Welcome back friends to Songs From Home, episode 8: Halley Came To Jackson and John Prine’s Far From Me This episode is a tribute to two beloved artists…Eudora Welty’s birthday is coming up on April 13th so I wanted to play the song that her book “One Writer’s Beginnings” inspired - Halley Came To Jackson from the album Shooting Straight In The Dark…she was an infant when the comet Halley passed overhead in Jackson, Mississippi in 1910 and she grew up hearing stories about it…that book has broug

This song combines two of my very favorite things: bluegrass and outer space! ☄️ "Halley Came to Jackson" was written by the amazing Mary Chapin Carpenter, covered here by Toni Lindgren, our friend Alana, and myself. Hope you enjoy this tune as much as we do! | Elle Cordova

Jacqui Sharkey - When Halley Came To Jackson | Irish Entertainment Awards