Blessings to you. Blessings for your people. Glad we are all family together. We listen. We learn. We care. And no song belongs to one person, often. And thanks to John McCutcheon for his life work.

@@victoriacross675 my wife was speaking through my account. Of course I agree with everything that she said and we both appreciate your reply and feedback. Her father was a typical tortured musician. He also did work for Joan Baez and Janice.

thank you for sharing, Hedy

Remembering your father. Thank you.

Brilliant Song & Music 😁

But then again, her father was such a virtuoso...even Joan Baez travelled to meet him and get consultations for musical scores to use in her songs. Martin Hoffman's daughter, Hedy , later became a champion flautist and carries her father's musical genes to this day. She isn't published....YET. She would love to meet with you guys and do some flute music to grind with this song.

I understand Francis. It brought me to my knees too.

from my wife Hedy: I'm so sorry you guys are slammed down by government vaccinre/mask mandates. If you can, move to Texas. None of it here.

@@erichayes4661 How disappointing that you felt it necessary to make such a blatant political statement, and all because the poster indicated he was living in Australia. Whilst I do not support the current Australian government's political views in general, they have by far done much better in fighting Covid than many other countries, including the USA. Here are few statistics for you to ponder. Texas has a similar population to the whole of Australia, yet has had 5, 070, 532 cases, compared to Australia with 1, 395, 181. There have been 75, 270 Covid deaths in Texas, compared to Australia with 2, 518. No one in their right mind would ever consider moving to Texas with these statistics. It has been the action of state and federal governments in Australia that has been successful in keeping the numbers down, although the current surge in number most recently due to the Omicron variant is quite worrying. One again, it is the 'slammed down by government vaccinre [sic]/mask mandates' polices that have been successful in keeping these the numbers down, and I hope they continue until Covid 19 is under control. You stated earlier 'Don't give into the hate or divisiveness that media is promoting now.' This appears to be precisely what you have done. In future, when commenting or replying to a comment on a youtube channel, stick to the theme of the comment, or video you are responding to.

​@@marcuscook3852 No. Australia treats immigrants even worse or just as bad and is covering up Jesuit Freemasonic Abuse and Trafficking and Murders just like is happening worldwide.

I would live to hear your experiences. So sad that nothing has changed since 48

from Hedy, Martin's daughter: My father eventually killed himself after he wrote the music for this song. It was too much for him. It was too tragic. He left us by way of self-induced departing from this world to the next. But listen to me. As much as you may feel, and I know some of you feel very strongly about your causes....NEVER, ever, end your life like my father did. Never sell your own talent short. Take what you have and give it to everybody like my father did before he died....and always think about the future. Always strive to become better. Enmesh yourselves in people that will always try to improve people's lives. Don't give into the hate or divisiveness that media is promoting now.

@@erichayes4661 nice comment eric

@@erichayes4661 why

@@erichayes4661 That's heartbreakingly sad but thank you for your deep insight.

Me too

So does Hedy, Martin's daughter.

I love stories. It's all part of the music.

They were agricultural workers whose visas had expired, as he says.

Temporary they came every year to work . Make some money they went bk after work season finished.. were good people worked on our friends orange orchards Clovis california. . Every year . Now look what's happening .pretty damm sad.. Nobody is happy with TRUMP.

The same thing happens with today's guestworker visas - if you're in America on an H-2a, you go back to wherever you came from at the end of the harvest and can then reapply for the next year.

They were not deportees. Just transported back to Mexico at the expiration of their working visas. It is just that the newspapers of the days called them deportees in their articles but they were totally legal. It is poignant to actually hear their names, they suddenly appeared before our eyes, real people, just like it was yesterday and not ghosts from 1948. RIP Manuel, Jose, Guadalupe and all. 💐❤️

You will, Jamila.

Here's one for Palestine:

Sing for them. When one voice sings there is remembrance. When two sing there is hope.