This is a song about Kitkatgo. For just over twenty years she was my best friend and companion through so many adventures. It was recently time for her to go and I can't begin to express just how much that pains me. Katgo? Please say hello and give all my love to Gypsy, Snippet, Shaina and all the rest. I'll see you again.
Kind words from Eduard Banulescu at Alt77:
The world moves fast nowadays, and people try to outpace it. For the most part, this is not because they have nowhere to go they can’t wait. Usually, it’s not because of some burning ambition inside them that needs to be fulfilled.
Most people are simply constantly working to escape pain and having to think about it. And while it’s a natural instinct, artists don’t get that respite. It’s part of the contract, an essential part of the deal that they make, and payment for their gifts. Winter Harvest, a wise folk singer, knows this better than most.
Like royal scribes, chroniclers, and court historians, modern artists can’t afford to take a day off or avoid their gaze from the things that might emotionally impact them. In fact, their job is to detail not just what happened, but also how it felt.
Winter Harvest does a fantastic job of capturing grief and the joy of sharing a life with a loved one on “The Bridge.” This isn’t so much a sentimental jingle as it is a ritual. Winter Harvest’s folk song feels worn-in, dried-out, and beautifully lived. It’s the perfect tribute to a life companion and the kind of song that will resonate with all others who are feeling the same.
