[Philmont] Ashokan Farewell

There is an excellent version on the Tobasco Donkeys CD.

Tom Lindtveit wrote:
>> While you are describing camps, what do you think are the best campfire
> shows at Philmont, with music or great stories.
> As pointed out, quality varies by day, camp, and staff. It is also in
> the "eye of the beholder". That said, the best evening program I saw was
> at Cyphers in August of '04. I am certain that I was the only one in the
> cabin who was moved to tears. It was a good night, and routine for the
> staff, I'm sure. But the closing song that the young lady played on the
> fiddle was "Ashokan Farewell" (the tune was prominent in the PBS series
> on the Civil War and written by neighbors, Jay Unger & Molley Mason). I
> live only several hundred yards from the "Ashokan" reservoir, and it
> caught me off guard that this song was even known of out west. It WAS
> home, I thought of my mountains, my woods, my wife, and I kind of lost
> it (I'm glad none of the boys saw me in the back of the cabin). To add
> to the emotional aspect, my daughter's boyfriend is a first class
> fiddler and has played that tune with the couple who wrote it. Whenever
> he plays it for us it brings tears to my eyes. I have no idea why, it is
> just a beautiful and gentle melody, and he gives it such feeling. I
> waited after the program until the cabin cleared and went up to thank
> the young lady for the song. SHE was astounded that I even knew of the
> tune, and apparently very much pleased that I was touched by her playing
> of it. I think she was also interested to hear the history of the tune,
> and I was pleased to be able to supply it.
> After that night, whenever that tune is played, I think of two things:
> Home, and that cabin at Cyphers Mine.
> It's just a matter of timing, I guess.
> Happy Hiking,
> Tom
>

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Received on Fri Sep 1 20:24:25 2006