew away. It’s a warm breeze a’blowin’, that brings you back to mind; and I think “goodbye” is all I have to say…
8.
Joanna 03:12
Joanna, Joanna Did your skies turned blue? Joanna, Joanna What about you? I’ve been sitting here all day Watching the clouds come and roll away Whatever was there Has vanished like a wisp in the air Whatever I’d wanted By word or by vow Whatever it was you needed from me Well I’d gladly give it now Joanna, Joanna Did your day break anew? Joanna, Joanna What about you? And if we ever go back there It’ll be a long time coming Whatever we were running from Has faded with the setting sun In the dark I hear music From outside my door In the distance there’s a white ship That’s just kissed the shore Joanna, Joanna Did your stars shine true? Joanna, Joanna What about you? Joanna, Joanna Did your stars shine true? Joanna, Joanna What about you?
9.
Meadowlark in the meadow With the blue sky above Won’t you sing me back home With a song that I love? I’m drowsy and numb And melting in air Meadowlark in the meadow Will you take me there? Darkly I’ve listened For many a time And called you soft names In many a rhyme In the grasses and thickets In the fruit trees wild Meadowlark in the meadow Mid-May’s first child Meadowlark in the meadow With the tall grass below Won’t lighten my heart With a song that I know Away away I’d fly with thee On the shimmering wings Of a sweet melody For a cup of fine wine And a purple stained mouth Aged deep in the earth In the sweet sunny south That I might drink And leave the world unseen And with you fade away In a forest dream To fade far away Dissolve and forget The worrisome ways The fever and fret What among the leaves We’re never to see Meadowlark in the meadow Come, let’s go free! Meadowlark in the meadow ‘Neath the cool setting sun Your beak has been twisted From battles hard won But still would you sing The moon to up to her throne Meadowlark in the meadow Will you take me home?
10.
My Heart 02:19
words and music by Doug Ward My Heart Sings out the whistle of the steam train As we’re coming round the mountain On the 6:15 to Memphis On the Chatahoochie line She’s on a cannonball to Dallas And I’m meeting her in Memphis I just hope that this old train gets there on time My Heart Sings out the whistle of that old engine As it echoes through the valleys On the 6:15 to Memphis On the Chatahoochie line She’s on a one-way ride to Dallas And I’m meeting her in Memphis I just hope I get to see her one more time My heart Sings out the mournful song of leaving At every stop and crossing On the 6:15 to Memphis On the Chatahoochie line She wants a new life down in Dallas Gonna beg her hand in Memphis I just hope that this old train gets there on time My heart
11.
The cries of a child in the night Cling to your hallway and door The silence that follows Chills you right down the core We walk a thread so thin And but for a gust of wind There’s really nobody who you could save Get up my poor boy, be brave If fortune’s a virtue Then she is a curious one And he is a fool who Tries too tight to hang on We walk a thread so thin And but for a gust of wind There was really nobody you could save from the slide Saddle up, my brave boy, and ride Rock-a-bye baby Sweet dreams await thee When the wind blows Nobody knows We walk a thread so thin And but for a gust of wind I love you my baby, my sugar, my heart Banish the day we would part It’s once in a pale blue moon The winds howl into your room There was never anybody you could save from the fall Get up my poor boy, and crawl

credits

released January 22, 2016

KRISTIN HAMILTON (VOCALS, GUITAR)
SIMON FINK (FIDDLE, MANDOLIN, BANJO, VOCALS)
DOUG WARD (BASS, VOCALS)

Guests:
Ryan Johnson: banjo (1, 6), mandolin (2), ukelele (7)
Corey Clark: mandolin (3)
Sam Stephan: trumpet (5)
Kyle Dahlquist: pedal steel guitar (9)
Jason Riley: nylon string guitar (8)
Dansare Marks: harmony vocals (11)

“Leaves” and “My Heart” by Doug Ward (c) 2015.
All other songs by Simon Fink (c) 2015 (ASCAP).

Recorded and Mixed by Justin Mantooth at Westend Studio
Mastered by Eureka Mastering

Album Art/Design: Box Cardinal Creative
Photography: Rebecca Foley

Our special thanks to the guest musicians for making this recording possible. And to Megan Wyeth, Json Myers w/ Goode Food, & Randy McKnight for your generous contributions. Also, much gratitude to our sweet families, friends, & fans for all the love & support!

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Under the Big Oak Tree St. Joseph, Missouri

Under the Big Oak Tree’s blend of vintage folk, acoustic country, & traditional bluegrass has been described as “warm” and “picturesque” with “flawless harmonies.”

The band’s 2014 debut recording stood out as “one of the most lush, beautiful records to come out of the local scene,” and made multiple year-end best lists. The group’s second album, Local Honey, will be released on MudStomp Records.
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