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Jason Horwitiz has been chosen as a finalist for his song “You Are Welcome Here.” A song performed by his band, The Whiskey Farm.

The Whiskey Farm is an Americana and folk rock band from Madison, Wisconsin. Formed in 2010,,the band released their first record, Middle of America, in 2011 and in 2012 won the Madison Area Music Award (MAMA) for Best Americana/Folk song for the lead track, “If I Were You.” The Onion A.V. Club described The Whiskey Farm as “straddling the line between bluegrass and folk, blending technical wows with accessible songwriting for very pop-minded Americana.” The Americana Gazette wrote that they have “great tunes, killer hooks, and fantastic harmonies,” and The Isthmus called them “a big boost for the little music scene thriving here in the middle of America.” The band features multi-instrumentalists and layered harmonies in lyric-driven songs. Find out more at: thewhiskeyfarm.com

lyrics

You are Welcome Here
You are welcome here
You are welcome here
Lay your burdens at my
feet
You have no more to fear
You are welcome here

There are people under fire
Finding smugglers for hire
Crawling underneath the wire
To the sea
In backs of trucks
and leaky boats
Bringing nothing but their coats
Trying to hang on to their hopes
Of being free

Fleeing poverty and drought
Governments who kick them out
Civil wars that rage without
And end in sight
Leaving everything behind
Looking for some peace of mind
And a chance that they might find
A better life

Half a world away
In the good old USA
We just go about our day
Without a care
Buying lattes and big trucks
Just ignoring all the fuss
Saying the problem isn’t us
It’s over there

We were a city on a hill
Maybe we can be that still
If we can only find the will
To meet the need
Let this be the place
Where everyone can show their face
No matter what race
Or creed

America, America
God shed his grace on thee
Crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea

credits

from Songs for Social Change Volume 7, released February 27, 2023
Written by Jason Horowitz

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