New Song: Peak Foliage

A traditional roots ballad capturing the frost-bitten fields, copper ridges, and river fog of autumn across Hampshire County and the Pioneer Valley.

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Verse 1

The frost lies on the river bend,

The corn is cut and dry.

A red-tailed hawk is circling

Against the autumn sky.

Chorus

Oh, the valley turns to copper,

The ridge is burning red,

The river runs through Hampshire soil

Before the cold has spread.

Verse 2

Up high on Mount Nonotuck,

The trap rock meets the sun.

Down through the gaps of Holyoke,

The chill has just begun.

Chorus

Oh, the valley turns to copper,

The ridge is burning red,

The river runs through Hampshire soil

Before the cold has spread.

Verse 3

Along the quiet rail bed,

The leaves are drifting deep.

From Hadley down to Amherst,

The fields are laid to sleep.

Chorus

Oh, the valley turns to copper,

The ridge is burning red,

The river runs through Hampshire soil

Before the cold has spread.

Verse 4

The smoke rises from the chimney,

The dark comes on too soon.

We draw the bow across the wood

Beneath a hunter’s moon.

Chorus

Oh, the valley turns to copper,

The ridge is burning red,

The river runs through Hampshire soil

Before the cold has spread.

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