Who could have guessed that the most gluttonous of holidays would inspire the most thoughtful of songs? Is there some way we could get Darrell Scott and Music Fog nominated for Nobel Prizes?
Here’s “The Day Before Thanksgiving” from the 2010 Americana Music Festival.
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A freelance writer and humorist with an abiding love of country music, C.M. Wilcox's cutting, clear-eyed take on the genre has drawn the attention of Country Weekly, The Washington Post, and The Tennessean in the years since this site began. He lives near Sacramento and can be reached by email at CMW (at) countrycalifornia.com.
Wow, beautiful and poignant song. Music fog always finds the best.