A song based on a story told to me by the composer of the fiddle tune by the same name upon which this song was based, Ernie Carpenter, a fifth-generation West Virginia Fiddler. I met Ernie in 1989 at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes. He told me his home was flooded by the Sutton Dam project and he composed the tune to express his sadness at the loss of his community and home. I later wrote lyrics to the tune.
- Song
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Elk River Blues
- Performed by
- Rachel Anne Goodman
- Video title
- Elk River Blues
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