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21 April 2017 — 1014 mdt

A song for those who looked north, saw hope, and risked everything

Artists from Willy DeVille to Willie Nelson have recorded Ry Cooder’s powerful Across the Borderline, which was written for The Border and sung for the movie by Freddy Fender. Here, Calexico and Ray Wylie Hubbard join Nick and Helen Forster in a soulful performance.