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My Country Fair / Nhemamusasa

from All the Love in the World by STEEL WOOL Band

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‘Nhemamusasa’ is an ancient Shona mbira song about creating temporary shelter (kutsinhira.org). ‘My Country Fair’s (oregoncountryfair.org) lyrics refer to continuing an 11,000 year old tradition of temporary communities on our Fair land. Combining these two creates our unique blessing for gatherings.

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My Country Fair
You get the sleeping bag, I’ll get the tent
You get the flowers, they’ve got the power
I think we’re ready, got all that we need
Don’t need much to wear at my Country Fair
Oh------ How do you feel tonight?
The sun is shinin’ but rain’s on the way
Everyone say “We want the rain to go away.”
You want your coffee from sweet Liberty
I want ice tea and Mickey’s Gumbo for me
Oh------ How do you feel tonight?
Everyone’s dancing, dancing in the rain
You were there too, along with quite a few
Music was playin’ we’re all spinning around
Kinda like now, you all know how, c’mon
Oh------ How do you feel tonight?
Everything’s hazy, sun in my eyes
Got to lie down all covered in sound
But it picked me up and tossed me around
Hands in the air at my Country Fair
Oh------ How do you feel tonight?
When it’s all over I don’t want it to end
I want to pretend it won’t ever end
So I’m still singin’, still dancin’, still laughin’ yea
Here we are now, all together now
Oh------ How do you feel tonight? Oh------ How do you feel tonight?
Shona lyric at end: “Father comforter”

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from All the Love in the World, released February 5, 2013
Nel Applegate on mbira

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STEEL WOOL Band Eugene, Oregon

Inspired by CSN, the Eagles, and Paul Simon, these 4 players breathe fresh life into deep grooves cut by time and experience, bringing Acoustic Rock into the 21st century.
STEEL WOOL is a harmony loving, acoustic rock band spinning on the edges of funk, rock, folk and traditional Zimbabwean mbira music. ... more

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