Song Of The Soul

There is a power & depth, a vibrant, evocative rootedness in the music of Claudia Schmidt. Over the 24 recordings Claudia has created has run the reflection of the earth & water of the Midwest, but also the freedom & inspiration of the wind & the stars above our entire planet. With lyrics, music, and voice to charm us all, Claudia channels enthusiasm, inspiration, & healing. All songs are written and performed by Claudia Schmidt: Nothing - from New Whirled Order These Stars - from Hark the Dark Out Here - from New Whirled Order Quiet Hills - from We Are Welcomed with Sally Rogers Dear Friends - from Slow Steady Heart Weather - from Slow Steady Heart

Donna Lynn Caskey is a Banjo Gal on Facebook and in person. From a musical family, headed to art studies, she got hijacked by a banjo, and pays for her music addition by her job as a social worker. She appeared on the Banjo Babes 2015 Calendar, and on other years as well. A self-proclaimed recovering perfectionist, Donna releases her music with a deep heart, a stirring voice, and an open spirit. She calls Ventura, CA, home. All songs in this program are written & performed by Donna Lynn Caskey: The Good News - from Nameless Heart Nameless Heart - from Nameless Heart Worthy - from Nameless Heart The Love Still Shows - from The Love Still Shows It Ain't Personal - from The Love Still Shows My Blessed Child - from The Love Still Shows I Will Love My Life - from not yet released

Terry Kitchen has been making fine folk music since 1991, mostly solo, after his initial career as a rock star with Loose Ties. Terry's songs mostly emerge from the deep, introspective places, accompanied by beautiful acoustic guitar work. Terry hasn't always been Terry, because once he was Max, as you'll hear during our conversation. Occasionally you'll find him on stage with other folks, like the wonderful Mara Levine, but today he joins us solo, from Boston. All songs in this program are written & performed by Terry Kitchen and are on his Next Time We Meet CD, unless otherwise indicated: Get There Soon Enough How Many Horses Melanie White Lung Last Sand Castle Standing Heaven Here on Earth - from Rubies in the Dust

A collage of song & interview from first quarter 2019! Some of the rich tapestry of Song of the Soul leading up to 2019's spring weather, from the guests who graced our airwaves at that time, and which can hopefully inspire us through our own determined progress out of winter. Guests snapshots include: Stuart Stotts, Wendy Martin, Lou & Peter Berryman, Ali Handal, Xanthe Alexis, Katy Vernon, & Jennifer Levenhagen. Featured Music: In My Mother's House - Stuart Stotts When Daddies Aren't Heroes - Wendy Martin I Don't Get It - Lou & Peter Berryman Love More - Ali Handal Time of War - Xanthe Alexis Catch Myself - Katy Vernon Moonlight - Jennifer Levenhagen

Terry Holder came to her career as a musician & performer relatively late in life, but the pay-off is well worth the wait. She writes songs of great emotional depth and they come to life through her evocative voice and beautiful instrumentation. Shes well and widely-loved, including at the Kerrville Festival in Texas where she has been selected 4 times as a Kerrville New Folk Finalist. All songs in this program are written & performed by Terry Holder and are on her Flowers At Midnight CD, unless otherwise indicated: In My Shoes Peter Pan - co-written with Andi Renfree, Watch the video Angel Without Wings Flowers At Midnight Fortune Teller Lullaby for Annie & Allie - not yet released

Patrice Webb brings music flavored with folk, swing, country, & the blues, marinaded in sunshine with a side of 4-footed critters. Influenced by music from pre-rock USA, Patrice's music is western in it's heart, while her voice & words are heavenly & Earthy all at once. At home in Sandpoint, Idaho, or at music festivals she'll teach you Western Swing Guitar, Finger Style Blues, as well as the tunes of the 1920s and 30s. All songs in this program are written & performed by Patrice Webb: Where There's a Heaven - from Where There's a Heaven Honky Tonkin' Bar - from Turning of the Page Mercury Rising Blues - from Turning of the Page Sentimental Dreaming - from In my Sentimental Dreaming Loaves and Fishes - from Photographs Let's Go Riding - from In my Sentimental Dreaming

Richard Wiegel has spent a full lifetime earning a living through making music, which might be the dream, but seldom the actuality of the dreams of a small-town boy. Roots rock is his central thing, although sometimes his style of music might be called Americana, and he can definitely throw in a ragtime and a blues and all kinds of country. Though he's often a solo act, a fair amount of his music was recorded with a group called The Midwesterners. He's a talented guy, been with a couple dozen bands, out-lived them all! All songs in this program are written & performed by Richard Wiegel: If You Don't Go You Won't Know - by The Midwesterners, from Pretty Little Town Clay Street Rag - from 30 Minute Music Hour on Wisconsin Public Television Ridin' With Chuck - from Ridin' With Chuck Ridin' a Magic Wind - from Magic Wind No Heat In The Van - from Magic Wind Swamp Dog Blues - by Mike Dowling, from Still Waters Somewhere Outta Denver - by The Midwesterners, from Pretty Little Town

Eljuri writes & performs music from a rich & diverse palette of musical & cultural influences. Born in Equador of a Lebanese pianist-composer mother & a Spanish actor father, and having grown up in Manhattan, NY, her music naturally draws on & fuses numerous styles & genres, powered by her evocative, mostly Spanish, lyrics & powerful guitar. Eljuri was the winner of the 2018 Songs for Social Change competition. All songs in this program are written & performed by Cecilia Villar Eljuri, unless otherwise indicated: Resiste - from Resiste (Watch the video) BangBang - from Resiste (Watch the video) Nunca Volver - from La Lucha (Watch the video) El Viento - from La Lucha (Watch the video) Como En Un Sueo - from En Paz, written by Olga Eljuri de Villar

Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers are a soul-deep musical combination. Sally is perhaps more closely associated with the folk music genre, and while Claudia has done a lot of folk, she's also well-known and loved for her expeditions into the jazz world. Whenever they combine their voices & music, there is an alchemy that transmutes music into magic. Both tell stories & capture images to rivet the heart & guide us on a better, more fulfilling, path. All songs in this program are performed by Claudia Schmidt, Sally Rogers, or by both, maybe with other folks. The song composers are shown below: Lovely Agnes - by Sally Rogers - from Claudia & Sally's Closing the Distance Quetico - by Claudia Schmidt & Bob Gibson - from Claudia & Sally's Closing the Distance Quiet Hills - by Claudia Schmidt - from Claudia & Sally's We Are Welcomed Cool of the Day - by Jean Ritchie - from Claudia & Sally's We Are Welcomed Prudence Crandall - by Sally Rogers - from Claudia & Sally's We Are Welcom

Dean Stevens writes & shares the music of compassion & connection. Raised in Costa Rica, living in Boston, Dean's life is overflowingly rich with international & local roots & work. Check out his fairer-than-fair-trade coffee from El Salvador, visit the Community Church of Boston where he does music & administrative work, or travel with him to Central America, you'll be singing joyfully all the way. All songs in this program are performed by Dean Stevens and if not written by Dean, the author is indicated below: Wood and Strings - from At Last Stories - from At Last Casa Abierta - from Arise!, written by Salvador Cardenal Old Man In His Garden - from Eyes of Wonder International - from Arise!, written by Jim Infantino (with band Jim's Big Ego) Love Comes to the Simple Heart - from Love Comes to the Simple Heart, written by Chuck Hall

Sally Rogers has been a fountain of folk music for 4 decades (check out her 40 Years, 40 Songs collection), now sung all around the country & world. Her classics include Lovely Agnes, Touch of the Master's Hand, & Circle of the Sun, and there are ever-more greats coming. Her last visit with us was 2007. In addition to her work as a music teacher in schools, she's been a long-time co-host for the 3rd Friday Song Swap at Vanilla Bean in Pomfret, CT. All songs in this program are written & performed by Sally Rogers: We Are Welcomed - performed with Claudia Schmidt on We Are Welcomed Epitaph - from 40 Years, 40 Songs In The Name (of all of our Children) - from We Will Pass Them On A Way Out of No Way - home recording, also on Youtube We Will Build This House - with Claudia Schmidt on Evidence of Happiness A Quiet Soul Has Left This Earth - with Claudia Schmidt on Evidence of Happiness No Time To Feel Hopeless - with Andy Cohen - rough recording, not released

Dean Stevens brought together recordings of Christmas-related songs which are well out of the US mainstream. He calles the collection Holiday Songs you Wont Hear at the Mall, and they range from funny to serious, some are in Spanish, and many call to a deeper look at values and stories we should really be living out. All songs in this program are performed by Dean Stevens and written by those indicated below: En el portal de Belen - traditional Spanish/Andalusian song Song of the Magi - by Anas Mitchell Cry of a Tiny Babe - by Bruce Cockburn 'Twas on a Night Like This - traditional Italian Christmas Carol, adapted by Pete Seeger Christmas, Christmas, Christmas - by Bill Burnett Solar Power - by Bright Morning Star A la Huella - by Flix Luna & Ariel Ramrez

Sigrid Christiansen weaves a mystical spell with her music. Self-described on CDBaby as 'free folk' music, her voice, music, & lyrics are charming & enchanting. Animals, dreams, and whimsy feed her music, which she shares solo and with others, like the Taller Than They Appear quartet. For years she has produced the Stone House Concert Series. All songs in this program are written & performed by Sigrid Christiansen: The Path - single The Tiger's Wife - from Little Vixen Little Vixen - title track of Little Vixen In the Cradle of the Moon - from In the Cradle of the Moon Ice on the River

Particle Kid (J. Micah Nelson) is a fountain of insight, creativity, vision, & inspiration - through music. The recipient of a wondrous musical muse passed from his father, Willie Nelson, and through his older brother, Lukas Nelson, Micah magicly synthesizes light, sound, thought, & melody into songs to grow the soul. Micah is closely rooted in the sustainable Earth at the same he soars high in the sky, a creator of Window Rock. All songs in this program are written & performed by Particle Kid (J. Micah Nelson): Forever Friend - from Particle Kid Fifth Song - from Particle War, with Sunny War Everything Is Bullshit - from Particle War, with Sunny War - see the official video of the song here Still Going - from Window Rock - watch the official video

Music by 6 of the top 13 finalists of the 2018 Songs of Social Change contest, rich in world-changing energy and genres, with influences from Canada, Equador, Japan, New Mexico, and everywhere. December 1, 2019 is deadline for the this year's contest.. Songs of Social Change is a project of the Renaissance Artists and Writers Association (RAWA,net), led by Dada Veda, part of Ananda Marga. Featured Music: Beverly - by Ablett and Cooper It Could be You - by The Fairest and Best Get Ur Hands Up - by G Precious If You are Not Outraged - by Generations (Mike and Aleksi Glick) We Declare Peace - by SkyBridge Keep it Up - by Eljuri

Susan Salidor is a voice you will not forget. Starting in musical theater, progressing through activist music with Voices, having co-hosted a show on WLUM-FM, at Loyola, and with decades of enriching young souls and bodies as a music specialists at schools in the Chicago area, Susan makes beautiful, meaningful, & memorable music. All songs in this program are written & performed by Susan Salidor: Hannah's Lullaby - from The Susan Salidor Songbook Three Dresses - from Come and Make a Circle 3 Every Little Bit of You - from Come and Make a Circle 3 Fine Finkelstein - from Songs in the Key of Chai My Father's Song - from By Heart I've Got Peace In My Fingers - from Songs in the Key of Chai One Little Act of Kindness - Released as a single Every Moment, Every Day - from The Susan Salidor Songbook

Justin Jay Arnold is himself and nobody else, happy to wrestle with the full range of beliefs, heading toward preacher-hood complete with his tatoos, scraggly beard, & shaved head, and making his own music of whatever type. With a father who played in the Feather River Canyon Band, and with influences like CCR, Waylon Jennings, & Elvis, Justin's gravelly, open-hearted vocals and lyrics swim on the deep side with no saccharine taste at all. Who else sings of choosing between a guitar and a bullet to his head? Find his 3 albums to-date on CDBaby. All songs in this program are written & performed by Justin Jay Arnold: Agape - from Death and Life I Wish - from Death and Life Pumpkin Seed - from Death and Life I Ain't Like Jesus - from I Ain't Like Jesus (Live) Guitar Or the Gun - recorded live for Song of the Soul

With her music, Carrie Newcomer shines light, raises up hope, and brings us home to that perfect center in our hearts, the place where the Divine and our very best both reside.With 3 new CDs and 3 years additional experience, we're overdue to that her back. Carrie Newcomer lives in south-central Indiana, and has released a total of 18 CDs; Carrie periodically shares the stage with writer & profound thinker, Parker Palmer, in a collaboration called The Growing Edge. All songs in this program are written & performed by Carrie Newcomer, unless otherwise indicated: The Point of Arrival - from The Point of Arrival Learning to Sit With Not Knowing - from The Point of Arrival Three Feet or So - from The Beautiful Not Yet Impossible - from The Point of Arrival The Brink of Everything - from The Point of Arrival Writing a Better Storyline - from The Point of Arrival

Will Fudeman's musical muse is very strongly connected to his hopes, prayers, & vision for the world. Having worked as a social worker & therapist, he is currently doing healing work with Eastern arts including acupuncture & Qi Gong. Will completes his lifework with his music, which he performs on guitar & mandolin. Spiritually/philosophically fueled by both his Jewish Identity and Taoist leanings, he sings with meaning and a promise of hope. Will has performed with a number of artists, including Cayuga Klezmer Revival. Find Will's 3 CDs on CDBaby. All songs in this program are written & performed by Will Fudeman, unless otherwise indicated: Why Bother? - performance for this broadcast Deena's New Year- from Green Tree, tune of Tanz Tanz Yidelekh The Ninevites - from Green Tree If I Try - from Only One Sky (Will Fudeman & Friends) Behind the Clouds - from Listen!, by Resonate, written by Gerry Tenney My Own Blood - from Only One Sky (Will Fudeman & Friends) Green Tree - from Green