Home / Music / What is "Boulder to Birmingham" about?Music linernotes album music emmylou-harrisWhat is "Boulder to Birmingham" about?“Boulder to Birmingham” is Emmylou Harris’ elegy for Gram Parsons, co-written with Bill Danoff as a direct response to his death in 1973. The title references their first gig together in Boulder, Colorado. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Related NotesExploreExploreExplorePrevious What was Emmylou Harris's major-label debut album?Next What genre is Japanese Breakfast's "Sometimes, It Snows in April"?