Just heard Vin Garbuts version of ABSENT FRIENDS from "When the tide turns", and I heard a guy (John?) with a great voice do this at the Ingleton Folk weekend, but I didn't take the opportunity to ask him for the words. I didn't know the title so it wasn't easy to search for it but its just been on our local folk programme - FOLKWAVES in the East midlands (UK). It appears that this song is gatherng currency stateside. i thinks its words and tone are very apposite for our US colleagues at this time. If you get a chance, do look this one up it's so evocative.