We like it and the swing feel works very well. The write is obviously contextual to the short story but even without having read it the lyric flowed nicely and told an engaging story (as is so necessary with a folk tune).

Your vocal performance matched the folk feel of the lyric very well.

Since you asked regarding the mix smile With a fiddle, steel and organ there are a lot of sustained notes happening but you did a good job of keeping them separate. Not really nit worthy.

The mix presents a nice soundstage on our monitors. And the vocal is up front which is IMO is exactly where it should be for this type of tune.

You have a strong entry and best of luck with the contest.

We enjoyed it!

J&B

PS "I'm guessing the idea of going north to pick mangoes might seem strange to some of our cousins on top of the world."
If I can accept the Nile River flowing north, i.e., the lower Nile is north, then I can handle the mangoes!

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