Song Of The Soul

Anne Feeney went from 12 years as a lawyer to full-time as a social activist musician. With 8 CD's plus other recordings, she's given us a wealth of music and messages. All the songs in this program are performed by Anne Feeney: Take Them Down from Have You Been to Jail for Justice My Feet are Tired from If I Can't Dance For Gene Debs from Have You Been to Jail for Justice The Internationale from Have You Been to Jail for Justice Days of the Theocracy from If I Can't Dance You Will Answer from Dump the Bosses How Long from Dump the Bosses Original Air Date: 11/14/2010

Patricia Morrison first trained as a classical vocalist, but a combination of factors, including her experience around 9-11 led her to a degree in Peace and Global Studies, peace activism, communal activist living and, eventually to her current life as a itinerant musician, wandering the American landscape. Check out The Restoration Project that Patricia worked with. Unless otherwise noted, the songs featured in this program are by Patricia Morrison: Cry Out (Time Is On Your Side) from Downriver How Can I Keep From Singing Bruce Springsteen & Friends Vocalise, Opus 34/14 Rachmaninov, sung by Kathleen Battle Neighbor from Flight Holy As A Day Is Spent Carrie Newcomer Heaven When We're Home The Wailin' Jennys Thank You from Flight Original Air Date: 10/24/2010

2 passions of Joshua Brown's life are traditional folk music and West Richmond Friends Meeting, where he is pastor. Raised with a wealth of songs from Irish uncles and the rest of his family, he shares the riches in schools, nursing homes, for coffee houses - and at church. All the songs in this program are by performed by Joshua Brown: I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago - Traditional Who Put the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder - Traditional 1845 - Joshua Brown Slavery Chain - Traditional No Room at the Inn - Traditional Christmas Medley - Traditional Miraculous Harvest - Traditional, adapted by Joshua Brown

Neal Swanger makes fine music with simple, earthy, lyrics & melodies, connecting listeners to the land & the heart. When mixed in with his work with Folk 'n' Thieves and with the kids of the ReUse Band, a project of the Urban Arts Academy of the Twin Cities, you're in for some great music and great fun. All the songs in this program are by Neal Swanger unless otherwise indicated: Michigan Moon My Hands Old Farm Wall Street - Folk 'n' Thieves Song of Loss Shotgun Big Bad Mike - ReUse Band, A special thanks to the youth from Allie and Aaron's class at the Urban Arts Academy.

Ali Youssefi produces music that is ethereal, flowing, moving, and profoundly spiritual. Raised in Chile by Baha'i parents, his father from Iran, and currently living in Haifa, Israel, Ali shares engaging and heart-opening testimony through his music. You can find Ali's music on aliyussefi.com, CDBaby.com or on iTunes. All the songs in this program are by Ali Yussefi: Called Into Being Statutes Todos Juntos Wherefore Dost Thou Grieve? Object of my Adoration Heights Above

We continue as Jon Watts digs deep with talk about nakedness, righteousness, our global body, and more, in his distinctive, quirky, style: Spirited music-enhanced spoken word poetry. Come on! All the songs in this program are written & performed by Jon Watts The Burden of Vision Lifted Up Giving Life Leaves Marks Friend Speaks My Mind

Jon Watts digs deep with talk about nakedness, righteousness, our global body, and more, in his distinctive, quirky, style: Spirited music-enhanced spoken word poetry. Come on! All the songs in this program are written & performed by Jon Watts Let's Get Naked Don't Doff Your Hat Together We Compose This Bloody, Bleeding, Beating Drum

Barbara Stephan loves R&B and Jazz best, but performs powerfully across the musical spectrum. She hales from Millwaukee and teaches music at the Waukesha County Conservatory of Music. With a passion for spirituality, her songs combine beauty, fun and depth with a message. Barbara's talents also include photography and you'll find some of her amazing pictures of presences in wood on her site NatureSprites.com and look soon for the calendar of her pictures to be produced by OneHeartInc.org. The following songs are included in Barbara Stephan's Song of the Soul: Do You Know Barbara Stephan Lullaby Billy Joel If You Want To Sing Out Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam Footsteps On The Floor Barbara Stephan Battle of Evermore Led Zeppelin Not With My Eyes Barbara Stephan Let It Be Beatles Original Air Date: 09/26/2010

Karen Taylor-Good is from Nashville and over the years she's made important splashes in that sizeable music pool. Her songs have been nominated for Grammy's and she's recorded with a number of well-known performers like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson & Kenny Rogers. Deeper glimpses of the power of her life show through her work with The Planet Earth Project, Hospice organizations and through her Jewish and Unity roots. All songs included in this Song of the Soul are by Karen Taylor-Good: Hineini....Here I Am All Is Well God's Refrigerator If That's Not God Working On Angel's Wings If Not For Love Original Air Date: 10/03/2010

Devaa Haley evokes the many faces of the Divine Feminine on her new release, Sacred Alchemy. As an Interfaith Minister through The Chaplaincy Institute for Arts & Interfaith Ministries, with her degree in Anthropology from Stanford, in her post as Chief Transformation Officer for The Shift Network and in her work awakening women with Soulful Women Retreats or the Soulful Women Certificate Program, she sings powerfully and goes deep. All the songs in this program are written and performed by Devaa Haley: Tara Isis Aphrodite Sacred Alchemy

Peter Frey is 1/3rd of Kazyak, a new band that, like Peter, is rich in musical and creative diversity. Combine folk, jazz, rock and classical music with diverse ingredients like whimsy and political science, and you get an inkling of Peter Frey and Kazyak. Songs included in Peter Frey's Song of the Soul: Join the Band Kazyak Bye Bye Blackbird Miles Davis Desolation Row Bob Dylan Sharks & Whales Kazyak Billy Breathes Phish Rushing Dragon Kazyak Original Air Date: 08/29/2010

Tom Goss is a big-hearted singer/songwriter from Washington D.C. Motivated by his passion for social justice issues, Tom spent 6 months in seminary to become a Catholic priest before deciding it wasn't right for him. Tom writes and sings frequently of love and its rightness, regardless of laws. Tom and his partner will be married in October in D.C., one of the areas that provides for gay marriage. All the songs in this program are written and performed by Tom Goss: Rise Lover You Don't Question Love Till The End Legacy of You Back To Arkansas Separate Peace Original Air Date: 08/08/2010

Tret Fure has a rich and lengthy career as a singer/songwriter, starting at 16 in Midwest coffehouses, moving to Berkeley and performing with Spencer Davis, as a force in the blossoming field of Women's Music, and founding her own label, Tomboy Girl. She's on a path guided by Light & Angels and her heart shines through her music. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Tret Fure The Storm - True Compass Grace of God - The Horizon Spread It Around - Anytime Anywhere When the Wind Blows - from Anytime Anywhere Bells, Birds & Stone - The Horizon Let the Goodness In - Anytime Anywhere

Howard Shalowitz is the hazzan (cantor) for Beit Shira Synagogue. His experience with music, both Jewish & non-Jewish, is impressive, including the singing telegram he delivered to the renowned opera star Luciano Pavarotti. He's served as hazzan with several prominent synagogues across the country and beyond. He shares programs on Jewish music widely as part of the Ambassador Program of the Cantors Assembly. Songs included in this program: D'ror Yikra - Amy & Barry Kanarek Al Hanissim - Cantor Paul Zim Frailach - Saskatoon Klezmer Band Utzu Eitza - Cantor Paul Zim

Howard Shalowitz is the hazzan (cantor) for Beit Shira Synagogue. His experience with music, both Jewish & non-Jewish, is impressive, including the singing telegram he delivered to the renowned opera star Luciano Pavarotti. He's served as hazzan with several prominent synagogues across the country and beyond. He shares programs on Jewish music widely as part of the Ambassador Program of the Cantors Assembly. Songs included in this program: Hashivenu - Choral Music Ba'Avur David - Cantor Yitzhak Meir Helfgot Sheva B'rachot - Cantor Simon Spiro Cuanda El Rey Nimrod - Marla Barugel (Ladino) Oseh Shalom Bimromav by Nurit Hirsh Zol Shoyn Kumen Di Ge'ulah - Cantor Itzhak Zhrebker

Jaime Meyer is the author of Drumming the Soul Awake. He's an average Joe, a wild-eyed visionary, and leads "drumming things" in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Songs included in this program: The Calling - Gabrielle Roth Hidden Oasis - Glen Velez Kothbiro - Ayub Ogada Kun Mun Kultani Tulisi - Loituma Om Namo Bhagavate - Desert Dwellers Spring Arrives - Azam Ali

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Alice Di Micele has a deep connection to Spirit in nature, especially through the element of water. With 12 recordings to her name, she's been prolific and profound. Raised Catholic, nature is now her church. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Alice Di Micele Wise Old Woman Make A Change It's a Miracle Lucky Dogs Alive, Awake Demons and Angels Made Out of Water By Ebb & By Flow Faith Lives Lucky Dogs

Larry Heagle has created serious & humerous music for the Midwest for 33 years. He's mostly Irish, with all the sentiment and humor that frequently comes with those origins, though I doubt that he'd ever blame anyone else for his sometimes-bawdy sense of humor. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Larry Heagle Kim's Song from Irish Heart Ian's Eulogy from Irish Heart The Wolf from Irish Heart Irish Heart from Irish Heart Shelter in the Storm from Irish Heart Nose Song from Rude, Crude and Poor The Wood Tick Song from Rude, Crude and Poor

Stasa Morgan-Appel is a Pagan Quaker with the gift of leading & sharing music and her feminist-pagan identity puts her at a particular spot on the wide Pagan spectrum. She co-authored A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual book & CD. She led a workshop on "Singing the Goddess" at the 2011 FGC gathering and is accompanied by 3 members of the workshop - Sandy Moon, Peggy Bright and Denise Madland - for this program. You can find more info on Stasa on her blog or her web site, and about Pagas & Witches at PaganPride.org, WitchVox.org and Cherry Hill Seminary. All the songs in this program are performed by Stasa Morgan-Appel & Friends. Authors of the songs are also indicated: We Are A Circle Rick Hamouris Tallis Canon on La/Full Moon Canon Thomas Tallis/Stasa Morgan-Appel) The River is Flowing Diana Hildebrand-Hull We Are Sending You Light Melanie De More Imani Rachael A. K. Hazen Meditation on Breathing Sarah Dan Jones

Sally Barris is pure Minnesota-raised, but she found her musical home in Nashville, first as a music writer, and now as a singer/songwriter. With a beautiful voice and a loving spirit, her music is both moving and meaningful. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Sally Barris Standing Still Reluctant Daughter Reluctant Daughter Reluctant Daughter Sweet Companion Restless Soul The Path Restless Soul Restless Soul Restless Soul Butterfly Little Voice Little Voice Little Voice