James Palmer
“My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”

James Palmer grew up in small town in Michigan. For much of his early life, his family consisted only of himself and his mother. She was a college undergraduate, and because of her own youth the two of them struggled a bit. The struggle also made the pair quite close. One of James’ earliest memories is a popular lullaby his mother used to sing to him. Years later, after quite a bit more hardship, the memory of the song became even more significant, if also bittersweet.