The song doesn’t shy away from some of the challenges associated with farming.
Some lyrics describe downed wheat, burned soybeans and corn that didn’t yield well.
Another verse highlights how bankers may not be concerned with weather and soil conditions, so long as the money is where it needs to be.
“We’re working on a music video and we’ve got a banker standing on the edge of a field in a suit trying to call the farmer over to show him how bad things are,” Chesterfield said.
Including those types of subjects in the song was important, he added.
“These are all things that are beyond (a farmer’s) control and yet they’re out there every day and it’s a true testament to the kind of people farmers are,” he said.
Growing up in Kingston, having a hobby farm and working on a dairy farm, Chesterfield knows where his food comes from.
And any farmer or person who works in agriculture would also understand the work and difficulties involved with raising a crop or livestock.
But listeners from urban communities can learn from the song as well, Chesterfield said.
“If they don’t know about agriculture, I would hope this song helps them recognize the work that goes into raising our food,” he said. “Like every time someone picks up an egg I would hope they think this came from a farm and the farmer raised the chicken to lay this egg.”
The song ‘Date Night’ is off Chesterfield’s new Album ‘Of Lures and Love.’
An album release party is scheduled for June 5 at the Wolfe Island Farmer’s Market and General Wolfe Inn.
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