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Dust Bowl

from Solace in the Wild by Erin Ivey

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"Dust Bowl" is on the 64th GRAMMY Ballot for Best American Roots Song, featuring a duet with Warren Hood, inspired by the Ken Burns documentary

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We parted from the hills and landed solid on the plain
The sky was blue as wide as eye could see
And the prairie grasses blew in the wind and in the rain
We knew the land was calling out our name

In the Spring of ’31, we would harvest in the sun
A job well done was its own prize
By the Fall of ’32, there was nothing we could do
They came like moving mountains in disguise
And the land was rearranged before our eyes
Dust to breathe and dust to eat; Dust to drink in when we sleep

Can hardly tell the darkness from the day
Like 2 midnights in a jug, the dusters barreled down on us
The only thing that we could do was wait

And hope our prayers would make it through to heaven’s gate.
With God we begged and bartered; What didn’t work we tried it harder
Tomorrow might be better than today
In the stillness laid between, we fixed our eyes and dreamed
And said “I’m sorry I cannot bring down the rain.
Maybe next year we’ll be on our feet again

Dust to breathe and dust to eat; Dust to drink in when we sleep
Can hardly tell the darkness from the day
Like 2 midnights in a jug, the dusters barreled down on us
The only thing that we could do was wait
And hope our prayers would make it through to heaven’s gate.

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from Solace in the Wild, released January 29, 2021
CREDITS

Erin Ivey sings and plays a Martin D35 acoustic guitar
Chuck Pinnell plays a Collings DS2H acoustic guitar and Belanger octave mandolin
Kris Afflerbaugh plays upright bass
Warren Hood sings harmony vocals

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Erin Ivey Austin, Texas

Dreamfolk // Erin Ivey is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for her intimate, confessional style, expressive voice, and ability to connect with audiences through her mystical live performances.

Featured in Forbes, Adweek, Huffpost and heard in film & TV (Suits, The Client List, E! News, Hallmark, etc.), her latest album topped Folk Radio International charts & Best Of lists.
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