"I've Been Everywhere": In keeping with the SAMLA 2012 conference theme of “tales of travel, immigration, and exile,” the “Country Lyricists” panel invites analyses of country/Americana/folk songs addressing displacement. Emphasis can lie either with the body of work by one particular lyricist or with an analysis of related themes presented by a number of songwriters. Please remember that this panel focusses on lyrics and not performance; for example, while Hank ...
