Song Of The Soul

Tony Vacca's music is rooted in rhythm & Africa & raw spirituality. Through percussion, spoken word, and the help of many African musicians, Tony has us surfing the edge of experience, from New Jersey to Senegal and around West Africa, and straight to your heart. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Tony Vacca On the Edge - from Zen Rant Tarot Card - from Rhythm & Flow BONUS EXCERPT: Troubled Souls - from Zen Rant Omar's Prayer - from Zen Rant I Am Waiting - from Zen Rant

Randall Paskemin is a member of the Plains Cree & a prolific and creative Round Dance & Pow-wow songwriter. Firmly rooted in native culture, but enriched by the music of the Beatles, U2, Shania Twain, & others, Randall weaves native vocal & drum style music with lyrics & tunes & themes to create music accessible and rich for all people. His latest CD is Christmas Cheer. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Randall Paskemin: All I have to do is close my eyes - from Emotions Baby's 1st Christmas - from Christmas Cheer Christmas Light - from Christmas Cheer Hot Chocolate (shy quartet) - from Christmas Cheer O' the Christmas Tree - from Christmas Cheer BONUS SONG EXCERPT: True Love (Imagine) - from Emotions Original Air Date: 11/24/2013

Michael Rambo first assembled his latest music as a project and it became a phenomenon. What to expect? Soul, jazz, R&B, gospel, and messages of gratitude and connection to God. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Michael Rambo & the Michael Rambo Project: Looking for Love - from What Do You Want? Everything Complacency Tip Top - from What Do You Want? Life Is Beautiful - from What Do You Want? Original Air Date: 11/10/2013

The Charles Walker Band and the R&B/Blues/Jazz/Etc music that they play lead us to the shiny center of all things. Charles writes love-and-hope-oriented sunny blues, the fruit of his spiritual growth starting from Evangelical Christianity, through Buddhism & Taoism, and flourishing in personal motivation and Mastermind. Unless otherwise noted, all the songs in this program are written & performed by The Charles Walker Band: Hope - from Relentless In the Sun - from Relentless Higher - from Relentless Momma's Burden - from Relentless Shining Star - Earth, Wind, and Fire BONUS EXCERPT/SONG: Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder Original Air Date: 11/17/2013

Marca Cassity shares wonderful acoustic soul spirit songs on her latest CD, Songs From the Well. Raised within the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, seasoned by 10 years in the Bay Area in CA, and now located in North Carolina, her spiritual exploration has been vast and deep. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Marca Cassity: Bells - from Songs From The Well Raven - from Songs From The Well Root - from Songs From The Well Free - from Songs From The Well Hallelujah - from Songs From The Well Mother - from Songs From The Well

Howard Lewis Hinterthuer is primary songwriter & co-anchor of the folk duo (plus friends) Embedded Reporter, featuring stories, local & global, of the human condition. Homey and real, the lyrics and music fit into real people's lives, and tug the listener to enter into the songs and be part of the experience. All the songs in this program are written by Howard Lewis Hinterthuer & performed by Embedded Reporter: Shed My Skin - from Local News from Around the Globe Fiddle Me On My Way - from Local News from Around the Globe How Am I To Blame? - from Local News from Around the Globe Flock of Angels - from Unnamed Sources Mr. Kan's House - from Local News from Around the Globe Prayer - from Unnamed Sources

Megan Dooley is a home-town, Kalamazoo, woman with sultry, bluesy, vocals and great guitar that she's contributed to the groups she's been part of - Dooley Noted, Top Heavy and, now, Moxieville (on Facebook or on SoundCloud). A passionate advocate of local music, Kalamazoo has a worthy and successful tradition to uphold, and Megan embraces and fulfills it! All the songs in this program are written & performed by Megan Dooley: Take Care of Yourself - with Dooley Noted from Live at the Kalamazoo Public Library Careless - with Dooley Noted from Live at the Kalamazoo Public Library Fair-Weather Friend - with Top Heavy live on WIDR Basement Show, 10/29/2012 Glad That You're Gone - with Top Heavy live on WIDR Basement Show, 10/29/2012 Fall - Solo Home Recording/Unreleased

An concert of improvisational music with the native & international flutes of Peter Phippen and the Tibetan singing bowls played by musical mystic, Rahbi Crawford, for the 1st annual Northern Spirit Radio membership banquet, November, 2013.

George McCorkell is central to & primary songwriter for The May North, a band that self-proclaims that they perform "bluegrass without boundaries, folk without pretense, honest storytelling without apology". They're right! All the songs in this program are written by George McCorkell or by George & Stephanie McCorkell, and performed by The May North: Above Ground - from Songs from the North Country Winter Bottle Blues - from Songs from the North Country Interstate Lives - from Interstate Lives Mission by the Bay - from The May North Loved Her Well - from Interstate Lives Blue Diamond Blues - from Interstate Lives I've Been Running - from Songs from the North Country Original Air Date: 09/29/2013

Kris Gruen started out in NYC, but has been fed and thrived in the natural world, including Vermont with his farmer wife and as station director of WGDR/WGDH, Plainfield, VT. Kris has a style all his own, combining mystic poetry with new folk influences, and with the Kris Gruen secret ingredient. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Kris Gruen>: In the Clearing - from Lullaby School Further Down - from Lullaby School Prayer Walk - from Lullaby School Memoir - from Part Of It All Red Doors - from Part Of It All Little Again - from New Comics From The Wooded World BONUS SONG: Company Man (featuring Anais Mitchell and Sean Hayes) - from New Comics From The Wooded World

Victoria Vox is more than a beautiful voice, she's a creative font of folk/pop music, occasionally in French, always in style & beauty. Write a song each week for 52 weeks? She's done it. Writing songs since she was 10, inspired by the likes of Cyndi Lauper & Madonna, and powered by the ukelele, Victoria's music is full of grace & depth. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Victoria Vox: America - from Jumping Flea C'est Noy - from Chameleon Mother Nature - from Exact Change Daffodil - from Key Mama's Lullaby - from Key Mon Coeur Vide - from Key Original Air Date: 09/22/2013

Sue West (AKA RuralRootsMusic.com) is all about traditional folk music, including the traditional songs that she writes. With a strong environmental & spiritual bent, Sue's music conveys simplicity and depth of feeling, and a sense of rootedness. Plus, she is a prolific songwriter when under the leading of the muse and she plays with the Rush River Ramblers, an old-time string band. All the songs in this program are written (unless otherwise indicated) & performed by Sue West: Bon Pour La Lingue - traditional, from Words of a Friend Wade Across the River - from Field & Wood: Songs of the Land Stand By Me, Jesus - from Gospel II BONUS EXCERPT: Come Find Me Here, Lord - from Gospel II Healing - from Field & Wood: Songs of the Land Old Red Barn - from Words of a Friend Words Of a Friend - from Words of a Friend Original Air Date: 09/15/2013

Musician & writer Gretchen Wing is an emerging talent at songwriting, with music & lyrics that are profound and moving. A growing presence of the music scene on Lopez Island, WA, you can only hope that she'll come visit you, or that she'll start producing CDs of her songs. Email her at gretchen.wing@gmail.com. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Gretchen Wing: Save Us Ralph & Henry - live with Lance Brittain on mandolin Compassion Help Me Help Me Thank You Thank You - live with Bruce Creps on guitar How Do You Do You Can't Pray a Lie BONUS EXCERPT: O Come ALL Ye Faithful Original Air Date: 09/08/2013

Danny Ellis spent 8 often-traumatic yrs in an orphanage in Ireland, healed from it by meditation, music, & love, and through his newly released book, A Boy at the Gate, shares the pain, humor, love, & music of his story. A beautiful voice & great music, & a true story on top of it - what's not to love? All the songs in this program are written & performed by Danny Ellis: 800 Voices - from 800 Voices Tommy Bonner - from 800 Voices Music for a Friend - from 800 Voices Shine - from The Space Between the Lines Another Dublin - from The Space Between the Lines Original Air Date: 09/01/2013

Red Grammer, while known especially for his children's/family music, also caters to adult listeners. Mixed with an irrepressible inner child is his spirit-deep Baha'i adult, bebopping and crooning, all approaches leading to joy, joy, joy. His beautiful voice, speaking through great lyrics, will lead you in celestial, exuberant, pathways. If people want to discover more about the Bahai Faith they can visit the international Bahai Communitys website or (The American Bahai Communitys website. All the songs in this program are performed by Red Grammer: Joy, Joy, Joy - On Sound Cloud If It Be Thy Pleasure - Baha'i prayer Strangely Wrapped Gift - Soul Man In A Techno World See Me Beautiful - from Teaching Peace Refresh and Gladden My Spirit - Baha'i prayer One Family - from Freefalling BONUS EXCERPT SONG: Listen To Your Heart - from Bebop Your Best Original Air Date: 08/04/2013

David Wilcox is a musician, a poet, and a spiritual seeker. As he says, "Music is sacred ground and it shouldn't be reduced to that kind of simplified demographic target-marketing." This is music aimed at the heights & depths, no skimming the surface, so be ready for a ride! Along the way, David lived in Hanger Hall, founded by Howard Hanger. All the songs in this program are performed by David Wilcox>: No Telling Where - from Airstream Beyond Belief - from Open Hand Miracle - from Vista Out of the Question - from Into the Mystery To Love - from Airstream BONUS EXCERPT: How Did You Find Me Here - from How Did You Find Me Here Original Air Date: 07/14/2013

Phil Circle, now in Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley, spent most of 2 decades in Chicago. Trained in classical, influenced in jazz directions by a visit to New Orleans when he was 7, and walking in Eric Clapton's guitar-steps, Phil combines rich and diverse influences as a singer/songwriter. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Phil Circle: There is a River - from Minutes to Circle Waves - from All That I Am Letter to a Friend - from All That I Am Angel - from Minutes to Circle Afterlife - from Minutes to Circle Original Air Date: 05/05/2013

Joanne Rand melds elements of folk/rock/country/classical and more in her songs, all of them infused with a root-deep connection to nature, peace, and roving ways. A lover of trees, whales, peace, and her Georgia-based family, she uses her music to connect all. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Joanne Rand, and are from her album, Stories from the Inside Out (Nashville Sessions): Torch of Freedom Underneath the Maple Rattlesnake Change Gonna Come Nation of Earth Wierd Kid BONUS EXCERPT: Whale Original Air Date: 06/09/2013

Patrice Haan has been part of the leadership of the Bay Area Folk Harp Society, producing music with an instrument wonderfully compatible with her voice & lyrics. She has 2 CDs on her own, and another 2 as part of the duet Leftover Dreams. Whether she's singing the water-infused songs of her own pen, sharing healing in hospitals with Healing Muses or performing the jazz/torch song music of Leftover Dreams, there's loads of heart & Spirit to bask in. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Patrice Haan: If I Were a Lake - from Bluest Blue Be Still My Heart - from Bluest Blue Grasshopper Hymn - from Headed Home I'm Not Far Away - from Headed Home Penelope - from Bluest Blue Fireweed - from Bluest Blue Original Air Date: 06/23/2013

Rahbi Crawford does amazing music with a unique focus, stimulating the energy & health of our chakras and the system they are part of. With crystal bowls, wood flutes, wooden frogs and more, Rahbi follows an intuitive muse on a mystical, musical, journey. From Catholic, to born-again Christian, to chakra adept, Rahbi shows us new possibilities. All the songs in this program are (co-)written & performed by Rahbi Crawford:: Love's Return - from Ascending Heart Cross of Love - available at RahbiCrawford.com Nature, Portal to Wisdom - from Ascending Heart Life's Review - from Ascending Heart BONUS EXCERPT:Clearance - from Ascending Heart Original Air Date: 04/21/2013