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Red​-​winged Blackbird

from Taking Flight by Amelia Hogan

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    Taking Flight Audio CD comes with a beautiful tri-fold, Eco-Wallet two pocket case, of both full color and black and white images, liner notes, lyrics, and details about the music for this project.

    On "Taking Flight," Amelia Hogan sings both traditional and contemporary folk music with lilting grace and subtlety. Weaving a mysterious old magic, Hogan transports her listeners out of time and place with haunting melodies and evocative storytelling. The 16-track album features one original (the title track), which is a joyous a cappella number in four-part harmony, a number of traditional, public domain songs, and interpretations of songs by contemporary
    songwriters including Laurie Lewis, Lankum, David Francey, Anais Mitchell, and Jez Lowe. Photos: Venee Call-Ferrer

    Produced by Hogan at Foxtail Sound in Dixon, CA, with celebrated musicians Ray Frank (co-producer), Richard Mandel, David Brewer, Christa Burch, Rebecca Richman, Maureen Brennan, and Marla Fibish, Taking Flight is a cathartic and healing endeavor. Songs were chosen to acknowledge grief, loss, heartache, hope, and ultimately a joy-filled conclusion. The theme of birds runs through the project. Often seen as a symbol of loss and sorrow, birds also represent hope and healing and the ability to find beauty in the midst of hardship. The intent of this work is to take the listener on a journey through grief and out the other side, as a bird taking flight might.

    Hogan shared, "For many of us, the few years since the spring of 2020 have been full of grief and loss, between death, illness, cultural changes, and unprecedented political upheaval. It feels as if nothing has been left untouched. As I worked through these feelings in my own life, I kept returning to singing and sharing songs related to birds as solace, comfort, and inspiration. No matter how much we feel we’ve been grounded, we can always find a way to take flight again."

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What can I say, we all needed a pick-me-up, and this song brings us all so much joy, and did so when we were recording.

lyrics

He'll be there beside the river,
When Winter finally breaks its bones,
He'll be king among the rushes,
He'll be master of his home.
Chorus: Thought I heard a red winged blackbird,
Red winged blackbird down my road. (x2)
Safe as Moses in the rushes,
Builds his home on the river wide,
Every time I hear him singing,
Makes me feel like Spring inside.
Chorus: x2
He'll be in there singing his heart out,
He'll be telling me stories too,
Of where he went to winter last year,
Of how he's going back there too.
Chorus: x2
He'll be there beside the river,
When Winter finally breaks its bones,
He'll be king among the rushes,
He'll be master of his home.
Chorus: x3
Repeat verse 1, Chorus x4

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from Taking Flight, released December 1, 2022
Red-Winged Blackbird- David Francey
Amelia Hogan-lead vocal, Richard Mandel-guitar, Ray Frank-guitar,
David Brewer-high whistle, Christa Burch- harmony vocals

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Amelia Hogan San Francisco, California

Amelia Hogan sings traditional Irish, Scottish, British American, and Contemporary folk music with lilting graces and powerful subtlety. You’ll be transported by her singing,
She has enchanted audiences from Oregon to New York, Dublin to San Francisco and back again. ... more

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