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An Odyssey

by The Whiskey Jerks

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This is the story of a woman who can't stay where she is, but knows that she can never go home again - sad, but also a song of renewal and hope.
Recorded with Caswell Hill Records, this second single from our upcoming album Solid Gold is rich with string and wind arrangements, yet still stays true to the bare bone rawness that reflects our heroine's story.

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After twenty years of waiting
She finally had enough
Of black and white t.v.'s and broken dreams
Eyes swollen shut

She wasn't really pretty
She knew it all too well
She'd spent most her life living hard
Slowly dying in her hell

And it's a long, long way, a long way home
It's a long, long way, a long way home

Her walls have coloured pictures
That she'd cut from magazines
To camouflage the misery
The grotesque and the obscene

Her memory is fading
Under the bathroom's yellow light
The mirror's cracked, a face looks back
But it doesn't seem quite right

And it's a long, long way, a long way home
It's a long, long way, a long way home

Her state of grace seems out of place
Among the scars that bind her
The blood that stains flowing from her veins
Colours all things, all things lost and forgotten

And it's a long, long way, a long way home
It's a long, long way, a long way home

She hitched a ride southward bound
No particular place to go
She just needed the sun to warm her heart
And take the chill from her bones

She knew too much of heaven
Leaves a bitter taste behind
It's the simple things, like room to breathe
That will ease a troubled mind

And it's a long, a long long way, a long way home
It's a long, long way, a long way home
Long way home

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released March 22, 2024
Piano and Vocals: Gillian Snider
Violin and Vocals: Anna Bekolay
Clarinet and Vocals: Sarah Scharf
Guitar: Peter Abonyi
Bass: Nevin Buehler
Drums: Aidan Weiman

Engineer: Pete Oldridge
Producers: Pete Oldridge and Fabian Minnema
Mastered: Ben Colette with Tank Recording Studio

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The Whiskey Jerks Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

The Whiskey Jerks came together when Gillian Snider, who no longer wanted to drink alone, felt it was time to expand upon her one woman accordiana show. After convincing the talented Anna Bekolay (violin), Sarah Scharf (clarinet), Nevin Buehler (upright bass), Peter Abonyi (guitar) and Aidan Weiman (drums) to join her on her misadventure, The Whiskey Jerks soon created their own distinct niche. ... more

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