"Leave Your Gun" Louise Mosrie & Anna Uptain

"Leave Your Gun" performed by Louise Mosrie & Anna Uptain (www.louisemosrie.com) in concert at the Institute of Musical Traditions (www.imtfolk.org), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA on May 4, 2012 as part of the "ilyAIMY Presents the Falcon Ridge Preview Tour".
In its 24th year, New York's Falcon Ridge Folk Festival is one of the most prestigious folk festivals in the country. Every summer, an emerging artist showcase presents 24 acts to the thousands in attendance, who vote back their 3-4 favorites to return to the main stage the following year. This showcase helped launch the careers of Martin Sexton, The Nields, Peter Mulvey, Ellis Paul, Erin McKeown, Lori McKenna and Red Molly, along with this year's crop of winners, playing together on tour before their festival performances this July in Hillsdale, NY.
Louise Mosrie has received a list of awards as long as your arm (Winner at Kerrville NewFolk and Wildflower! with a #1 song/album on the Folk DJ charts), Mosrie's compositions are thoughtful, refined creations highlighted by her crystalline voice. Her craft grew from a childhood culture clash - her British parents and her southern upbringing - disliking the accent, the food and the slow sleepy ways of doing things in her small rural town.
Ironically, the melodies and imagery that emerged in her writing came straight from the culture she once dismissed: stories of joy, love, struggle and heartbreak through the south's vivid characters and scenery. "William Faulkner with a guitar," says Rich Warren, WFMT-FM Chicago.
Sound: Art Isaacs, Dave Eisner, Dave Richardson
Camera: Kathie Lillie, Ralph Lillie
Editing: Ralph Lillie
© 2012, Institute of Musical Traditions

[@andrearenee7845]

Songs gone to legend are bitter sweet, are they not? Very nice work.

[@trackie1957]

I have no idea how you could sing this with a steady voice. I was sobbing just listening to it. So sad, so beautiful. The mandolin was lovely, too.

[@benaaronmusic]

Amazing song, Louise! This was just an all-around great performance! Please keep making music, -Ben

[@MrGchiasson]

Beautiful.

[@imtfolk]

Great Stuff

[@TheOKJose]

Nice.

[@jayfigg7981]

I usually do not like music like this, but this was just too well performed to not enjoy it! Just fantastic!