Song Of The Soul

Sarah Pirtle has deep roots which feed the abundant branches and fruits of her work for peace, wholeness, and care for the planet. Like the Olive Branch Award she received for her book, An Outbreak of Peace, 1 of 6 books she's written. And the 10 albums she's released. Pete Seeger said, "If you want to hear some of the best songs out there today...listen to Sarah Pirtle." Other branches of Sarah's work include being the central founder of the Children's Music Network and her long-time participation in the People's Music Network and Traprock Center for Peace and Justice. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Sarah Pirtle: Home for Dinner - on Everyday Bravery My Roots Go Down/Two Hands Hold the Earth/Believe - special studio recording of brief excerpts from The Ballad of Juanita Nelson - on Everyday Bravery That Quiet Place - on Everyday Bravery Mamas Weaving - on Pocketful of Wonder and Better Together U-wi-ta (Coming Together) - on YouTubeand a not released recording The Sun Inside Us

Libby Roderick is a world-healing singer/songwriter, best known for her song How Could Anyone. Firmly rooted in Alaska and inspired by Native Alaskan ways of thinking, Libby combines deep concern for the Earth and its creatures with beautiful music and lyrics, to inspire and equip listeners toward a better world. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Libby Roderick: How Could Anyone - from If You See a Dream Low to the Ground - from Thinking Like a Mountain Dancing in Front of the Guns - from Thinking Like a Mountain Is that What You Really Want? - from Thinking Like a Mountain Winter Wheat - on YouTube What Do You Do When the Lifeboats are Burning? - Not yet distributed If the World Were My Lover - from If the World Were My Lover Original Air Date: 05/04/2014

Tribe1 is a growing, morphing, evolving, group of musicians, orchestrated by Niyonu Spann, who express their testimony and aspirations for the world through the songs they co-create - it's a pretty special process! Jonathan Snipes & Ingrid Lakey, 2 of about 10 members of the group, share their soul journey with Tribe1. All the songs in this program are performed by Tribe1: As Peace - from Waymaker (written with an audience of 4th graders) Gon Lay - from Waymaker Weave Your Web - live performance by Jonathan Snipes & Ingrid Lakey (will be on the up-coming CD) I Am Looking - live by Ingrid Lakey & Jonathan Snipes, also on Waymaker If the War Goes On - not yet unreleased Evolution Come - from One Original Air Date: 08/03/2014

Heidi Hart was dramatically changed by her first encounter with the reality of German actions of WWII, and she has dived deep into the subject of music and violence. With her harp and voice, Heidi explores and interprets the beauty and power of music, often of German origin, and in her writing she leads us to better understand of the potential of music for health and harm. You can find some music by Heidi, including World, Good Night. Read a very deep and eye-opening article by Heidi called Difficult Intervals: Studing Music and Violence All the songs in this program are arranged & performed, but not written, by Heidi Hart:: Miracle Suite Grace Nu enbeiz ich doch des trankes nie - by von Horheim An den kleinen Radioapparat (To the Little Radio) - by Hanns Eisler Es brauchen die Kinder Ruhe (Children Need Peace) - by Kurt Schwaen The Maker - by Daniel Lanois The Water of Tyne Icnocuicatl - by Natalio Hernandez/Lila Downs Freak Folk Adaptation of Nu enbeiz ich doch des trankes nie No love potion for me to b

Marielle Allschwang makes music in several configurations - with Group of the Altos, Hello Death (also on Bandcamp.com, and with Adam Krause (Ethan Krause's brother). And solo as well now. Creative and beautiful, both vocally and instrumentally, Marielle will lead you to the edge and beyond. Featured music: Sing (For Trouble) - Group of the Altos Settlers - Hello Death Moon Raga - Adam Krause & Marielle Allschwang New Skin - Marielle Allschwang Drifting - Marielle Allschwang Head on Straight - Hello Death Original Air Date: 03/02/2014

Brianna Lea Pruett sends an evocative message through her music and her art. With all kinds of deep musical influences - classical, jazz, rock, pop, and country - Brianna does breathtaking folk (and more). Her lineage includes Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw forebears, but also French and Irish, so she's a rich mix in the very way you might expect. And she lives a deep passion and concern for human life on this planet. Unless otherwise noted, all the songs in this program are written & performed by birannaleapruett.com:: No Diamond Ring - Brianna Lea Pruett Fuji-San - Patti Smith Seeds of Love - Brianna Lea Pruett Four Women - Nina Simone Under Your Wing - Brianna Lea Pruett Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Red Jacket - Brianna Lea Pruett Original Air Date: 03/09/2014

Chris Vallillo's music is roots music. Occasionally it's on themes of things like the music Abraham Lincoln's time, the poetry of Carl Sandburg, and the music of Stephen Foster, but there are also songs of his own place and time. Chris' music is stunningly rendered on his stable-full of guitars, and other instruments. Located in Macomb, Illinois, Chris sends his song from the heartland to the heart. All songs in this program are written & performed by Chris Vallillo: Silhouette Against the Stars Walnut Fiddle The Last Day of Winter The Dance Lettie's Song

Blair Hull has founded 2 venues to feature outstanding music, first the Stained Glass Coffee House in Deerfield, Illinois, running 2006-2014, and the Lighted Window Concert series in Campbell, California. A musician herself, Blair became a UCC pastor and currently serves in Campbell. Featured music for Blair Hull's Song of the Soul: Singing My Song Out - Louise Mosrie What I Did for Love - performed by Blair Hull, from A Chorus Line Give Light - by Magpie Something For the Pain - by Pierce Pettis Sanctuary - by Kat Eggleston Abide - by Carrie Newcomer

With a masters in poetry and feet planted faithfully in West Philly, Sterling Duns caught the hip-hop passion and has been churning out music with Hardwork Movement for years, and recently as part of a duo, City Love. When not making music, he works in admissions for Friends Central School. Watch Sterling Duns' interview on QuakerSpeak. All songs in this program are written & performed by Sterling Duns: Afterthought - from Gift Rappin Millennial Babies - from People Closer - from Summer Home Copy - from Leftovers (see the video on youtube) Family Vacation, Pt. 2 - from People

Megan Smith is half of Misner & Smith, a really special folk/roots/country music duo. Megan plays the upright bass and mandolin, but it's her phenomenal vocals that won my soul. A native of Davis, California, she's also appeared in a number of theatrical productions. This is music and a musician you don't want to miss. Take a look at their cover of Paul Simon's song 'America'. All songs in this program are written & performed by Misner and Smith: 15 Months - from Seven Hour Storm Tamalpais - from Seven Hour Storm Lost & Found - from Seven Hour Storm Polly - from Poor Player Wanderin' Fool - from Poor Player Original Air Date: 02/09/2014

Brett Kemnitz does the booking for Milwaukee's The Coffee House. In addition to his solo singer/songwriter career, he has performed as part of the Plum Creek String Band and Pebble Creek Crossing - and with many other folks. Find his music on CDBaby.com. All songs in this program are written & performed by Brett Kemnitz: Penned for Larry - from an interview on WBSD George Jones - from Expensive Business Card Mary Lou - from Expensive Business Card I'm a Big Boy Now - from Kid With the Dinosaur The Story of Donny - from Kid With the Dinosaur A Bird is a Bird - from Kid With the Dinosaur Wentworth Avenue Lament - from Expensive Business Card Not Dead Yet - from Expensive Business Card Original Air Date: 04/12/2015

Larry Penn was a prolific folk musician/song-writer in the footsteps of folks like Woody Guthrie and Utah Phillips, until his death in October, 2014. Using themes like trains, workers, and powerful, common folks, Larry was inspirational to so very many others, and some of those folks share their stories and Larry's songs in celebration of Larry. In part 2 of 2, we talk with Bill Camplin, Mark Dvorak and Brett Kemnitz. All songs in this program are written by Larry Penn, and they are performed by him, unless otherwise noted: A Railroad Life for Me Tuscan Red Rose Banks of the Ohio - performed by Mark Dvorak My Grandma's Patchwork Quilt No Self-respecting Hobo End of Train Device

Larry Penn was a prolific folk musician/song-writer in the footsteps of folks like Woody Guthrie and Utah Phillips, until his death in October, 2014. Using themes like trains, workers, and powerful, common folks, Larry was inspirational to so very many others, and some of those folks share their stories and Larry's songs in celebration of Larry. In part one of two, we'll visit with Craig Siemsen, Lil' Rev, and Mud River Lee. All songs in this program are written by Larry Penn, and they are performed by him, unless otherwise noted: Run, Kate Shelley, Run - from Railroad Queens of the Past Time to Go - performed by Patty Stevenson & Craig Siemsen Biff's Riff Walking Stick- written by Lil' Rev and performed by Lil' Rev & Larry Penn on Around the Campfire East Chicago Run Water That's Changed into Wine - performed by Mud River Lee, Sandy Weisto, & Dan Mullen

Craig Siemsen was a wandering musician till he came back home to Milwaukee and a duet of a life with Patty Stevenson. Sometimes Craig is solo act, sometimes a duo with his wife Patty Stevenson, and he leads the Plum Creek String Band. Folk, jazz, bluegrass - you name it, he does it. All songs in this program are written & performed by Craig Siemsen, unless otherwise noted: Railroading on the Great Divide - with Patty Stevenson, by Sara (Carter) Bayes, from One Person Pontchartrain - from Plum Creek Farmer Plum Creek Farmer - from Plum Creek Farmer Geese in the Night - Plum Creek Farmer Joanne's Waltz - Plum Creek Farmer Must Be Love - Plum Creek Farmer Doing Alright - with Patty Stevenson, from One Person

Eve Decker weaves health and healing through her music, with a mixture all her own of Buddhist teaching and insights, plus Jewish wisdom and mysticism, and even modern psychological understandings. Combining her compelling voice with beautiful melodies and transcendent themes, Eve is a blessing in musical clothing! All songs in this program are written & performed by Eve Decker except for Dedication of Merit: Simple Truth - from Simple Truth Faith - from Simple Truth Generosity - from Commentary on Perfections of the Heart Given To You - from Simple Truth Vulnerable - from Simple Truth Dedication of Merit - from Simple Truth, music by Loreena McKennitt, lyrics by Heng Sure Original Air Date: 03/08/2015

Sam Misner is half of Misner & Smith, and their lastest CD is Seven Hour Storm, chock full of great glimpses into the human condition, but even more full of awesome vocals & harmonies. This is Folk/Americana music from a younger generation to match anything that's gone before. All songs in this program are written & performed by Misner and Smith and featured on their CD Seven Hour Storm: Seven Hour Storm Calling The Upside Lovers Like Us Next Time Around Original Air Date: 01/26/2014

Mud River Lee & the Bluegrass Orchestra (or sometimes the Bluegrass Bells) has been a fixture of the Milwaukee Folk Music scene for decades. Lee is also a co-founder and mainstay for the Milwaukee Musicians Coop. With a down-home style all his own, Lee warms a room with good music and a great ambiance. Lee's in Milwaukee and I'm in Eau Claire (Clear Water, in English). All the songs in this program are performed by Mud River Lee, and are written by Lee, unless otherwise indicated: Simple Gifts - traditional Shaker with some verses by Mud River Lee Rambling Boy - by Tom Paxton Big City Dog Blues Will Ye Vote? - traditional tune, lyrics by Mud River Lee Trains And Grains (You Can't Take A Train) Goodbye Blue River BONUS SONG: Catfish Mend My Socks

Si Kahn turned me on to Mary Beth Cross, a member of Musicians United to Protect Bristol Bay, and I discovered a treasure trove of new folk/country/bluegrass/Americana with a great voice and wonderful tunes and instrumentation. All the songs in this program are performed by Mary Beth Cross, and all are written by her except Amazing Grace: Mother of Sons - from Laughing Through the Tears Land of the Midnight Sun - from Beyond Good and Evil Kiss You Goodnight - from Beyond Good and Evil In My Right Mind - from In My Right Mind Amazing Grace - from In My Right Mind BONUS SONG: Stories Never Told - from Beyond Good and Evil

Harmonious Wail & their music defy simple categorization, but you're sure to find some Gypsy Jazz in their sets. Maggie Delaney-Potthoff is the voice most often at the front, and the vocal spotlight is well-deserved. Maggie's Method is the unusual technique used in the voice lessons she gives, and Harmonious Wail leads up the Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest twice a year, in Madison, WI. All the songs in this program are performed by Harmonious Wail: People Stuff Lagavulin Bay The Vegan Zombie's Lament Emmett's Tune I Like to Feel My Bones The Money Song Original Air Date: 12/15/2013

Anne Hills is a folk music gem, prominent and still too little known. She has recorded & toured with Tom Paxton, David Roth, Priscilla Herdman & other greats, and she writes with wonderful depth & color, singing with great beauty. All the songs in this program are performed by Anne Hills: Exile - from Bittersweet Street Pendle Hill - from Fourtold Some Boats - from Bittersweet Street Nighttime Falls - from Rhubarb Trees (with David Roth) Enough - from Angle of the Light The Moon's Song - from Points of View BONUS SONG EXCERPT: That Kind of Grace - from Rhubarb Trees (with David Roth) BONUS SONG EXCERPT: Follow That Road - from Angle of the Light BONUS SONG EXCERPT: Romeo & Juliet - from Points of View BONUS SONG EXCERPT: A Plain Song - from Points of View Original Air Date: 01/12/2014