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This is a Fred Gillen Jr solo version from 2020, with some samples from the Hope Machine version, of the voices of Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner, and Steve Kirkman. It also includes an electric harmonica solo, a feature of the Gillen & Turk version of the song.

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In these hills there is a power you will never understand
you can carve your politicians faces in the land
but the earth is too strong to be stained by mortal man
Black Hills
I went down to the rez and saw our country's greatest shame
the cardboard shacks and broken glass of my people stripped of home and name
but the heart of these great warriors nothing you can do will change
Black Hills
at wounded knee I felt the force of thousands of brave souls
martyrs with no statues to them anonymous this hill they hold
biding their time in silence until their drums again will roll
Black Hills
it is in the darkness of their eyes that men get lost
the quest for gold can not out weigh the quest for truth without a cost
protect us oh Great Spirit help us seek the shining star

Listen to the heart
there is only one heart
we are all related
listen to the heart

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from Singles and Out​-​takes, track released May 26, 2021
Fred Gillen Jr: drums, bass, guitars, harmonica, vocals
Abbie Gardner: vocals
Laurie Mac Allister: vocals
Steve Kirkman: vocals

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Fred Gillen Jr Athens, New York

NYFA grant recipient Fred Gillen Jr has released 12 solo albums, and 6 ep’s, has toured all over the U.S. and Europe solo, and Nepal/ India with Greenheart. His songs have been on ABC's "All My Children," NPR's "Car Talk," CMJ, and his version of Woody Guthrie's "I Ain't Got No Home" was featured on Pete Seeger's "Pete Remembers Woody." He is also a founding member of THE TRIKE rock trio. ... more

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