My Girlfriend Hanna

Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

My Girlfriend Hanna

Nov 24 2024 | 00:03:41

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Show Notes

Talking about desert broom (Baccharis sarothroides) is a November tradition and so is singing an old hymn that I like to play with. The melody of the song has had quite a journey from a Dutch folk song of the early 1600s to the early 1800s when Eduard Kremser wrote the hymn using the melody. The Kremser starts with the line “We gather together.” I love the line in the song, “the wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.” I hope it’s a great season of friends and family for all of us. Celebrations full of laughter, maybe tears, but all…

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