Somedays there’s nothing else but to listen to The Civil Wars sing From This Valley over and over. This recording from a compilation project called Mercyland has great energy and seems to have been recorded while they were still having fun. Oh the outcast dreams of acceptance Just to find pure love’s embrace Like an …
Listened to the Civil Wars on a long car road today. Makes me sad, but I love the way their voices worked together. This is a very early rendition of From This Valley by the erstwhile duo. Two voices and one guitar. The sheer joy of their earlier recordings of this are sublime, and I …
This was playing in the car on a road trip yesterday. It’s not my favourite version of this song as recorded by the Civil Wars. (Of which I have four) But it’s very good. Oh the outcast dreams of acceptance Just to find pure love’s embrace Like an orphan longs for its mother May you …
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