Back He Flew Away

Inspired by the Gullah singers of the Georgia Sea Islands, with their marvelous a capella style. My friends and I sat in a half circle in my living room and as each singer took a turn leaning in to sing the lead, the others all around filled all the little spaces with harmonies.

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posted by kellykessler (11 comments total)

I like this a lot.
posted by winston at 7:23 PM on September 2, 2006

Chills.

What a great song for a quiet Sunday morning.

More like this, please. Lots more.
posted by emelenjr at 6:58 AM on September 3, 2006

This was exquisite. Thank you.
posted by kalimac at 8:29 AM on September 3, 2006

You all are making me feel good.
posted by kellykessler at 12:31 PM on September 3, 2006

Very very excellent.
posted by nthdegx at 1:30 PM on September 3, 2006

I met some Gullah folks while looking for new places to surf. They were awesome and so is this!
posted by snsranch at 8:55 PM on September 3, 2006

hey, kellykessler, you should definitely post more songs like this one. It is really, really cool.
posted by micayetoca at 8:48 AM on September 4, 2006

WOW, this is amazing. If only all pop music was like this.
posted by wheelieman at 5:39 AM on September 5, 2006

nice. very nice
posted by punkbitch at 10:26 AM on September 6, 2006

This is deliciously beautiful. I'll have to investigate the album
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:50 PM on February 11, 2008

I like this a lot.
posted by not_on_display at 4:38 PM on November 29, 2008