Jewel Kilcher and Dolly Parton, two superstars of American music, are both daughters of musical parents and singing families. Jewel stems from a Swiss immigrant family and grew up in Alaska. In a most beautiful way, this week’s music captures that feeling of gratitude, wisdom, and reassurance that emerges once we have learned to truly allow and appreciate our ancestry and family origins.

“I am the product of his sacrifice. I am the accumulation of the dreams of generations. And their stories live in me like holy water. I am my father’s daughter….”

With our Music of the Week, we think of the heroes of the Texas Panhandle—the ranchers and fathers fighting the fires and fighting for their homes and families while largely being left in the lurch by the U.S. and State governments. Who needs “them,” anyway, when we know who we are and the song of generations of our human family still runs in our veins?

Related:

Jewel Kilcher (Wikipedia)

Jewel (homepage)

Dolly Parton (Wikipedia)

Wildfire Relief for the Texas Panhandle