“We agreed to squeeze out gold from that anthracite coal. Live our lives down under, like coal-dusted trolls.” Tallmansville, West Virginia, is the site of a mining disaster on January 2, 2006. When is the last time you thought of it? Gotcha. That’s the power of folk music, and Mike Meier has written a folk tune that digs deep into the soul of each person listening and blasts holes into long-held beliefs and understandings. Those holes can, of course heal, but require deep meditation and self-awareness. Why does one live while twelve others die? Did they “fall from grace?” Does life have a purpose we are afraid to look deeply into? I love folk music because it doesn’t simply salvage the headlines for our mutual memories, but travels the fine line of self-discovery and purpose. The excellent players that Mike has assembled to bring his thoughts to life will turn this into a classic that will inspire many to look at their own times and stories for deeply hidden truths. Shoutouts for Meditation (Sutra For Prolonging Life) and Otoño. Mike Meier
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Mike Meier - Tallmansville
“We agreed to squeeze out gold from that anthracite coal. Live our lives down under, like coal-dusted trolls.” Tallmansville, West Virginia, is the site of a mining disaster on January 2, 2006. When is the last time you thought of it? Gotcha. That’s the power of folk music, and Mike Meier has written a folk tune that digs deep into the soul of each person listening and blasts holes into long-held beliefs and understandings. Those holes can, of course heal, but require deep meditation and self-awareness. Why does one live while twelve others die? Did they “fall from grace?” Does life have a purpose we are afraid to look deeply into? I love folk music because it doesn’t simply salvage the headlines for our mutual memories, but travels the fine line of self-discovery and purpose. The excellent players that Mike has assembled to bring his thoughts to life will turn this into a classic that will inspire many to look at their own times and stories for deeply hidden truths. Shoutouts for Meditation (Sutra For Prolonging Life) and Otoño. Mike Meier
