On a recent walk with my wife along the Chisholm Trail in Plano (Texas), we noticed some yellow flowers. The plant identification app on my phone said it was "bastard cabbage" - not a very nice name for such a pretty flower! I later learned that bastard cabbage is a serious invasive weed that is threatening the habitats of Texas bluebonnets and other native wildflowers.
The idea of a western folk song with that name was too tempting, so I wrote one. This may be the first in a series called "Folk Songs Nobody Asked For."
Words and music Copyright (C) 2024 David Lovrien (ASCAP)
Audio recorded in Presonus Studio One and mastered using Izotope Ozone 10 Advanced. Sounds from EastWest Composer Cloud (guitar, lap steel, background vocals) and Spectrasonics Trillian (bass). Filmed on iPhone 14 Pro & Canon M50; edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.
12 апр 2024
