A very nice lady who purchased a BRC banjo forwarded a playful “sign of the times” to our workshop offering a moment of mirth in these uncertain days which are reflected in a classic and familiar tune.
It’s a song a sigh of the weary/ Hard Times, Hard Times come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door/ Oh, Hard Times come again no more
Thank you, Stephen Foster (1826-1864) who also wrote the banjo favorite “Angelina the Baker.”
Attached is a sound file of an optimistic song written and performed by the BRC founder to help cheer us through this difficult pandemic terrain (copyright 2005). Enjoy “Show Me a Smile.”
One day last week, temperatures in our town climbed up to 77 degrees bathing the newly blossomed daffodils and tulips trees in sunshine. In the lake behind the BRC workshop, fish reappeared from their wintry depths to feed in the clear shallows. Joggers on the shoreline paths nodded cheerfully to standoffish dog owners waving hello while walking their pets. Neighbors chatted from afar. It was a bright spring day that whispered sometime ahead we will reemerge from these confinements and recapture our future. Meanwhile, we must “Keep on the Sunny Side of Life.”– The Carter Family
From the homefront, the BRC founder wishes our readers Peace and good health.
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