Believe

Fire in the Sky

Homeward Bound

Carry On

Spirits

Lights On Me

Ghosts Are Weak

Poison Well

“Broken Promises Town” is a working-class protest anthem aimed squarely at the hollow ritual of modern politics — campaign slogans, staged concern, and carefully rehearsed empathy that evaporates the moment power is secured. It speaks for the towns that get remembered every four years and forgotten the rest of the time.

Set in the lived reality of underfunded schools, decaying infrastructure, and families holding the line through grit rather than government rescue, the song rejects performative leadership and exposes the widening gap between words and action. This isn’t nostalgia, and it isn’t rage for rage’s sake — it’s accountability set to rhythm.

Musically rooted in Appalachian Americana and outlaw Southern rock traditions, the track leans on grit, restraint, and forward momentum rather than polish. The tone is defiant but grounded, reflecting a community that has learned self-reliance not by choice, but by necessity.

“Broken Promises Town” is part of the Basically Done Original Soundtrack — the official musical companion to Donald E. Pickett’s novel Basically Done and the upcoming Basically Done series/franchise. Together, the music and narrative form a shared cultural chronicle of integrity tested, systems exposed, and people choosing resolve over resignation.

This song doesn’t ask for reform theater.
It demands receipts.

Broken Promises Town

“Valley Roads” is a folk-driven reflection on wandering, endurance, and quiet faith. Written from the low places rather than the mountaintops, the song explores learning to slow down, releasing control, and discovering that truth still shines in the valleys. With steady acoustic rhythms and poetic restraint, it reminds listeners they are not alone, and that the road, though long, is walked with a faithful Presence.

Valley Roads

Animals In The Dark

Hell or high water

The new album by Willie Watson, Folksinger Vol. 2, out on Acony Records September 15, 2017.

Ghosts Are Weak

The Devil Makes 3