The Settlers
 
Mars has long been imagined as a future home for people. This song imagines the colonization of the planet through the eyes of the "new settlers". Like the folks who emigrated from Europe to the American West, they are conflicted between hope and homesickness, promise and regret, learning to accept their new home and forgetting their old one.

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MUSICIANS
Doug Stone – Vocals, Guitar
Robin Aigner – Backing vocals
David Wechsler – Piano, Backing vocals
Gerald Menke – Pedal Steel Guitar
Joey Weisenberg – Mandolin
Claudia Chopek – Violin
Jane Scarpantoni – Cello
J.D. Foster – Bass
Bill Gerstel – Drums

Music and Lyrics by Doug Stone