Granville Automatic is a duo consisting of Vanessa Olivarez and Elizabeth Elkins. The duo write songs pulled from a shared love of history, horses and war. Granville Automatic is named after a 19th-century typewriter (Vanessa is a collector). With sonic references like Lyle Lovett, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson, Granville Automatic has created a quiet and lyrical sound devoted to telling stories from the past. After writing together first in the spring of 2009, the pair has more than 90 songs – almost all of which tell stories from history.
This song is a unaccompanied song that hearkens back to a child's hard lessons during civil war. It is haunting, sparse, and absolutely beautiful vocal art.
Happy listening!
Granville Automatic – Shores of Maryland
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