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Thank you Jon, part of my hope here was that I would find undiscovered voices that heretofore had never found themselves into my consciousness. This is one of them. His biography really lays this song bare.

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Thanks, Phil. Appreciate that it struck you.

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Great stuff again. Look forward to these. Thanks!

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Glad you like them!

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Thanks for this piece Jon. I discovered Jackson Frank through Bert Jansch's cover of this song, which I highly recommend.

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Oh, thanks much - I'll definitely check it out.

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Laura Marling does a lovely cover as well.

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Between here and Twitter, I've now got three covers to check out, which is great.

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It's wonderful to hear the story behind the lyrics. Thanks for access to your stream of consciousness.

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For better or worse :)

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