"Gentle Arms of Eden", by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer

[bizakis9]

Thank you for posting this.. I am sharing on my Facebook page today..

[MrThelonliestpunk]

music is an attempt to bring disharmony into concord ,its not a contest ,every moment has its moment ,I just stumbled across this by accident, very grateful

[BPstaggs121]

they deserve a bigger crowd



[brendangawn]

@goalieelf1: not. Not even close lol.

[goalieelf1]

Vance Gilbert does it better

[Cathowl]

Wow, I love this! I do think I'd like it even better if it was slower, and a bit sad and wistful... Lovely!

[zepcommando]

A great song about sanctuary and he got all the evolution of life in it as well! He was one of our great songwriters that most people don't know. You have some great videos of Dave and Tracy!

[guitardolly]

awsome song i love it

[mapleniva]

Better than most out today, sadly gone

[hazzle34]

They're like an older version of The Weepies.

[hattieism]

Home is where the heart is.

[robertmorganfisher]

RIP dave. 8 years ago today he left our fragile planet. We miss you.

[w6rlf]

Although I'm a folk music fanatic, I only discovered Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer a month ago (and that thanks to Folk Alley Music). Every time I listen to one of their songs, I cry a little to think of what I, and we all, are missing with his passing.

[Dracodis1]

I saw Dave & Tracy when they toured with Joan Baez. I am so glad I did. Dave announced, "Whatever else we do in our folk music career, touring with Joan Baez will always be the highlight." A few months later he died. I now own all of Dave & Tray's CDs and cherish their music.

[PearseLames]

No offense to Dylan, but Carter's better.

[LadybirdGryphon]

What beautiful words... brilliant... lovely.... a poet of the ilk of Bob Dylan, yet singularly unique.

[queenlepine]

interesting to find this here...who knew there was so much D&T youtube!!?

I managed Dave & Tracy early in their career. I was there the night he played it for the first time (after writing it that morning!) at white eagle saloon in portland oregon.

it knocked us all over that night.

But I also confess - i never liked the version they recorded either. this version is much closer in spirit to the way I remember it best.

[salinagrrrl69]

You had the honor of knowing him. I missed both shows at Lawrence for one reason or another. I missed so much.

[TheUnofficialNinja]

I used to listen to the CD that this song was on back when it originally came out -- a little less than half my lifetime ago. I never remembered liking this song much, but my dad recently told me something I said when listening to this song back then.

He told me that I was singing, and turned to him and asked him if he'd ever looked at the lyrics.

These are some of the most beautiful lyrics ever penned. That anyone could capture this grace and beauty with mere words astounds me to this day.

[willysunday]

beautiful

willy

[mpp141]

nope. Dave Carter was buddhist. not sure about Tracy. But Dave Carter was intensely drawn to earth based spirituality.

[EliTellor]

are they wiccan? cause they said goddess, just a question.

[nosowisewoman]

is it the holiday season? or does everything make me cry now? i love thi9s song and have been listening to him for a long time, just never thought to find him here. a dj has said he was a prophet.. i agree.. thanks..

[KarlWithakay]

Thanks so much for this post. What a great song. I never knew of Dave Carter until after he passed. Seeing this makes me miss him. Thanks again.

[murphicus]

God.... I feel like a kid on Christmas morning finding these videos of Dave & Tracy! I saw them live at The Tractor Tavern in Seattle for the first time, where my friend Christoph DRAGGED ME, before I had herd their music.

Little did I know how fortunate I was to have heard them and to have met Dave before his passing.

Thank you for this clip.

[philitree]

Dave, you are much missed. Many thanks to Tracy for keeping your music alive.

[shocktower70]

Madam and Sir

I salute your highest and best

[austinitesince1979]

The song sounds so much better when it's slowed down so that it doesn't sound so rushed, but I can understand that he hadn't figured that out yet since it was only three months old.

[folkiefan]

Awesome, awesome, awesome! What a great way to remember Dave on this day. Watching him here reminds me to keep sharing his music with everyone I can. Thanks so much for sharing.