["Feathers" by Valley Fox]
[steady bluegrass music]
? Well the leaves on the trees in the summertime breeze ?
? All on the ground come fall
? A bird in spring doesn't wait to sing ?
? She don't want me at all
? No she don't want me at all
? Throw the feather out the window ?
? Doesn't mean it's gonna end though ?
? Dead bird's got a friend so
? She ain't gonna sing anymore
? Put a lock on the front door
? What's a bird gonna hunt for
? Flatland boys are done for
? She ain't coming back anymore ?
? No she ain't coming back anymore ?
? Well the leaves on the trees in the summertime breeze ?
? All on the ground come fall
? A bird in spring doesn't wait to sing ?
? She don't want me at all
? No she don't want me at all
[steady bluegrass music]
? Did a bird ever really sing
? Or tell me I clipped a wing
? Pluck feathers on a heart string ?
? She ain't flying here no more ?
? Nestle up in a pine tree
? Far away from a lake sea
? Mountain boys can climb trees ?
? She ain't coming back anymore ?
? No she ain't coming back anymore ?
? Well the leaves on the trees in the summertime breeze ?
? All on the ground come fall
? A bird in spring doesn't wait to sing ?
? She don't want me at all
? No she don't want me at all
[steady bluegrass music]
? Well the leaves on the trees in the summertime breeze ?
? All on the ground come fall
? A bird in spring doesn't wait to sing ?
? She don't want me at all
? No she don't want me at all
[audience applauding and cheering]
- Joe Wais: Thank you.
How we doing, Mile of Music?
[audience cheering] Yeah.
Well, welcome to the Lawrence Harper Hall.
We are Valley Fox,
and we are based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
and we are stoked to be here, playing some tunes for you guys.
[light mandolin strumming]
["Stevie" by Valley Fox]
[gentle folk music]
? Come on over won't you stay a little while ?
? I've got something to say to you ?
? I'll ease your mind into a single file ?
? Though you don't think you want it to ?
? Say you feel something from a past ?
? That's long dead and gone
? I swear to god it ain't gonna last ?
? 'Cause I promise you found your way home ?
? Some things they come easy
? Like a little girl named Stevie ?
? Well I'm askin' you to believe me ?
? When I say
? Oh when I say
? It'll fall into place
? You're getting older but that's okay ?
? We all knew one day you'd get there ?
? But I, I kinda like, I just gotta say, ?
? A man with some grey in his hair ?
? Have you thought about where you'll go ?
? When it's time to continue your name ?
? Think I'm a woman that you oughta know ?
? 'Cause I'm dreaming with you all the same ?
? Some things they come easy
? Like a little girl named Stevie ?
? Well I'm askin' you to believe me ?
? When I say
? Oh when I say
? It'll fall into place
[bright folk music]
? Make a home by an open field
? The sun and the stars takin' turns ?
? See them running, that's part of the deal ?
? Did I mention your heart it'll burn ?
? Porch is huggin' on that house ?
? Like my arms caught up on you ?
? You'll never ever wonder how
? You didn't keep passing on through ?
? Some things they come easy
? Like a little girl named Stevie ?
? Well I'm askin' you to believe me ?
? When I say
? Oh when I say
? It'll fall into place
[audience applauding and cheering]
- Laura Bomber: Thanks, guys.
We're Valley Fox and we're from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This has been my third year here.
I'm originally from Appleton,
so I hold it really close to my heart.
I've got my whole family working at the Mile of Music
in different ways.
So just growing up in the music world
and now actually playing.
- It's the place to be for an original band
if you live in Wisconsin.
- Tori Yocum: It's been really great.
I think essentially, we're just sharing our love of music
to everyone, right?
So I love music, and I started playing bass at a young age.
You love music, you started playing guitar.
You love music, you started on piano.
And together, we create a really awesome sound.
We're just sharing that with people,
and so far, the response has been really good.
["Red Barns" by Valley Fox]
[gentle folk music]
? Well the lines on the highway are broke in two ?
? Kinda reminds me of me and you ?
? If I had it my way I'd be there too ?
? But a winter rain in the plains is too much for you ?
? Just last week I met your dad ?
? In a country bar not too far ?
? From what we'll never have
? And there ain't no red barns in Colorado ?
? Only mountains made of stone
? A Midwest corn farm?
? Well, shows what I know
? She won't ever feel at home
[gentle folk music]
? There's a boy on the mountain ?
? Who calls your name
? The way that I did
? But it ain't the same
? 'Cause he's got a front porch where you can see ?
? A trail ahead, a mountain bed ?
? Far away from me
? So I'll pick a banjo where we see ?
? A Baraboo sunrise and an eagle in the trees ?
? And there ain't no red barns in Colorado ?
? Only mountains made of stone
? A Midwest corn farm?
? Well, shows what I know
? She won't ever feel at home
? No I couldn't blame you
? No I couldn't shame you
? You know I've seen those stars before ?
? I couldn't love you
? From somewhere above you
? You didn't want that sliding door ?
? You wanted something more
? And there ain't no red barns in Colorado ?
? Only mountains made of stone
? A Midwest corn farm?
? Well, shows what I know
? She won't ever feel at home
[audience applauding and cheering]
- That song's by Joe.
He writes some pretty cool music there.
And combining forces like this, you know, it's cool.
- Yeah, thanks for hanging out, guys.
We are Valley Fox, we are from Milwaukee.
Come and see us again.
[audience applauding and cheering]
["Roll on Mary" by Valley Fox]
[groovy folk music]
? Well roll on blacktop
? I never needed you more
? Never I thought
? I'd still be here knockin' your door ?
? Ooh let me in
? Well turns out I need you again ?
? Well roll on Mary
? I'll wed you, just save me from sin ?
[groovy folk music]
? Well turn that corner
? Let headlights make white all my eyes ?
? Never warned her
? That soon I'd be saying goodbye ?
? Ooh let me in
? The devil gon' jump out my skin ?
? Well roll on Mary
? I'll wed you, just save me from sin ?
[groovy folk music]
? Well say my prayers
? I don't think I'll make it no more ?
? Angel fair
? I'm begging you open your door ?
? Ooh let me in
? I'll never want nothing again ?
? Well roll on Mary
? I'll wed you, just save me from sin ?
? I said roll on Mary
? I'll wed you, just save me from sin ?
[audience applauding and cheering]
- Thank you guys, we're Valley Fox.
Come and say hey afterwards, check out our t-shirts
and hats, and follow us on the 'Gram or the 'Book
or wherever you follow.
[upbeat music]