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Wilmore

by Ron Moore

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1.
To Nancy 03:28
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2.
Song 04:20
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3.
Wellington Tang 05:48
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4.
First Person 03:42
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5.
Canada Calls 03:09
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6.
Fall Down Rain 03:48
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7.
All Been Ready (cover of Larry Norman song) 03:09
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8.
Montana Michigan 05:08
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Colour of mountains sound of sea tell my loved one that she'll soon be seeing me all around her snow in season bless this Love I've found that gives me reason Can't get over the mountains if I could you know I'd fly I've been driving since this morning not a lot of road was dry Be what you want to be I need a friend right now all that I need to see is where I stand and how Can't get back home to Kentucky if it were downhill I guess I could roll but I need gas in the gas tank and I need love in my soul Be what you want to be I need a friend right now all that I need to see is where I stand and how
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Firefly 04:59
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10.
Hymn To The Sun 04:26
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Sun, Give me a wave to shine Wind, Wash with the wings of time i'm filled, through with love And i've held quite enough Still you tell me only things of love Gone, Is that feel of mine Pilgrim to a hollow shrine i know what you know and i go where you go Still you tell me only things of love When i'm alone Far from home You give me hope At the edge of fear Come, My wounded soul to bind Wind, Wash with the sea of time i'll find in your field That your suns rays can heal And soon i'll tell you things of love Na na na na Sun never dies He just keeps flyin' high In the sky
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Hope Salvation 00:39
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about

It was June 1970. Wilmore, Kentucky was sleepy and warm as usual. Small town, Small college.
I had just come back from exile in Seattle due to a problem I caused with the disciplinary committee of the Wilmore college.
My high school best friend and bandmate Doug Southworth had moved to be near me to see what music we could do. We jammed and wrote in the basement of a big church in town. I had just bought my own recording equipment after spending big studio bucks on my first album with my brother Bill. ("Lo and Behold" 1969.)
The songs here are very personal, and heartfelt. 20 year old angst.
We recorded some of the songs in my apartment in Wilmore, some at the church, and some at a Bluegrass studio in Lexington called Lemco which would be my main studio for the next album and where I helped produce Mark Heard's second album.
The album is named Wilmore because this small town, and the people in it influenced the music so strongly.
The cover art is by artist friend Lynn Sweet.
The background is an old paint store in downtown Wilmore Where my friend Gary Montgomery lived. Gary dropped out of the small Bible college and lived downtown in this store. He had had a hard time with the school, as he was a free spirit and an artist, and they were not. He got in trouble for running around campus with the local pack of dogs, and jumping over hedges with them, whooping. Troublemaker. So the word Paint on the cover, and on the store, had the letter "T" partially removed so the word Pain was showing.
We all had our pains, loves, and creative moments; our poetry, our nights in the moonlit fields with our girlfriends, our spiritual journeys, and our friends.

Review: Jeremy in the U.K. wrote in "Flashback" in 2013
Ron Moore
Wilmore
(Airborn Records, US, 1971)
Born'n'bred in Korea to missionary parents, Ron returned stateside for college and formed a harmony folk duo with brother Bill, employing the skills gained from high school bands in Seoul before stepping front-wise solo. Named for the Kentucky city where his college laid, this LP stands as manna on high with little more than sublime, deftly plucked acoustic, flitting from the sacred to the secular from the outset sounding akin to McCartney at his broodiest with the fragility of Neil. Later offerings are a wee more overtly faith-based, but also let the sun shine in pop-wise, and there's much joy to be had on throughout with my man Moore. (JC)
Recommended track: "Montana, Michigan"

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released June 9, 1971

Ron Moore words and music, vocals, guitars, Doug Southworth lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, organ, bass, Roger Hughes drums and percussion.

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Ron Moore writes poetry to music, his heart sings colours. Professional from the age of 16, Ron has played all over the world. Ron's recordings and concerts bring fun, humor, and an artistic sensibility.

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