Goin' Back to Harlan

Quite possibly one of the most beautiful songs I know. And then I mean this performance from Transatlantic Sessions.

The song would Be very good remade But not with the Music bleanding in with the Song words is bad, " No Sycamores!! harlan has lots of Sycamores.. Harlan, Ireland Maybe??

The Music is outstanding, But the words to the Song is mombo-jumbo. I can't understand meany of the words.Balsams in Harlan ? I was a logger and I never seen a Balsam tree in harlan. I knew Willie Moore & "Barbara" Allen

You all should chack "Desperadoes on a train." Nancy on Letterman. Get me sound.

You what bad month the song and yet you can't even spell words correctly.

Yes the song is a longing for a childhood of playing in the woods, made more poignant by "growing up by and by". They played at being characters from old Anglo/Irish folk songs like "Willie Moore, Barbara Allen and Fair Ellen". The McGarriles are from a tradition of singing old timey songs as a family activity. All those references in the lyrics are to the names of old fiddle tunes: Shady Grove, the Bells of Rhymney, Bounce the Bow, Rock the Gallows, the Hangman's Reel, and Wake the Devil.

Nice song, and we are happy to have this interpretation here. But... this song is also in "Songbird". Played by Emmylou alone. Main feature being the deep sound of her fantastic bass guitar. The tempo is as of a train that can't be stopped... it's truly elating... it's exhilarating... it's inebriating!! I "shoot" myself listening at it endlessly, back-to-back...

Emmy on bass guitar.......how intriguing. she kills me too............whew i'm not alone.... this is a great tune by anna mcgarrigle.....lol i don't think theres a harlan in canada( except for my friend named harlan in b.c.) ya never know.

I understand the song because I love the woods and I am from Harlan County...

HARLAN ROCKS, I am from Harlan living in a city now and I will say this: ,,, Give me the country and mountains anyday over the filth and evils of the city.... Harlan is the last Untouched land, people that love her know her,,,Soon Harlan will be gone and along with it a Great Lifestyle and Memories of yYesterYear, when Life was Grand and Clean!... (Jdapro) Canada