Setlist from Nov 12 Songs for Truth Telling, New Narratives, and Cultural Composting

Here is a list of the songs Good Trouble led at the Songs for Truth Telling, New Narratives, and Cultural Composting workshop session at the Overcoming Racism Conference organized by the Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative (FREC) in St. Paul, on Saturday afternoon, November 12, 2022.  

1. I did not come here alone (The Peace Poets)
2. Somebody’s Hurtin’ my brother (Yara Allen) - in We Rise (see below)
3. The Center Will Hold (words: inspired from introduction to Brene Brown's Atlas of the Heart/music: clb)
4. We Keep Us Safe (Liz Digitale Anderson)
5. Always (Grace Lee Boggs as quoted in Emergent Strategies by adrienne maree brown/Nathan Holst)
6. This is the Moment (Peace Poets)
7. Thy Light is in all forms (words: Hazrat Inayat Khan/Music: Yakzan Valdez)
8. When Times Are Hard (Liz Digitale Anderson)
9. We get there together (Or never get there at all) (Josh Blaine)

We also promised to share a list of resources, i.e., songbooks, instruments, song catchers to follow, so you can build up your personal skills & repertoire.  Here it is! 

3-Minute Polimu Heart Studio Overview!

Aug 7: Kaleidoscope Summer Institute - Artist of the Day

What: Artist of the Day for Kaleidoscope's Summer Institute
When: Aug 7, 9-11:30 a.m. Pacific / 11a-1:30 p.m. Central
Where: Online

The whole institute will be an exhilerating thought-provoking time!  Check out the lineup for any of the days and register for all or just a few.  
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Sept 9: 1/2 Day MMC Workshop in Moorhead

Want to experience the paperless Music that Makes Community for worship settings?  And live in the Fargo-Moorhead corner of Minnesota-North Dakota? 


You're in luck! 

I will be co-leading a half-day workshop with Liesl Spitz as part of Concordia College's

Sing A New Song: A Day of Discovery, Renewal, and Refreshment for the Church Musician.

When:  Saturday, September 9, 1-5p (with morning breakout sessions on organ improvisation, choral techniques, audio recording basics, and software for the church musicians)
Where:  Concordia College, 901-8th St. S, Moorhead, MN

Registration and more information on Facebook. 



Sept 29-Oct 1: Music that Makes Community - Des Moines 2016 edition

I'm excited to be one of the presenters for a Music that Makes Community (MMC) workshop in Des Moines, IA in late Sept/early Oct this year.  This is a great event for two reasons.

Singing at MMC-Mpls 2014

1. MMC does a great job of teaching the tools for paperless music to natural and trained musicians in a short amount of time. 
2. It is super affordable with the generous support of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa.  Only $100!
3. And a bonus 3rd reason, is how inclusivity pervades as a core foundation of the work.  Folks of other faiths/beliefs, no faith, seekers, and the "spiritual and not religious" are welcome to sing and hone their song leading craft. 

Looking for Singing Circles in the Twin Cities?

There's lots of opportunities to sing in the welcoming "Come as you are, the songs will be taught to you" paperless aural tradition in the Twin Cities metro area.  The following are some events and a Facebook group to stay informed where you can sing with others: