Listening to songwriter Pharis Romero is like sitting in the most beautiful kitchen with warm sun streaming in the windows and a cup of your favorite tea. What a treat to get a deep dive into her songwriting process. She has created a beautiful life with her husband, together known as “Pharis & Jason Romero” and you will want to add their albums to your playlists!
Their latest record Tell ‘Em You Were Gold was released on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in June 2022. I hope you’ll read all about them, their lives are fascinating and their music and the banjos they build are exquisite.
The two recordings we play on the podcast today are songs that Pharis wrote: Souvenir, the title track from their most recent album and A Wanderer I’ll Stay.
“I love the part of my brain that wants to turn things into songs! And it gets better, the more I do it…” says Pharis.
Visit Pharis’ Website: https://www.pharisandjason.com/home
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Check Out their Incredible Banjos: https://www.romerobanjos.com/
Enjoy reading these beautiful lyrics to Pharis Romero’s song “A Wanderer I’ll Stay” which we play in the second half of the podcast:
Oh why wait for summer when there's time to waste right here
There's an aching deep inside says
There's no time, honey there's no time
Oh I was born to wander, and a wanderer I'll stay
Though it grieves my poor old mother
There's no time, honey there's no time
There's no time, there's no time
Why do girls go steady, when their hearts are not inclinеd
And I believe thеy just aren't ready
For the road, honey for the road
Boys are fixed on numbers, how many and what kind
In this game we're all pieces
On the board, honey on the board
On the board, on the board
Some will take a hammer, and nail their bodies down
In a loving home forever
In town, oh honey, in town
One morning I might wake up and take the day in hand
I'll use the nails and hammer
Build a home, honey build a home
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