From the recording Renaissance

Mid-tempo / Contemporary Bluegrass / Folk
ISRC: TCAFQ2109635
Written by Valerie Smith, Ashely Lewis   Published by Buckle Down Publishing, BMI, ASHCACHE MUSIC PUBLISHING—BMI
Acoustic Guitar: Cody Kilby
Upright Bass: Evan Winsor
Fiddle: Steven Burwell
Mandolin: Andy Leftwich
Banjo: Tim Carter
Harmony Vocals: Lisa Kay Howard Hughes, Wally Hughes
Ashely Lewis and I wrote this song based on an excerpt from my great grandmother Maggie Brooks' journal which I found in an old trunk about 7 years ago. She had finally escaped from a violent marriage and learned how to earn her own money by doing various jobs. Maggie ended up being a very successful businesswoman in Plattsburg, MO., owning and operating a general store and a hotel. She was pretty proud to earn her own dollars and rise above her many early life challenges.