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Description: Written by Tom Maloney about Brandy's Gramma Flossie as she struggled with her last years in a nursing home. She was a strong woman who was used to caring for everyone else, and who loved to sing.

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from can't find home by Four Mile Portage

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Written by Tom Maloney about Brandy's Gramma Flossie as she struggled with her last years in a nursing home. She was a strong woman who was used to caring for everyone else, and who loved to sing.

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From dust I came
and back to dust I one day will return
there is no one to hold me now.
My eyes are bright
but my voice is fading fast from your ears
my struggles here are almost through

And I wait for night
and I wait for my wake-less night
and I wait for you to call for me
and I wait in here
in this hollow shell
and I wait for you to sing to me

I have no fears
the alter comes on casters for me now
I will return and sing for you
My grip will ease
but something in me holds on today
my parting takes more than a day.
(call me home)

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from can't find home, released January 1, 2014
Songwrititin by Tom Maloney. Tom on Banjo and Vocals, Brandy on bass and vocals, Kyle Ollah on guitar, Bonnie Hundrieser on vocals. Recorded live at Sacred Heart Music, Duluth MN.

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Four Mile Portage Duluth, Minnesota

We play dances in MN and WI since 2005 for Tamarack Dance Assn, Tapestry Dance Assn, & North Country Fiddle & Dance. Sing, clog, and perform regularly at Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe, Beaners Central, and Farmer's Markets. We love to get people dancing at parties & weddings, or happy to just to hang in a corner playing tunes. Guest artists on Charlie Parr's 2011 "Keep Your Hands on the Plow" CD. ... more

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