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The Michigan Territory during the War of 1812 was a somber place to live. The fall of Detroit via Governor Hull, the call of the forest, trading, and booze are all examined in this tune.

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Red backs on the sea,
Yankees dry land,
Dry land.

Her Majesty Detroit,
Belts of wampum,
Wampum.

Trapping or trading,
Into the Old Northwest,
I have gone,
Hull was a lost cause,
The scalps upon display,
I do not know.

Iron or stone,
Blankets of warmth,
Found warmth.

To Saginaw with smoke,
Cloth and guns,
Cold guns.

Trapping or trading,
Into the Old Northwest,
I have gone,
Whiskey and spiked rum,
The booze upon my breath,
It has won.

The cession of Old Northwest,
The cession of Old Northwest.

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from Fair Mitten (New Songs of the Historic Great Lakes Basin), released September 22, 2017

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Gifts or Creatures Kalamazoo, Michigan

Gifts or Creatures is the musical pursuit of husband-wife Brandon and Bethany Foote. The couple fuses a blend of Midwestern folklore, old-world history and cinematic soundscapes to create a trove of antique Americana.

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