My June Song of the Month: Hard Times, Come Again No More by Stephen Foster.
A classic American folk song that's going through an amazing revival, due in a large part to Bruce Springsteen. This song is being used during Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's performances to close each nights concert during the Working on a Dream tour, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHrqpOju0k8&feature=related for a number of good videos of Bruce wrapping up the concert.
My favorite version of the song is sung by Willy Nelson on the Darol Anger recording called Heritage. Willie's lonesome voice and Darol's fiddle combine to dig deep into your heart. Listen to a clip on eMusic at http://www.emusic.com/album/Darol-Anger-Heritage-MP3-Download/11309966.html
There are other excellent recordings of this song by James Taylor and Nanci Griffith as well as very traditional versions by Douglas Jimerson on his album Stephen Foster's America.
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