“In single file they marched right up to heaven.”
From the song, Change in the wind.
Some artists in Prescott, Arizona got together and recorded a song that honors the memories of the 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots that were killed on the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30, 2013. The recording has just been released and is available as a CD or can be downloaded as an Mp3. The organization they formed, Change in the Wind, will donate the proceeds from the sales to “help fill the immediate and long-term needs of the Granite Mountain Hotshot families”.
A video of the song, Change in the Wind, is below. We helped their effort in a small way by donating a photo we took of the procession that carried the bodies of the 19 hotshots from Phoenix to Prescott.
The CD release party will be tonight, Wednesday August 28, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the El Gato Azul restaurant, 316 W. Goodwin Street, in Prescott. CDs will be for sale there.
Thank you for what you are doing for these men. I heard the song a few days ago for the first time. Back in Dec. 2008 we, Seal Team 2, lost Lt.Commander Roy H. Boehm. He was the FIRST SEAL (Book title by the same name). In Jan.2009 I wrote a song very similar to your song, it was about Vietnam, Lt. Boehm and some of my friends at the VA that were cut down due to a change in plans that we were not made aware of and consequently, received no cover fire. Lives were lost for no reason. The name of my song was “There was a change in the Plans”. This is almost freaky. Some of the same words and phrases although obviously about a whole different subject.
I loved your tribute to the firefighters and you did a great job on your song. I hope you raise a decent amount of money for the families. Good luck.