Yes, Robyn, I see why you featured those two songs. I love what he did with The White Cockade.

The Ballad of Thomas Higgins is another one of those where Jed read the story of a man, read his words, sunk into the individual and came up with a beauty of a song.

Higgins was born in slavery on a Georgia plantation. He escaped slavery using the Underground Railroad. The skipper of the bark Charles Morgan took him aboard and he spent his life whaling. His story is a fascinating one. And like the very best songwriters, Jed gives you just enough to want to know more. It is a wonderful work.

As a performing artist, I find Jed to be one of those frustrating songwriters. So much of what he writes is so damn good that I have to be careful that I don't turn into a Jed Marum tribute band. I have to force myself not to do his stuff all night. ****grin***

All the best,

Mick