This track is a remake of an Old Slave Traditional. On St. Simons Island, off the coast of GA, a group of slaves drowned themselves in Dunbar Creek while singing the lyrics "oh freedom, oh freedom, before I'll be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave, go back to my lord where I'll be free."The song was popular in the 1960s with civil rights marches and was covered by both Harry Bellifonte and Joan Baez. While each of their versions is notationally similar to the original, this version entitled Hallelujah is nothing like it while retaining only some of the lyrics, placing them within a 7/8 time with a radically different chord progression. Hope you enjoy. 
Musicians include: 
Mark Garner: Guitar, Drums, recording, mixing and production 
Rusty James: Tablas 
Lyndsay Pruett: Fiddle 
Poppy Deboer: Vocals 
Mikey Tietz: Vocals 
E.W. Harris: Vocals, mixing and mastering 
Sara Day Evans: Vocals 
Brandy Hall: Vocals 
Luke Anderson: Vocals

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