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This is our acoustic cover of the song Woodstock by Joni Mitchell. Part of a collection of tracks recorded and mixed remotely whilst under lockdown.

As the name implies, the lyrics refer to the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival of 1969, telling the story of a concert-goer on a trek to attend the festival. Mitchell, who was unable to perform at the festival herself due to scheduling conflicts, was inspired to write the song based on an account of the festival relayed to her by then-boyfriend Graham Nash, who had performed there. The anthemic song, as well as the festival it commemorates, is symbolic of the counterculture of the 1960s.

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I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him, where are you going
And this he told me

He said I'm going on down to Yasgur's farm
I'm going to join in a rock 'n' roll band
I'm going to camp out on the land
I'm going to try an' get my soul free

We are stardust
We are golden - we are billion year old carbon
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

Then can I walk beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel to be a cog in something turning
Well maybe it is just the time of year
Or maybe it's the time of man
I don't know who l am
But life is for learning

We are stardust
We are golden - we are billion year old carbon
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

By the time we got to Woodstock
We were half a million strong
And everywhere there was song and celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes
Riding shotgun in the sky
And they were turning into butterflies
Above our nation

We are stardust
We are golden - we are billion year old carbon
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

We are stardust
We are golden - we are caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

Words and Music - Joni Mitchell

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released May 14, 2020
Vocals - Phil Rowe
Guitar - Peter Charlton

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Phil Rowe & The Eclectic Dabblers Swansea, UK

Phil Rowe & The Eclectic Dabblers is a recording project formed when Phil was contacted by Peter Charlton via Facebook with an offer of teaming up to record some new material and also re-record and re-think each others recordings. The pair were joined in this task by Stephen Williams on drums and Gareth Jones on bass. ... more

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