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Big Sky Sun Goes Down

by Cary Morin

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Morin shared the first single from Innocent Allies: the impetus for the album itself, “Big Sky Sun Goes Down.” “This album started with an idea and an armful of CMR art books inherited from my folks,” remembers Morin. “When I finally decided to sit down and write words, I was seated on a bluff overlooking the Colorado River at Rancho Del Rio outside of Bond, Colorado. Reviewing the paintings and hearing the water rushing by, I wrote this first song.” A sweet, waltzing ode to the Montana countryside, Morin cites Russell’s When The Land Belonged To God, Salute To The Robe Trade, Piegans, In The Enemies Country, and Buffalo Hunt as the paintings that directly influenced “Big Sky Sun Goes Down.” Morin sings the uplifting refrain with conviction: “Beneath us is a song to me / This land is talking to me / I cannot falter now.”


“My father’s house was located between Ulm and Great Falls, Montana, near the site of The Ulm Pishkun Buffalo Jump,” remembers Morin. “The Missouri River was a half-mile walk from there. I could see where our house was built in many of the CMR paintings. It was located just North of the river as I faced Square Butte.”

Musicians: Cary Morin - Acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Eric Adcock - Piano
Celeste Di Iorio - Background vocals

lyrics

Big Sky Sun Goes Down Lyrics -Cary Morin (BMI)


YOU CAN HEAR THE ARID SILENCE

AS THE PALETTE SIGNALS THE CALM

NOTHING CAN STOP THE COLD APPROACH

OF THE EVENING COMING ON

DOWN DEEP IN THE DISTANCE LINGERS

A FIGURE OLD AS THE STONES


BENEATH US IS A SONG TO ME

THIS LAND IS TALKING TO ME

I CANNOT FALTER NOW


(INSTRUMENTAL)


SOUNDS BECOME FAMILIAR

YET THEY FADE FROM MEMORY

NOTHING IS ORDINARY

WHEN THE BIG SKY SUN GOES DOWN

WHEN THE SPECTRUM OF THE LIGHT

OF A SKYLINE AND A DISTANT MEMORY


BENEATH US IS A SONG TO ME

THIS LAND IS TALKING TO ME

I CANNOT FALTER NOW


(INSTRUMENTAL)


UP ON THE MISSOURI

SQUARE BUTTE INSPIRES ME

MY HOME AND THE HIGHER POWER

IN MY MINDS EYE I CAN SEE

LIKE A PRAYER FROM THE SUNDANCE

THIS DAY WILL LAST FOREVER


BENEATH US IS A SONG TO ME

THIS LAND IS TALKING TO ME

I CANNOT FALTER NOW

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released October 27, 2023
Written and composed by Cary Morin (BMI)

Musicians: Cary Morin - Acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Eric Adcock - Piano
Celeste Di Iorio - Background vocals

Mixed by Trina Shoemaker in Fairhope, AL
Mastered by Eric Conn at Independent Mastering, Nashville, TN
Additional Vocal recordings by James Tuttle at Subtle Sound Services in Hygiene, CO

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Internationally acclaimed as a mesmerizing live performer, Cary Morin’s soul-stirring voice and jaw-dropping fingerstyle guitar playing have captivated audiences for decades.
“Cary is a unique and brilliant player, songwriter and singer. I have huge respect for his style and technique,” says legendary multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Bromberg. “If you haven’t heard him yet, you should.” ... more

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