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Mother Mountain

by The Hill Dogs

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TAYLOR KINGMAN - VOCALS, E GUITAR
RICKY ROHR - DRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
KAYLA STROIK - VIOLA, VIOLIN, VOCALS
LUCAS BENOIT - ACOUSTIC GUITAR, E GUITAR, VOCALS
ROWAN COBB - BASS, VOCALS

DAVE DERNOVSEK - PIANO, ORGAN, RHODES
ANNA TIVEL - VIOLIN
BEVIN FOLEY - VIOLIN
SAMANTHA KUSHNICK - CELLO
ADDITIONAL STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY DAVE DERNOVSEK

PRODUCED BY TYLER THOMPSON
ENGINEERED BY JUSTIN PHELPS AT HALLOWED HALLS | PORTLAND, OR
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING BY TYLER THOMPSON
MIXED BY TYLER THOMPSON AT STUDIO 110 | CARNEGIE, PA
MASTERED BY TIMOTHY STOLLENWERK AT STEREOPHONIC | PORTLAND, OR

PHOTOS BY MATTHEW W. KENNELLY

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I pull up slow and quiet the engine
The porch light’s on like it always is
I throw a tall can in the trash can
And catch her lonesome eye
And I ask her how she’s doing
Almost hoping that she’ll lie
She says, “Son, I’m not having a good time”

I hear her voice through the smoke and fog
She asks me why I look so tired
I say, “A drunk don’t go to sleep”
He just turns out the light
Then I fumble with my feelings
When my thoughts begin to fight
I say, “Ma, something happens at night”

But, a day will come and we’ll start over
We’ll start clean and mean and sober
We’re just gonna have to get a little older
These mountains are just moments
Melting slowly into oceans
And I have never seen one the same
My mother
My mountain
I am afraid

The skillet’s warming in the kitchen
We’re singing along to Justin Townes
She says the son outdoes the father
And I sharply ask her, “Why?”
And we argue over nothing
Until she begins to cry
She says, “Son, you’re tongue ain’t a knife”

The air is filled with silent whispers
She says she needs to hear a song
I play the one that she’s wanting
And we howl at the night
And we’re sitting at the table
With every lonely soul that shined
And all we are is music
And everything is true
And I can feel the weight is lifting
And the fear is leaving too
And the gold glows in our green eyes
And rain flows through the root
And a good time is our heartbeat
And it’s pretty hard to lose
I say, “Ma, you wanna sing another tune?”

A day will come and we’ll start over
We’ll start clean and mean and sober
We’re just gonna have to get a little older
These mountains are just moments
Melting slowly into oceans
And I have never seen one the same
My mother
My mountain
It’s okay

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released June 11, 2021

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The Hill Dogs Newberg, Oregon

The Hill Dogs are big-hearted, fire-breathing folk rockers. Rich, honest lyrics, soaked in beautiful harmonies are kept afloat by gritty grooves. The group hails from Oregon. Taylor Kingman (lead vox/lead guitar), Ricky Rohr (drums/vox), Lucas Benoit (rhythm guitar/vox), Kayla Stroik (viola/vox), Rowan Cobb (bass guitar/vox) ... more

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