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Written during the 2020 lockdown “From Birmingham” is an early taste of what to expect from the act’s upcoming LP. “I imagined the story of a girl making her way through a strange place with a letter, and the idea of a lover who has to travel but promises to return is a standard folk theme.”

A contemporary twist on a folk ballad with themes of love lost, dreams unrealised and ultimate mortality, the track takes inspiration from Johnny Cash’s “The Long Black Veil”.

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FROM BIRMINGHAM
She left her home, on the first of November
A Pretty Young Girl, with a note in her hand
She made her way, all through the back streets of Denver
So far away, from Birmingham

He said goodbye, on a warm summer’s morning
Said he was leaving to find make his own way like a man
And when he was done, he would make sure and send for her
So far away in Birmingham

She kept to herself, counting the days since he left her
Too many heartaches and things she could not understand
She swore to be true, and wouldn’t go back on her promise
So far away in Birmingham

The wind will blow, the grass will grow
But everything comes to an end
The weak the strong, will all pass along
And he’s dreaming of her once again
‘Cause he loved her, he loved her

She started back home, at the end of November
A pine box was holding, all of her dreams and her plans
She closes her eyes, trying hard not to remember
A life never lived, in Birmingham

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released November 13, 2020
Written by Bob Collum

Martin Belmont on guitar
Peter Holsapple on accordion

Produced by Pat Collier

Cat No: BOB002

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Bob Collum and the Welfare Mothers London, UK

Bob Collum & the Welfare Mothers make a cool noise. How cool you ask? Well, it's kinda alt-country, alot of rock & roll, add a smidgen of folk, and a dash of blues. Stick in a potent dose of guilt, a dollop of sin, a drop of salvation (just one drop), and equal measures of joy and sadness ... more

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