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It was said to me that a country song's gotta be sung by an American
That really ain't the way things have to be
It ain't about the country of your birth
Or if you're from the north or south
It really ain't about your geography

There's a part of me forever Stateside bound
Lulled by a lonesome whistle's sound
That plays in my head and keeps me company
I could be Appalachian mountain high
Or in an Arizona desert, hot and dry
With an eagle flying over my head, living free

Chorus.
I wasn't born or raised no country boy
But I've got dust on my boots and a whole lotta road in me
An' I may dream of open plain or riding on the footplate of a southbound train
But there's country music in the blood flowing through my veins

Mid 8
I sing and play my mandolin
I write about places that I've been
And I'll tell you tales of dark and stormy nights
Stories of some ne'r do wells
Gunslingers on the road to hell
While we sit around the fire till dawn's first early light

You can see how much this means to me
I’ve got a growing country music family
In the US, the UK, in Poland and in Germany
I play my music when and where I can
I travel round across these lands
An’ all y'all are damn fine company
CHORUS x 2

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from Sunshine State Of Mind, released September 1, 2022

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STEViE - One Bloke One Mandolin Coventry, UK

Having toured and performed at festivals around Europe with Kane & Co. and Cactus Jack and also gigging and recording in the US in the late 90s into the early 2000s, nowadays he performs as Stevie Simpson (One Bloke One Mandolin) playing original country, folk and americana songs.

Stevie has seven studio albums to his name, his latest being Sunshine State Of Mind released in October 2021. ... more

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