Fox Hollow Memory - -

My mother had passed away earlier that year. We were planning for a visit during my upcoming school break, but she died three weeks before my planned arrival.

By the time Fox Hollow came around, I had learned Lonesome Robin, and ". . . wonderin' what Marian's found to do that's better than comin' to see you one, last time" had a real resonance for me.

I recall a beautiful, sunny day, and an a capella workshop. Not knowing who Helen was, or that her interpretation of Lonesome Robin was becoming well-known, if not definitive, I did the song. It was no surprise to me that several of those present, including Helen, were openly weeping at the song's end. Such was the power of the song, and Helen's sensitivity, even to a newcomer. MB