TRACK OF THE WEEK: "Train Tracks in the Snow" is about the train tracks that used to run along Pine Creek when I was a kid growing up in north central Pennsylvania. Being close to the Creek allowed me to catalogue the sounds of trains and waterways. These sounds comforted me and made me feel safe and “connected,” even when it was freezing and snowing. Trains are relentless against cold and ice, and they reminded me there was more to life out there than just my own little world. This spoken word piece recalls winter times along Pine Creek*, particularly around Ramsey Village and Cammal.
I recorded this in California with my talented friend, the late, great Jeff Lloyd. He made this free-wheeling synthesizer track, then I added parts (it was remixed by Scott Francis at Mind's Eye Studio in Williamsport PA):
*This Creek (which is more the size of a river) flows southward out of New York state into the Appalachian mountains of north central Pennsylvania—cutting through “The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania.” In the late 80s, the train tracks were removed and replaced with a popular long-distance bike trail.
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