Homecoming (Fill The Western Sky) (2025)

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1. Homecoming (Fill The Western Sky)

Credits

Steve "Crawdaddy" Crawford - Vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, banjo, percussion, other noises.
Tim Gillespie - Harmonica.

Recorded & produced by Crawdad Crash.

Written by S. D. Crawford & Jerry B. Michel; published by Crawcophony Music Publishing (BMI).

Single artwork by Margaret M. Belin.

Released Oct. 29, 2025.

& 2025. All rights reserved.

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Crawdaddy's Notes

This is a folksy tribute to my alma mater, Western Carolina University, and to homecomings in general. I love the tradition of going back every year and catching up with whoever can make it. Some of the lyrical inspiration for this song comes from WCU's "Fill The Western Sky" campaign to finally build out the other half of the stadium. When I was in school there, E.J. Whitmire Stadium only had one side, and some meager metal bleachers were added at some point for the visitors. College memories are little fuzzy. :). Anyway, the WCU fight song has the line "fill the western sky", and, coincidentally, it was written by Dick Trevarthen, who arranged music for my high school marching band. Fellow Catamount and long-time Crawdad Crash collaborator Tim Gillespie added the awesome harmonica. Tim and I have played music together at many homecoming parties and other events in the Sophisticats, TLQ & The Vinyls, and other bands. Another long-time friend and alumnus, Jerry Michel, helped me tweak the lyrics. Other friends provided the "field recordings" of the sounds you might hear at a game, including the WCU Pride Of The Mountains marching band drumline.