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Lunar Year

by Lisa Kori

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American roots music is a mix of Western European and African traditions. As a musician of Japanese and Chinese descent with a love of folk music, I’ve been wondering what songs my Chinese ancestors brought to the U.S. when they emigrated during the gold rush, and what songs my Japanese ancestors sang while working the sugar plantations of Hawaii. I wonder about the arduous labor of the Chinese who built the railroads, and wish I could hear their work songs. Why didn’t their music become part of the landscape? My music imagines what it would sound like if elements of Japanese and Chinese music had become a natural part of American roots music.

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Lyrics:
I’m looking for a friend
Have you seen
He’s lost in the wind
In the trees
I know all the things we’d do
But that circumstance is doomed

Once I knew where he was found
And it slipped
When I tried to listen
Lost my grip
So I call anew
Hear the answers coming though
Yeah it’s always changing
The shape of me and you

So I put on my best clothes
I sink into a fresh pose
I finally learn to move

Yeah I train through the pain
And I change my terrain
And I finally find a groove

Yeah I'm sitting at the gunner
I'm sailing with a rudder
I find a path through thundering
seas

Yeah I'm feeling equipped
Riding my junk ship
All my hopes are in the lofty
breeze

But I know another lovely life is waiting
Patiently it’s here
A different life is waiting
This will be my year...
Year...
Year...
Year...

credits

released May 31, 2023
Written and Produced by Lisa Kori
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar: Lisa Kori
Pedal Steel: Alex McMahon
Bass VI, Lap Steel, Erhu Samples: Matt Orenstein
Mix Engineer: Matt Orenstein
Mastering: Kabby Sound Studios
Cover Image: Diego Romero, Rayo Del Alma Photography
Additional Retouching: Dave Herr
Font Design: Lisa Kori

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Lisa Kori Madrid, New Mexico

Asian-Americana.

Preparing to release my first album, 'Daughter of the West.'

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