Folk singer-songwriter Ross Davies has released his new song ‘Five and Dime’ on all major streaming platforms. The song is a cover version based on Nanci Griffith’s ‘love at the five n dime’.
Fractionated with Nanci Griffith’s songwriter, Ross Davies started to re-introduce himself back to her work after her death was announced in 2021. Davies began to have a deep appreciation of her musical talent and humble beginnings. Following in similar footsteps, Ross Davies explores his vocal and musical performance throughout this cover song which now feel reinvented.
“Nanci has been one of my main folk music influences, such as in one way or another helping to nurture my interest in the genre by me incorporating acoustic guitar and folksy storytelling lyrics
into my own music, such as on the song “Bean Blossom” and the cover song “Hard Times Come
Again No More.” Given this, and me gaining a deeper appreciation of Nanci’s dedication to music since her passing, I felt compelled to do a cover of her song “Love at the Five and Dime,”
as a tribute to her and her musical legacy, not only for my own consolation, but also to further promote an appreciation of folk music and its varieties such as folk rock and so forth. The cover art that goes with the cover song’s release symbolizes both the original song’s thematic elements and Nanci’s own musicianship. For instance, the image of the blue rose” – Ross Davies
Ross Davies releases his new single Five and Dime which is now available on all major streaming platforms.