Joe Troop feat. Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn - Mercy for Migrants (Official Video)

I wrote this piece after visiting the borderlands in 2019 with my band, Che Apalache. My friend and UCC pastor, Randy J. Mayer took us on a walk in the Southern Arizona desert to better understand what migrants go through. At one point we came upon a little white cross with sunglasses on it placed where the remains of an unknown 16 year old boy were found. That moment shook me to the core.
This past April I recorded "Mercy for Migrants" with Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn and Trey Boudreaux. In June I was able to return to the borderlands with my dear friends and co-conspirators Rode Díaz and Emily Rhyne of Iximche Media. We filmed this video in the AZ desert, along both sides of the border wall, and at a migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, where we spent several weeks.
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"Mercy for Migrants" is featured on my new album "Borrowed Time," which comes out August 20th on Free Dirt Records. Get your physical copy here: www.joetroop.c...
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[@shirleyvmaui]

Thank you! We are one human race on one planet. We each have one heart and a soul. What good is any of it if we don’t have compassion and empathy for each other?

[@dorfman1080]

Capo!

[@pattygiffin]

mercy is for everyone...thank you guys

[@camillef4166]

Thank you, Joe. St. Louis loves and misses you!

[@JoeTroop]

I might make it there in September. Still trying to nail down a date.

[@zcashero]

Extremely powerful. So grateful that your platform has grown significantly in the last few years to now spread the word and your music even further. Keep it going, Joe. We need more collective awareness

[@JoeTroop]

Thanks Zach! I'll keep on keepin' on for sure.

[@MattBrownsDream]

Wow

[@yaquimike]

beautiful song and video!

[@jaytoups]

Wonderful, Joe. Will share far and wide.

[@JoeTroop]

Thanks!

[@CaseyDriessenMusic]

Beautiful work. Thanks for your efforts and putting this message out in the world!

[@JoeTroop]

Thanks Casey! I love all of the videos you're putting out these days.

[@angelesbobrik6456]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ethanvanthillo9884]

Thank you for the powerful message. Keep up the amazing work.

[@JoeTroop]

Thanks Ethan!

[@FinalCurve]