Behind The Song "DCR is Walking With The Land"

Recently, I wrote a song for a team of DCR staff I met on top of the Windsor Dam.  I tried to find contact information to email them a copy of the song, but there wasn't any.  So I reached out to DCR directly with this email:

Hello

I'm a songwriter who regularly visits and hikes the trails along the Quabbin Reservoir.  Recently, I was at the Windsor dam, where I met several DCR employees walking together in a group.  I asked them if they had a walking song they would typically sing when they were together.  They said no.  I asked if they would like me to write one.  They said yes. 

A few minutes later, as I was talking to MeShell, one of the DCR staff at Mt Greylock, I shared with her a song I had written a while back called "North Quabbin Hills": https://adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/north-quabbin-hills  She was very kind.  I told her of my interaction with the staff on the dam and she encouraged me to write a song for the DCR, something they could sing while they walked.  Here it is: https://adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/walking-with-the-land

I wanted to share these songs with someone, but can't find an email for the Quabbin visitor center, so I'm sending this to you.  Could you please make sure this gets to them?  

Thank you,

Adam R Sweet

Not expecting a response, I let it go.

Today I received an email:

Good morning Adam,

Thank you for writing into the DCR and for the effort put into this song!  I’ve directed your message to the supervisor at Quabbin, he can speak to his staff to find the group you interacted with, and make sure they hear your song.  This was a very pleasant email to read on a Monday morning and I’m sure the staff at Quabbin will appreciate your message.  Feel free to write back with any questions or comments and I hope you have a great rest of your week!

Best,

Thomas Tinlin
DCR Community Relations
Mass Parks (DCR) <mass.parks@mass.gov>

And just now, an email from MeShell!

Bordeleau, Meshell (DCR) <Meshell.Bordeleau@mass.gov>

11:26 AM (14 minutes ago)

Hello Adam,

I’m so glad you sent an email with the song links of your music to find its way to Maria Beiter at Quabbin and the DCR. I told Maria that you shared the North Quabbin Hills song with me that day on the dam and I LOVED it! but after you left, I couldn’t find the song again on my phone. I finally found it and shared it with my colleagues at Greylock. We were actually thinking of getting in touch with you to ask if you might write a song for us at Mt Greylock and come to perform your songs at our Visitor Center!

I haven’t listened to the walking song yet, but thank you so much for sharing the links which reminded me to reach out to you. 

I am not in the office today but will be available at my work email address later in the week.

Meshell