From the recording Louisa Branscomb / Walking Each Other Home
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."