Uploaded June 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
My friend Susan Brearey shot this today in 110 degree heat somewhere in California. I've been thinking of Ralph the last few days, including a great musical gathering last night with a bunch of people who knew him.
I enjoyed working with Ralph on the movie Cold Mountain and a subsequent tour in 2004. Somewhere I have a picture of him with his hair full of pink daisies. One thing we did that didn't make it into the film (or the CD) was Ralph lining out a hymn and a bunch of us singing it. In the scene his voice was coming out of my head- a strange thing to see (although I only ever saw it when we were looking at dailies).
I'd known this song for many years before I met Ralph, but hearing him sing it every night for about six weeks on the road got his version pretty fixed in my mind. I barely knew him, but he made an impact on me, as on so many.
My friend Susan Brearey shot this today in 110 degree heat somewhere in California. I've been thinking of Ralph the last few days, including a great musical gathering last night with a bunch of people who knew him.
I enjoyed working with Ralph on the movie Cold Mountain and a subsequent tour in 2004. Somewhere I have a picture of him with his hair full of pink daisies. One thing we did that didn't make it into the film (or the CD) was Ralph lining out a hymn and a bunch of us singing it. In the scene his voice was coming out of my head- a strange thing to see (although I only ever saw it when we were looking at dailies).
I'd known this song for many years before I met Ralph, but hearing him sing it every night for about six weeks on the road got his version pretty fixed in my mind. I barely knew him, but he made an impact on me, as on so many.
