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    The idea for, The Town That Music Saved, was inspired by a book by Cabot author, Ben Hewitt who wrote a book entitled, The Town That Food Saved, about how local farmers, restaurateurs, seed growers and other food-related businesses had transformed the economy of the neighboring town of Harwick, Vermont in the 2000's.

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Forest of My Heart - Our home is situated between a forested hill and the Winooski River. Wildlife abounds in this slim corridor. From ermine, fox, hare, coyote, bear, deer and moose, to all the indigenous and migratory birds - the flora and fauna are innumerable. Vermonters feel an innate connection to nature and take deep pride in being stewards of it. Amid these turbulent times especially, there is solace in this connection.

On November 30th 2018, nearly 3000 people came out to witness the newly-carved statue of Ceres, goddess of agriculture, being lifted and placed upon the Vermont Statehouse dome. They say, for the next 100 years, this Ceres will watch over Vermont, the city of Montpelier and the Winooski River as it flows by. The feeling I had coming away from that ceremony inspired this song. I can’t help but think that this new Ceres will, in a way, bear witness to our state as it transforms with the times - perennial and enduring.

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Forest of my Heart

Thanksgiving day we went tromping through woods
The green man had just shed his clothes
A bounty of leaves made a blanket of gold
O’er a footing of ancient grey stones
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This is the land where storms come to die
Here’s where they run out of steam
There’s nothing round here for to brighten their eye
Nothing to sustain their greed
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It was here where our forebears said the land was good
Here we can build a new life
We’ll harness the waters to mill our own wood
We’ll sew then we’ll reap with a scythe
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Though the winters are dark and winters are long
This place we’ll make all our own
And just like a lover who knows all your songs
For this place we gladly atone
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Come bring your ponies on down from the hill
Bring them up from the floodplain
Forest of my heart and soil of my soul
Hold fast to your true secret name

Ceres come stand for a hundred years more
Ceres come watch us transform
We’re frightened and anxious like wee little babies
We’ll sleep and we’ll wait in your corm
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The wild green onions will sprout in the Spring
And rise from the banks of the river
Let’s do something now, our children be proud
It’s time for us now to deliver
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It was Thanksgiving day we went tromping through woods
Where the tamaracks beamed in their glory
If we count ourselves lucky to live in this place
Come let us continue the story

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from The Town That Music Saved, released March 10, 2019

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Dana and Susan Robinson Cabot, Vermont

"From Cabot, Vermont – Americana-roots and folk duo, Dana and Susan Robinson combine vivid, songwriting with fiddle tunes, oldtime banjo, elegant melodies, and rich harmony singing."

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