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Ballads of Captivity and Freedom

by George St Clair

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1.
Tularosa 03:47
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2.
The Places Where They Prayed 03:44
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3.
Autumn 1889 07:55
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4.
Corridors 03:22
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5.
Good Times 04:00
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6.
Cynthia 06:38
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7.
Up to Fail 05:17
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8.
Lie to Them 04:14
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9.
CImarrones 05:48
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10.
New Mexico 03:04
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11.
Pedro Páramo 04:42
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12.
Talkin Mesquite 03:58
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Part western balladeer, part borderland chronicler, songwriter George St. Clair is a master of conjuring feelings and images of lives past and present. Growing up on the high plains of Texas put George in touch with the vastness of the American West, and his songs evoke the dry deserts, rolling grasslands, and high mountains of his West Texas homeland. Living for the past several years in the UK has given him a renewed perspective on the land where he grew up, and these reflections take shape in Ballads of Captivity and Freedom.

George St. Clair’s family background of ranching and wildcat oil prospecting spurred him to probe the controversial history of that part of the world in his songwriting. He grew up in and around places where vicious battles were fought over the possession of land, and where large numbers of indigenous people were corralled into encampments. George’s bilingual mother made sure to regularly take her children deep into Mexico, where they learned Spanish and acquired a broad view of what it means to be American.

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released March 2, 2018

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Part western balladeer, part borderland chronicler, songwriter George St. Clair is a master of conjuring feelings and images of lives past and present. Growing up on the high plains of Texas put George in touch with the vastness of the American West, and his songs evoke the dry deserts, rolling grasslands, and high mountains of his West Texas homeland. ... more

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