Over the years, Bill and Libby Hicks have worked continually to expand their musical horizons. They perform at music festivals and at special events across the country. By their own admission, their latest recording “reflects 18 years of life together. It includes old-time fiddle tunes, blues, original songs, and an old hymn. When I listen, I can hear how our musical styles have merged and morphed through all these years of playing and singing together. But mostly what I hear is how blessed Bill and I were to come from families who valued music and from an area of the country where the tradition has always been to sing your way through work and play, hard times and good times, tragedy and foolishness, oppression and freedom, poverty, love, and loss. Through the “valley of the shadow” on into “sweet heaven.” Daughter Anna who harmonizes on several tracks and handles the lead vocals on Tear Stained Eye joins Bill and Libby. Significantly, Bill supplies four of the tunes.