Help: Female singer: peace & love in the...

Subject: Female singer: peace & love in the...
From: Helen
Date: 03 Dec 99 - 11:41 PM

Hi all,

I heard a song on the radio here in Oz today. It was a woman with a country-sounding voice - could be American or could be using an American accent (it happens a lot over here, believe me). It was just her voice, a guitar (very sparse arrangement) and what sounded like a tin whistle in some verses. Some of the words of the chorus were something like:
there'll be peace & love in the (valley? I really couldn't make this word out)
and I will not be afraid.

I think there was something about being in the light too

I don't know much else to tell you. It isn't a radio station I listen to at all usually, but we were travelling back down from the mid-north coast so we were channel surfing as we went along. It was the Christian radio station so I am going to try to contact them and see if they can tell me who she was and the name of the tune, but they don't back anounce their songs (non-profit radio station - they often don't even have a DJ) so I don't hold out much hope for information.

It wasn't outstandingly beautiful or out of the ordinary but I suspect that if I can find it and listen to it again a few times it would definitely grow on me. I like the sparseness of the arrangement.

If you need to know more I'll see what else I can dredge up from my subconscious.

Hope you can help,

Helen

Subject: RE: Help: Female singer: peace & love in the...
From:
Date: 04 Dec 99 - 01:04 PM

Would it have been Peace in the Valley?

Subject: RE: Help: Female singer: peace & love in the...
From: Helen
Date: 04 Dec 99 - 09:13 PM

No George,

Thanks, but it isn't Peace in the Valley, but that is why I thought the word was valley, because I knew there was a song of that name. It was very much like a country song, sort of an Appalachian influence in the melody, but modern sounding words.

I know this is a long shot, but I'm hoping someone here at the 'Cat can help me out.

Helen

Subject: RE: Help: Female singer: peace & love in the...
From: Helen
Date: 06 Dec 99 - 04:46 PM

refresh....

I know I am not giving you much info to go on here, but does anyone have any thoughts on this? The woman sang in the same style as Linda Ronstadt in Country & Western mode, but she had a deeper/alto voice.

Even a little creative brainstorming would help.

Helen