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Clearances

from Connections by Ginger Ackley

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When I was writing this song, I had a picture in my head of a young mother holding her children as they stood on the deck of a ship, looking back towards the receding coastline of their native Scotland. She wept for all the things her children would not know growing up in a new land...

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How I wish they could stand in the heather
And to drink from a clear highland stream
Oh, I wish they could stand in the heather
But to them bonnie Scotland's a dream.
Though America's free with her prosperity
Caledonia's face they won't know.
From the highlands of Scotland I've traveled
Trading heather for my children to grow.

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from Connections, released May 1, 2014

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Ginger Ackley Cleveland, Ohio

Starting out in Texas, Ginger made it to Ohio as quickly as she could! Her music is full of magic and stories, seasoned with a love of folk and Celtic music. Her penny whistles often accompany her, too!

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