“I Shall Be Released”
A song by the lyrical master Bob Dylan, I shall Be Released has touched our hearts for many years and it is an honor to share with you our rendition. It feels reverent and unassuming in its lilt and sway, a folk ballad of soul and grit whose chorus is the medicine we need in these times. “I see my light come shining. From the west into the east. Any day now. Any day now. I shall be released”. We cannot know precisely what the poet Bob Dylan meant by these words, but when we sing it we sing it for the release of shackles in the mind. Of the lands. Of bodies and spirits in all places. We dedicate our version of this song to Palestine as well as the Israeli hostages still being held. May humans get a grip on how precious life is and how hard it is to create one.

Folk & Anchor is a collection of covers. All arrangements by Rising Appalachia
Produced by: Leah Song & Chloe Smith
Recorded and mixed: Julian Dreyer, Echo Mountain
Mastered by :Jason Richmond, Independent Mastering
Photography and videography: Earthbased Media https://www.earthbased.media/
Album design: Leah Song, Chloe Smith
Vocals: Leah Song, Chloe Smith
Banjo: Leah Song
Acoustic Guitar: David Brown
Bass: David Brown
Fiddle: Duncan Wickel, Chloe Smith
Cello: Duncan Wickel
Percussion: Biko Casini
Trumpet: Branden J Lewis
Bodhran: Leah Song
Harmony vocals: Duncan Wickel, David Brown