Walking Each Other Home Words and Music by Louisa Branscomb Published by Millwheel Music, Inc. BMI Lead Singing: Louisa Branscomb Harmony: Jeanette Williams, Johnny Williams

Instrumentation: Jody King - Guitars, dobro, mandolin, bass Artistic Producer: Louisa Branscomb Studio Producer: Jody King Engineering: Jody King Master Mix: Clark Conner, clark-audio.com ISRC CODE: TCAJZ2566637

About the Song Louisa Branscomb strikes a chord in the heart of humanity with her new release, "Walking Each Other Home." Branscomb, iconic songmaker with two Song of the Year Awards, Grammies by Alison Krauss and John Denver, and countless hits in bluegrass, folk, roots, and Americana, is known for her ability to cut through the layers to evocative, elegant truths that leave us breathless, and changed. "Walking" leaves us staring at the reflection of elements that separate us, and those that transcend to bring us together. "Walking" is a powerful, Branscomb-esque song of hope and redemption. It is a song of songs, beautiful to the ear and hopeful to the heart.

"I was at a profoundly low point in the moment right before this song sprang into being,' Louisa says. "I was looking out over my stripped-naked, battered farm still torn up by the Cat 5 tornado -- even after 8 years grueling work to rebuild. I had lost a decade of years of human connection, time with friends, recording and my music career performing - the disaster took all of me. I was alone, as we all were, trying to save our homes. I looked up on the mountain and I saw this thin bent pine tree I'd tried to save and I thought, what can redeem all of this loss, destruction, and pain? At that moment, my heart broke for that tree, and tears poured out for the first time in 10 years. The tree was me. And as my heart broke, the words and melody came flooding through like water behind a dam. There's a bigger circle of truth: we are all walking each other home," we are all on this journey together. The love and compassion toward our fellow humankind, across what sets us apart, the that we are capable of in our best moments, and that is the most powerful thing there is. It can redeem this and more. From my perch on the hill I saw a vision, captured in Ram Dass saying,"We are all walking each other home." The song took about 25 minutes. Then I walked back down the mountain. I was able to go on." During Covid, and when Helene hit our town, this song became my sherpa, helping me carry the grief I felt for so many. It offered peace and solace in the midst of tragedy. Then, after a brush with death during surgery this year, I woke up thinking, it's time to release this song.