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Or Else the Sun

from Or Else the Sun by Fog Holler

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Originally this song was a challenge to myself to make a traditional-sounding song sort-of "in the modern times". I was feeling pretty upset about the way things were going in the world and also upset that there didn't seem to be a proportional volume of art to balance that sadness whose message was transparently in the vein of "hang in there, we're in this together". I hoped to weave a traditional song from my experiences that felt like it addressed those ideas and also just felt cathartic for me to make and hear. It feels like a first child to me, as my previous guitar compositions all came to me several years ago as dissonant and mysterious picking patterns before I even attempted the bluegrass/traditional form. This song is both a personal challenge met as well as the first fruits of a several-year period of rigorous and frankly, nerdy study.

-Tommy

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When I was young indeed
And I knew no misery
And the Sun shone brightly
And the Moon warmly gleamed

I traveled far and wide
To gain sight for whats inside
For to soothe
My Heart's reckless pride

Young Love laid out a way
Leading through this worldly pain
Into beauty and discovery
That set my soul aflame

All things were in their place
and sacred reason filled the space
between tomorrow
and where I was then

Though life's flavor's strong
You can sweeten it with song
And the days will grow brighter
Like the dew catching the dawn

Though the road is long
It will show you right from wrong
Or else the Sun
Will shine on you someday

On shore held close my night
Strolling gently with the tide
Undeterred by ebb and flow
Should the water surely rise

The Moon's soft, velvet glow
Reminds a piece of me of home
Despite the phantoms
That would pull me from shore

credits

from Or Else the Sun, released October 29, 2018
Banjo: Casey James Holmberg
Bass: Noa Laniakea
Guitar: Tommy Schulz
Lead Vocal: Tommy Schulz
Tenor Vocal: Casey James Holmberg

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Inspired by a range of influences from The Stanley Brothers to Buck Owens to Meshuggah, Fog Holler is a bluegrass band with an edge. Described by 2-time Grammy Award Winner Cathy Fink as “The next generation of the many shades of grass”, Fog Holler’s captivating tunes and coordinated outfits are quickly enthralling longtime bluegrass fans and newcomers alike. ... more

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