Dearest Patrons,I "wrote" this piece (via audio message transcribed) a few days after the white supremacist insurrection of the Capitol. I'm drawn to share it with my Patrons as a raw expression of what's moving through me in these times, and t

I will be your standing stone

Dec 1st, 2020 4m 49s

I'd like to share a special recording with you. It's a short clip of Melanie DeMore briefly teaching and explaining the three parts of her powerful song, "Standing Stone," during an interview I did with her in her Oakland, CA home back in the f

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Nov 9th, 2020 5m 24s

On January 21, 2017, I was among millions in the streets for the historic Women's March. It was the day after Trump - a misogynist and rapist - had been inaugurated to the highest office in the land. Like so many men, I was following the lead o

We Will Remember You

Oct 14th, 2020 1m 21s

Content Warning: Death, dying, Holocaust, violence_______________________________________________________This song came through almost exactly a year ago. My sister, Amanda, and I were at our grandmother's bedside holding curiosity for her expe

Our Liberation

Sep 25th, 2020 2m 40s

Last summer (August 2019) I had the delightful honor of co-leading a "Songs in the Key of Resistance" song circle at The People's Forum in New York City with two of my mentors/heroes: Charon Hribar of the Poor People's Campaign and Lu Aya of Th

New Beginnings

Aug 20th, 2020 7m 55s

“Anything that is deeply true is a paradox.” -Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, Radical DharmaI'd like to more thoroughly share my story of 2020 thus far and what the rest of 2020 (and beyond) might look like. While I've shared bits and pieces here ov

Old Words, New Song

Jun 26th, 2020 2m 46s

Patrons,If you haven't seen or opened my most recent newsletter, you can see it here for some reflections on this current moment including some resources, orgs to follow and support, and my latest musical inspirations. To add to the list of ins

Let it blow through

May 20th, 2020 4m 22s

The other night I was on a ZOOM call with Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, a reputable member of the Jewish Renewal movement and a respected Jungian psychoanalyst who recently published a book called, Wounds Into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish

The Story of Nanny's Niggun

Apr 6th, 2020 3m 19s

Dear Patrons,I'm continuing to dig into my treasure trove of recordings from these last many years of song leading, interviewing song leaders, and recording sessions at various song gatherings. I've pulled this audio clip out for Patreon as a m

Keep On Movin' Forward

Mar 26th, 2020 5m 48s

Hi Dearest Patrons,It's been some time since I've written. And it's been quite a time, indeed. So much has been said already about this pandemic and the ensuing unraveling of the world as we know it. What I'm compelled to offer here is a song (

Trees Grow Slow

Nov 1st, 2017 7m 33s

More often than not, transcendent moments of deep clarity and resonant peace are held only in our heart's memory, and we're left to try and communicate the beauty of our experience later through words. No matter how poetic or thick the descript

Love Flowers Best

Oct 31st, 2017 1m 11s

LAST CALL! For those out there who've been meaning to lend financial support to my project, Finding Our Voice, today is your last day! I'll be pulling my final pledge at 9pm CST tonight. Here's a song I "caught" on my final day of travel called

Walking Each Other Home

Oct 1st, 2017 2m 27s

This audio track comes from my conversation with Kate Munger, the founder of the Threshold Choir. My collaborator, Te, and I sat down with Kate in her beautiful home in Inverness, CA just north of San Francisco to discuss the power of song at

Reflections

Aug 13th, 2017 30m 28s

Dearest Patrons,I've started recording some personal reflections at the end of each day and I'd like to share a piece of one here for you. These are at once a way of documenting my travels as well as a way of just thinking out loud and sharing

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