Craig arrived in the Washington DC area in 1977, and I knew him personally for a number of years, even to hosting house concert for him in my rec room. I am surprised that "New Harmony" was written only two years earlier. When I heard him singing on stage, in 1977 and 78, at the Red Fox Inn in Bethesda, he already had a number of songs of that ilk. It is possible that some of them were introduced to the public during those early two years. I do know that "Damned Old Piney Mountains" was often requested back then... often by me. See this Mudcat thread.. https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=47950#717315
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