Song Of The Soul

Joe Reilly is a singer, a songwriter, an environmental educator, and a man on a spiritual quest. His spirit journey has taken him from Catholic to Native American to Buddhist and back to Catholic, all the while deeply connected to the Earth. NOTE: Photo of Joe Reilly by Mary Kerney All the songs in this program are performed by Joe Reilly The River from Planting Gardens Infinite Hearts from Planting Gardens Planting Gardens from Planting Gardens I Love Nature from Children of the Earth Tree Meditation from Touch the Earth Original Air Date: 03/27/2011

A memorial Song of the Soul for Walkin' Jim Stoltz, the great hiker and minstrel of the open places, who left us 9/3/2010. Jim's passions and music are here guided by his wife, Leslie Stoltz, sister Susan Grace Stoltz, and long-time friend, Scott Carpenter. All the songs in this program are performed by Walkin' Jim Stoltz: Morning in the Mountains from The Vision Follow Your Heart from Oh, What A Life The Web of Life from The Web of Life Searching for the Road Not Taken from The Vision Heart of this Wild Land from Little Piece of Time Friends Along the Way from The Long Trails Original Air Date: 02/13/2011

Chris Picco is lead singer of Castles In Air, a Christian Indie band in Southern California. He's originally from Canada and part of his path to settling here with his American wife included a period in NYC helping out after 9/11/2001. His love of music is profound as you'll see on youtube, as is his Christian faith. All the songs in this program are performed by Castles In Air: Watchmen Overflow Rise Above The Blood Made Alive

Peter Mayer is a Minnesotan singer/songwriter - but also a storyteller, dreamweaver and earth-based theologian, mixing science, spirituality & wonder. Raised Catholic, having spent important years in aJesuit seminary and as a Catholic music leader, he now travels spiritually with Unitarian-Universalists. All the songs in this program are performed by Peter Mayer: Holy Now from Million Year Mind Do You Really Want to Know from Heaven Below All the World is One from Heaven Below God is a River from Midwinter My Soul from Midwinter John's Garden from Million Year Mind Original Air Date: 02/27/2011

Ed Trickett has a long and fruitful connection with folk music, on his own and as part of the nearly legendary trio, Bok, Muir & Trickett, all recording with Folk Legacy Records. When he's not on the road, Ed is a prof of pyschology at Univ of Illinois - Chicago. All the songs in this program are performed by Ed Trickett: Gently Down the Stream of Time - written by Major J. Barton in1869 Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons - written by Paul Clayton No Man's Land - written by Eric Bogle Aragon Mill - written by Si Kahn Rock the Cradle Joe - traditional River of the Big Canoe - written by Bob Dyer Broken Hand - written by Dan McCrimmon

Si Kahn is a powerful singer/songwriter whose music tells intimate stories of people at the same time it provides valuble lessons for societal change. His newest book is Creative Community Organizing: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists & Quiet Lovers of Justice and his latest CD is Courage. Si has strong Jewish roots and his spiritual home is The Movement. All the songs in this program are performed by Si Kahn: Lady of the Harbor from In My Heart Children of Poland from In My Heart Otis Is Flying from Courage Hutto from Courage What You Do With What You've Got from In My Heart Original Air Date: 02/20/2011

Lon Milo DuQuette is a stunning combination of sweet music, profundity, hilarity, and love. With a career as a folk/rock musician from the precocious age of 14, through many employment variants including his 15 books and position as US Deputy Grand Master of Ordo Templi Orientis, Lon has word and song riches to pour out. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Lon Milo DuQuette: Love's Song I Wish I Were Krishna I'm Baba Lon Sweet Babalon Guardian Angel In Disguise Last Night I Dreamed of Dead People BONUS TRACKS (in excerpts) Shem I Never Got Over You

Rich Baumann has a heart of gold that he shared through his music, especially with schools, retirement homes and churches, as well as at folk festivals and the like. As founder of The Million Closets project, he has transported $26,000 of instruments to people on the Gulf Coast since Katrina hit. He's coming to Unity Christ Center in Eau Claire on 4/1/2012. All the songs in this program are performed (and some written) by Rich Baumann: Unconditional Love - written by Nancy Moran T'Shuvah - written by Chico Schwall Butterfly - by Rich Baumann Acceptance - by Rich Baumann Weeds in the Garden - written by Kathryn Morski Battlefield - by Rich Baumann What Would Love Do? - written by Dave Shindele

Michelle Lynn packs more profundity per square inch of her 25 years on this planet than anyone I've every met. With a musical voyage which is an exploration of the mind, body and spirit, Michelle goes deep and universal. Michelle is aided in her creations by "The Bad Passengers", musicians who help when they can, and also by artists like Kaija Kjome of Kaijakjome.com and Cassie Wyant of VisualVoltageDesign.com. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Michelle Lynn (& the Bad Passengers):: Align - from Sundial Tree Mathematician Mystic - from Sundial Tree Nowhereness - from Without an Outline Arrive But Never Stay - from Without an Outline Down and In - from Without an Outline Up and Out - from Without an Outline Centers and Limits - from Without an Outline

ZEFFeREEN is a singer/songwriter, originally from India, living in Dubai for the past 16 years. His website proclaims, "Oh! To fill the eyes of orphans with hope... To bring joy to the widow's heart... To steady the hand of the weak... That is why i create music... That is why music was created. Music transforms lives." That's what ZEFFeREEN is about. All the songs in this program are written & performed by ZEFFeREEN:: Abide with me The Candle Only You Passion & Destiny The Rhythm of Life

Meg Hutchinson is a singer/songwriter whose music is vibrant, deep, poetry, exploring inner spaces while she travels wide open spaces. Raised by non-conforming hippies, her spiritual path has led her to Tibetan Buddhism. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Meg Hutchinson:: Travel In Yea Tho We Walk Something Else Seeing Stars As The Crow Flies BONUS SONGS: Check in Excerpts Whole Bird Full Of Light

Christopher Grundy is a UCC minister and teaches at Eden Theological Seminary in St Louis and he's one of the founders of a group called the Progressive Christian Artists Network. His songs are filled with vivid images and diverse subjects, including even one ghost story! All the songs in this program are written & performed by Christopher Grundy:: More Light Come to the Feast Here In Providence The Fisherman's Daughter Clean White Paper Compline As the Moon

Blue O'Connell uses her music to heal with her training in Therapeutic Music and as a Certified Music Practitioner, this in addition to her stagework and other singing/songwriting. Perhaps the most astonding fact - for roughly half her life she's been profoundly deaf! All the songs in this program are written & performed by Blue O'Connell:: Choose the Sky Once I Was the Wind How Will I Know Mystery Song Let the Music Come Owl's Dream River Runs Through

Mary Miche has been sharing values-rooted music with children for decades, connecting them to the plants, animals and people of the entire globe. In addition to her degrees and experience with music and education, she is also a psychotherapist, bring healing and peace to the world through that work. All the songs in this program are performed by Mary Miche:: Let There Be Peace on Earth Find a Peaceful Thought Hey Ms Spider Spiders & Snakes Bats Eat Bugs Newts, Salamanders & Frogs Friends Forever Go Into The Night

A visit with the Threshold Singers of Eau Claire, a group of women who, like other Threshold Choirs across the USA, sing people at the edge of life on their way, offering comfort and peace through song. In the Chippewa Valley you can email ThresholdEC@yahoo.com or call Ann McKinley or Denise Madland. All the songs in this program are performed by the Threshold Singers of Eau Claire: I Am Sending You Light From My Heart If You Knew A Place For You In Breathe Out Breathe St Francis Prayer Toward The Stars Eternal Light Dona Nobis Pacem All Through the Night Rest Easy Original Air Date: 02/06/2011

Terry Leonino & Greg Artzner are Magpie with 37 years of singing songs of peace, civil rights & connection with the planet. Terry was a freshman at Kent State on May 4, 1970 when 4 of her fellow students were shot down, so she has a long history in the thick of powerful events .All the songs in this program are performed by Magpie: Amarok The Eagle and The Hawk Water, Fire & Smoke Wash Our Spirits Clean Kent Saro-Wiwa

Peter Alsop combines his skill as a folk musician with his profession of educational psychologist, along with an awesome sense of humor to produce musical gems. His latest adult album is Disciples of PerFection. All of the songs in this Song of the Soul are recorded by Peter Alsop: Breath from Disciples of PerFection Disciples of PerFection from Disciples of PerFection Wish from Grow It At Home The Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, Santa and God from Chris Moose Holidays The Gift from Chris Moose Holidays Clean Out The Attic from Chris Moose Holidays Original Air Date: 12/05/2010

Pine Wilson leads Maritza, a band that touts itself as producing "Balkan Boogie, Romany Romp, Klezmer Kut-Ups". Living off the grid and connecting best with the mystery through contact with nature, Pine is an enthusiastic and skilled accordionist and international folk dancer, with special affection for the music of Eastern Europe and the Klezmer tradition. Maritza has produced 2 CD's: Fires on the Shore and, just recently, Rekindled. Songs included in Pine Wilson's Song of the Soul: Ne Po Pogrebu Bochonochek Kataetsja - Kitka Beltane Night - Maritza from Fires on the Shore Father's Nigun - Finjan Deep Blue - Moira Smiley & VOCO Na Khelav, Na Gilavav - Zlatne Uste Narcissus - Maritza from Rekindled Stand In That River - Moira Smiley & VOCO Hungarian Czardas

Matt Wahl's deep voice and gentle spirit carry the listener to a soothing, joyous, place, replacing the tempting distractions of the world with the things of true value - family, connection, peace and the present moment. All the songs in this program are performed by Matt Wahl's: I Like the Look of Today The Time Is Now! In My Son's Eyes Just One More Time It's About Love Rolling Along The Answer Is Faith