This week, artists from both sides of the Atlantic commemorate personal connections to their hometowns, including Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town" and "Festival Lights" by the McCalmans.
Growing up in Aledo, Ill., the singer-songwriter longed to live somewhere "more romantic." Then she moved away and her outlook changed: "Now, when I go back, I see the beauty in it."
The singer and songwriter has been thinking a lot — about Harriet Tubman's hair, her grandmother's handwriting and how to craft love songs with revolutionary potential.