A song inspired by my great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather who left Inver, Ireland for America in the late 1700's.



G			      C	            G
we sailed from Inver away to the west
     C					       G
to build a new country, to join the world’s best
     C		          G		        C
we turned our eyes away from the isles
     G			  D		   G
and rode that ocean for three thousand miles  

	       C
where the waves come a crashin’
	 G	             C
and the trees slowly grow
G		         D	              G
Donegal county my childhood home

now I’ve worked on the railroads, I’ve worked in the mills
there’s more track to be laid, another bridge to be built
I’ve slaved and I’ve toiled for the chance to feel free
but the hard life’s still hard even with liberty
		
where the wind’s always blowin’
and the green grasses flow
Donegal county my long lost home

we were told of freedom, of land and of gold
so we abandoned our homeland for the future they sold
but our new lives ain’t better, they’re worse than before
never felt so lonesome, never been so poor

where the waves come a crashin’
and the trees slowly grow
Donegal county my childhood home

me old life weren’t perfect, I had troubles then
but how I regret I left Ireland
me family and friends, would have helped me survive
but here in this new world bad luck keeps me alive

where the wind’s always blowin’
and the green grasses flow
Donegal county my long lost home
		
well me Ma’s long gone now, Pa too must be dead
sweet Mary my love has surely been wed
when I dream of ol Inver I wake and I cry
for there’s no boat back home now, it’s here I must die

where the wind’s always blowin’
and the green grasses flow
Donegal county my long lost home
Donegal county my childhood home
Donegal county my long lost home


County Donegal

Melancholy Stardust's take on the ol gospel. Recorded @ Waltz Brewing in Forest Grove, OR on 3/7/15.

Lewis Hughes - Vocals, Six Strang Strummin'
Kyle Blessing - Flattop Pickin'
Micah McCauley - Bazooki Janglin'

Wayfaring Stranger

The scheduled opener blew a tire on her way to the venue so Clark and I jumped on the raft and rode the Cumberland into uncharted lands. Recorded at Mad Donna's in Nashville, TN on 3/15/15.

Lewis Hughes - Vocals, Guitar
Caryn Egan - Viola, Vocals

Set:
Redwood Hill (Gordo Lightfoot)
Copper Kettle (Al Bedoe)
County Donegal (Lewis Hughes)
Highway 29 (The Boss)
Matterhorn (Mel Tillis)
Empty (Ray Lamontagne)

Lewis & Clark Expedition @ Mad Donna's

An imrov recording of my ever-evolving tune Land of Laurien.

Lewis Hughes - Vocals, Guitar
Dicky Hughes - Bass Guitar
Kevin Fair - Lead Guitar Picker
Rex Lengacher - Dobro

Me's Album

Laurien

A mysterious song of separation and distance bridged through voice. Not sure who wrote this one.

Lewis Hughes - Vocals, Guitar
Dicky Hughes - Bass Guitar
Kevin Fair - Lead Guitar Picker
Rex Lengacher - Dobro

I'm Calling You

Rough draft of my take on this gem written by Jason Molina.

Coxcomb Red - Songs:Ohia cover

The tale of my ggggggreat grandfather Phelim Hughes. Recorded live at Webbstock 7/1/2017.

Words and music by Lewis Hughes

I wrote this song in my tent while riding out a three day downpour high on a mountain in County Wicklow, Ireland. It describes my experience hiking the Wicklow Way. Recorded live at Webbstock 7/1/2017.

Words and music by Lewis Hughes

Wicklow Way

Near death experience on a gorgeous summer evening. Recorded live at Webbstock 7/1/2017.

Words and music by Lewis Hughes

Birdsong Sarahnade

Full set from Webbstock 7/1/2017.

Lewis Hughes - Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin
Dicky Hughes - Bass
Rex Lengacher - Dobro
Kevin Fair - Guitar

Setlist:
Life On A String (Andrew Marlin)
Laurien (Lewis Hughes)
Hands On The Wheel (Bill Callery)
Robbed At Railroad (Lewis Hughes)
Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (Traditional)
Wicklow Way (Lewis Hughes)
County Donegal (Lewis Hughes)
Highway 29 (Bruce Springsteen)
Circles Around Me (Jeff Black, Sam Bush)
Birdsong Sarahnade (Lewis Hughes)

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