Song Of The Soul

Lena Elizabeth writes and sings music straight from the heart, using her songs to transform experiences like depression, crippling anxiety, & an eating disorder into health and wholeness. While clearly growing from folk-music infused ground, she has a blues-rooted voice, and the combination of these & other influences is magical. Check out her transformation of the Everly Brothers' song, Bye, Bye, Love, so that it sounds like the lyrics, with Sarah Morris and her Toilet Tunes. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Lena Elizabeth, and from her new album, Get It Right: Nobody Wants You Dementia Get It Right Wasted Always Go On Home

Lou & Peter Berryman are known for their unstoppable humor & wordplay, and for their distinctive guitar & accordion instrumentation. Based in Madison, WI, they've churned out many hundreds of songs on topics large & small, staving off the weight of the world with terminal laughter syndrom. There's no one like them as you will know by browsing their Lou & Peter's Big Songbook. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Lou & Peter Berryman: Double Yodel - from Double Yodel Red Kimono - from Love Is The Weirdest I Don't Get It - from I Don't Get It Artiste Interrupted - from The Universe: 14 Examples Why Am I Painting the Livingroom - from What, Again? Hieronymous & Salvadore - Not yet released After Life Goes By - from The Pink One

Wendy Martin is part country, folk, Americana, and rock, but she is completely a golden throat and a golden heart. She wrote her first song, a really viable song complete with harmonies & instrumentation, at age 5, so it's a great pity that shyness and care for her children and family delayed the release of her musical gifts to the world by decades. She's here now, a great reason to be thankful for her voice, lyrics, & stories. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Wendy Martin: Ride - not yet released My Son - from Wendy Martin Eyes of the Children - from Wendy Martin When Daddys Arent Heroes - not yet released Keeping Time - not yet released

Stuart Stotts is a powerful singer/songwriter, storyteller, & writer. Although he's made a living for around 30 years focusing mostly on youth & schools, many of his most popular and requested songs are targeted at grown-up audiences. Present for the founding of the Children's Music Network, Stuart also played for a stretch as part of the social change rock group, Tongue N Groove. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Stuart Stotts: World Citizen - from Good Friends Music In My Mother's House - from One Big Dance Change You Want To See - from We Are Everywhere, by Tongue N Groove Sailing - from Eldervoices Counting the Planes - from Eldervoices Cannot Stop the Spring - from Come to the Well Crazy Bout Me - from I'm a Teacher Not a Babysitter

David Van Dyke is deeply passionate about the music he writes & plays, even more so than the science he teaches to middle school students. Obsessive about chord progressions, authors, and Evel Knievel, his songs reverberate with the rich & varied inputs of his passions. David sometimes performs solo, sometimes with his father as The Backsliders, and sometimes with the full band, The Van Dyke Revue. All the songs in this program are written & performed by David Van Dyke, possibly with the Van Dyke Revue: We May Be Simple - from The Van Dyke Revue What Could We Be - from from The Van Dyke Revue Take Us Home (For Dr. Ron) - from The Van Dyke Revue See About Me - from The Van Dyke Revue 143 Means I Love You - from A Decade of David and Goliaths Evel Knievel Never Died - from A Decade of David and Goliaths Swimsuit Barbie Doll - from A Decade of David and Goliaths

A retrospective of many, but not all, of the Minnesota-based Song of the Soul guests of 2018. There's gospel, folk/Americana, country, blues, rock, and more from: Mother Banjo (Ellen Stanley), Sarah Morris, Charlie Parr, Annie Fitzgerald, Braden Canfield, Joyann Parker, Kristin Lems. Click on the date to listen to the full interview. Featured Music: We Are Witness - by Mother Banjo (Ellen Stanley) on 1/27/18 Hearts in Need of a Little Repair - by Sarah Morris on 2/10/18 Remember Me If I Forget - by Charlie Parr on 2/17/18 Hero - by Annie Fitzgerald on 5/12/18 Everything Shines Brighter - Braden Canfield on 5/19/18 Home - by Joyann Parker on 11/17/18 No Turning Back! - by Kristin Lems on 11/10/18

Barb Tilsen People's Music Network became a devotee of folk music in the early '60s, and has spent a life mixing music, activism, and enrichment of children. Her circles of music & work have included the People's Music Network, the Midwest People's Music Network, and the Children's Music Network (CMN) - watch the video of Let The World Be Well - and she was the founder/early curator of the CMN Song Library. All music written and performed by Barb Tilsen, unless otherwise noted: Daughtersong - from Sacred Ground Waters of Life - from Sacred Ground Gentle Hands - by Michael DelMain, from Make a Circle Like the Sun Blue Thumb - from Take the Seed Even a Single Lamp - from Sacred Ground (in the Justice Choir Songbook) We've Got the Right - from Sacred Ground

Vicky Emerson touches the heart with Americana-rooted music with country tinges telling stories of relationship & connection. A mentor in the Minnesota Music Coalition and a touring partner of Sarah Morris as The Home Fires, Vicky has lived on both coasts and is now happily at home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Unless otherwise noted, all music written and performed by Vicky Emerson, and from her 2018 release, Steady Heart: Good Enough The Reckoning Disappear Steady Heart Birds Eye View

Launa Schweizer is lead voice & writer for New Yeller, based in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY, dazzling musically through indie pop, prog rock, folk-rock, bluesy and jamband sounds. Previously with Bliss Point, Launa's gift with words & people is exercised in her day-job teaching English/humanities to middle schoolers at Brooklyn Heights Montessori School. Find New Yeller on Bandcamp, Reverbnation, Facebook, CDBaby, and more. Contact Bill Lienhard. All music written by Launa Schweitzer (sometimes co-written with Bill Lienhard) and performed by New Yeller, unless otherwise indicated: Pandoras Regrets - from Pandora's Regrets Other People - from Pandora's Regrets Whole Hearted Man - from Forget About Gravity performed by Bliss Point - video - see the video Time Song - unreleased The Miracle - from Pandora's Regrets

Unfortunately, Tracy Newman has far less renown for her music than her other work, but that's not so surprising given her amazing success as a writer for TV shows like Cheers and Ellen, for which she received an Emmy. Tracy was also a founder of The Groundlings, effectively the farm team for SNL. Her music can be funny and moving, whether for adults (TracyNewman.com) or for kids (RunAlongHome.com). All music written and performed by Tracy Newman, unless otherwise noted: Laraine - from A Place in the Sun Fire Up the Weed - from I Just See You Close Your Eyes and Point Your Finger (The Blood Type Song) - from Shoebox Town, written by Lou Singer & Hy Zaret Magic Penny - from Shoebox Town, written by Melvina Reynolds Zilli Billionaire - from Shoebox Town Mama, I Know You Aint Santa - from A Place in the Sun - from , co-written by Lynne Marie Stewart I Just See You - from I Just See You

Mary Bues music has reverberations of all the rich and wonderful things shes done and places shes lived. Sure, shes an Indie musician and yoga studio owner, but she also was a psychology major, a grunge rock devotee, and shes a sumptuous pianist, plays hot licks on her electric guitar, is a vegan nature-lover, and is a rolling stone gathering little moss. Find her virtually on Facebook as MaryBueMusic and physically (currently) in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. All music written and performed by Mary Bue: Holy Bones - from Holy Bones Gorgeous - from Boat with No Oars Atma Hrdaye - from Songs for Savasana and Unending Bliss Apple In The Ocean - from Apple In The Ocean The Majesty of Beasts - from The Majesty of Beasts

Joyann Parker was raised singing in church, became a rocker along the way, has done her share of country music, but came home to her consuming passion for the blues only 4 or 5 years ago, and the world is so much richer for it. She represented Minnesota at the 2015 International Blues Competition in Memphis and was nominated in the Costello Rising Star category of the 2018 Blues Blast Magazine awards. Also follow her on Facebook. All music written and performed by Joyann Parker: Envy Home Memphis Jigsaw Heart Hard To Love

Kristin Lems is insightful, determined, compassionate, and talented, and sees our world with eyes honed by the experience of living in Iran, Algeria, & Mongolia, the last 2 as a Fulbright scholar. She's founder of the National Womens Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana (this year in Middleton, WI), and got Dr Demento's attention with her music, including the very clever Mammary Glands. Kristin is a professor of ESL/Bilingual Education at National Louis University with their flagship campus in Chicago. All music written and performed by Kristin Lems: Women Walk More Determined - from Oh Mama How Nice - from In the Out Door The First Five Minutes of Life - from We Will Never Give Up Don't Forget to Breathe - from Sharing All Kids can Learn! - from Imagine That!: Songs for Creative Teachers No Turning Back! - from You, Me and All of the Above

Clare Norelle is all about healing & wholeness, and that quality pours through her music. Her voice & lyrics are soothing, dancing, flowing, & beautiful. Clare also enchants the world with things like community yoga & story-telling, in Madison, WI. Her latest release is Islands of Possible Things. Also find Clare on Facebook. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Clare Norelle on her just-released Islands of Possible Things album: Fishtown Algo de Ti In Some Other Universe Islands of Possible Things Song of the Water

It looks like maybe Anna Elizabeth Laube has at least temporarily stopped running. Starting from Iowa City, and including sojourns in Madison WI, San Francisco, and Lige, Belgium, Anna brings her Americana/Folk/Country-rooted music into your heart with vocals & lyrics to dream of. With 4 CDs and several singles, including Enough for Me with Jason Horowitz, she shares riches to enchant. Unless otherwise indicated, all the songs in this program are written & performed by Anna Elizabeth Laube: Tree - from Tree All My Runnin' - from Tree Time To Move On - written by Tom Petty Please Let It Rain In California Tonight - from Tree XO - - from Tree, by Beyonce, also see Anna's XO video Already There - from Already There

Shawn Gallaway is a minstrel of health, wholeness, hope, & love, a message and mission that opened its stride to cover more of the Earth with his anthem, I Choose Love. His music is soul-deep, a power conveyed clearly through his crystal vocals and heart-opening lyrics. Shawn is a long-time resident of Nashville emanating his Transformational Music across the country and world. He was a top-ten finalist in the 2017 Songs For Social Change contest featured by RAWA.net. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Shawn Gallaway: I Choose Love The Wind Is Always The Light Has Won Come Along Come Alive Unify

Jason Horowitz of The Whiskey Farm penned the tune that beat out 100's of competitors to win the Songs for Social Change 2017 contest. Weekdays he's mild-mannered child psychologist Dr. Horowitz, but on stage he and the other musicians of The Whiskey Farm exert superpowers of joy, healing, & transformation through Americana music flavored with country, rock, & bluegrass highlights. Unless otherwise indicated, all the songs in this program are written & performed by Jason Horowitz of The Whiskey Farm: You Are Welcome Here - from Songs of Resistance Keep Me Down - from Songs of Resistance Enough for Me - by Anna Laube & Jason Horowitz - released as digital single - listen also on YouTube Doc Holliday's Last Christmas - from Book of Matches Songs of Resistance - from Songs of Resistance If You See Him - from Book of Matches

Amanda Udis-Kessler is part of EverySoul, and their music has a message, often a counterpoint to narrow, doctrinaire, theology and thought. Having explored the highways & byways of the religious & spiritual world, Amanda identifies as Unitarian-Universalist, appreciating diverse points of view, but strongly rooting in love & hope. Her song, The Difference, was a finalist in the Songs for Social Change 2017 of RAWA.org. She is Director of Assessment and Program Review at Colorado College. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Amanda Udis-Kessler of EverySoul: Equinox - from Into The Gray Hell Is A Human Invention - from Rejoice: Songs & Hymns Love At The Core - Into The Gray Welcome To The Manger - from Rejoice: Songs & Hymns Affirmation - from Rejoice: Songs & Hymns Bringing In The Harvest - from Rejoice: Songs & Hymns

Dada Veda uses a couple different taglines. One is Meditation, Music and Social Vision, and the other is Eastern Mysticism meets folk, country, and world music. He is a monk at the Ananda Liina Spiritual Eco-Community in Urbana, Illinois, where he teaches meditation and promotes the activism of his community through music. He is central in the work of RAWA (Renaissance Artists & Writers Association) and their Songs for Social Change contest, and broadcasts music on-line via RAWARadio.com. All the songs in this program are written & performed by Dada Veda: Remember the Sun Will Shine - from Remember the Sun Will Shine We Are Never Alone or Helpless - from Love is the Best Make Me Humble - from As the World Spins Around Trickle on Down - from Trickle on Down Do What You Can - from Do What You Can Love is All There Is - from Do What You Can

Jan Nigro has been growing healthy kids for 30 years with his musical group and project called Vitamin L. If you're daunted by their intention to produce positive character development through music, think again, because you'll experience songs that are beautiful, fun, & inspirational. Jan lives in Ithaca, NY, and comes from a very musical family, including a jazz-oriented dad, classical-focused mother, plus his immensely talented sister, Laura Nyro. Spend an hour and walk a mile with Jan Nigro & Vitamin L. Check out the YouTube Channel with lyrics. All songs are written by Jan Nigro and performed by Vitamin L: Walk a Mile - That Is a Might Power - Tear Down The Walls - Secondhand Information - Freedom Riders Got To Ride - Step Up, Speak Out -