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This recording is from our debut live performance at The Midwestern Musical Co. in Kansas City, Missouri on November 5th, 2010. The song was recorded by Matt Kesler live and mixed by John Velghe and His Prodigal Sons at Guttersnipe Recording Co.

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We'll charm the copperheads in reverse
Drive them out of the fields, chapter and verse

We'll be alright tonight
We'll make our home
We'll be alright tonight
In our big tent revival

In a city of poverty and love
Stretch out a canvas like a motorcycle glove

Vagabonds
We'll make our way
We get lost
So we'll wake up

In a city of poverty and hate
Light a candle 'til we curse this blessed fate

We'll be alright tonight
We'll make our home
We'll be alright tonight
In our big tent revival

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from John Velghe & His Prodigal Sons - Live at The Midwestern Musical Co., track released February 15, 2011
John Velghe - vocals and guitar (right), Mike Alexander - lead guitar (left), Dan Dumit - drums (left and right), Chris Wagner - bass guitar (center)

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John Velghe Baltimore, Maryland

John Velghe (pronounced Vel-jee) writes songs leaning towards personal narratives and accounts of people he’s met over 20 years of playing and touring. From a friends ex-wife in Austin to a 4-year-old waitress in Lucas, KS to a transvestite railroad worker in Duluth, MN; Velghe populates his songs with real characters who’ve informed personal allegories about escape, transformation and fear. ... more

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