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My House: When a Hawk Screeched, Musician Nathaniel Rateliff Knew This Was the Place
My House: When a Hawk Screeched, Musician Nathaniel Rateliff Knew This Was the Place
The touring songwriter took a break during the pandemic to renovate a neglected home near Red Rocks in Colorado.
By Grace Bernard
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