Setlist from April 3 Song Circle for Change

Here are the songs we sang at the Song Circle for Change: Healing & Liberation at CTUL on Monday night, April 3, 2023:

1. Shruti vocal grounding improvisation
2. Welcome to the table/zoom call (clb)
3. I did not come here alone (The Peace Poets)
4. Every step toward joy (words: Andre Henry; music: Liz Digitale Anderson)
5. We get there together (Or never get there at all) (Josh Blaine)
6. She gives me life (Alexa Sunshine Rose) - led by Shannon
7. We Shall Come Together Singing (Maggie Wheeler) - led by Lauren
8. The grandmothers song (Sheffy Oren Bach) - led by Lauren
9. One Body (Ahlay Blakely)
10. A chinese nursery rhyme/play song* - led by Peng
11. Up Above My Head (African american spiritual) - led by Megan

* no known recording.  If you find one, please let us know in the comments below!  

Thank you to the crew who sang with us!  The right people were there, tenderness and support were shared.  Community was tended.  This is part of the dream Liz and Conie are working towards!  

Big gratitude to CTUL for hosting us!  

Setlist from Mar 10 Songs for Tending our Hearts @ Yess Yoga

Here are the songs we sang at Songs for Tending Our Hearts at Yess Yoga on Friday night, March 10, 2023: 

1. You are in the right place (Martha Burford)
2. Gather / We Are Not Alone (Joanna Laws Landis)
3. I need you to sing this song (Ian Carrick)
4. Don’t numb to this (Abigail Bengson)
5. Haida* (words & music: traditional Jewish niggun)

Songs from Asian Grief (Feb 3) & Re(center)ed (Feb 4)

In early February Good Trouble added song to two events for healing and grief, the Asian Grief Song Circle at Springboard for the Arts on Friday, February 3, 2023 and Jayson Randal's re(center)ed community healing installation at Art Shanty Projects on Saturday, February 4.  We are sharing a combined list of songs since there's a bit of overlap.   In no particular order by title:

• Yet, We Are Not Alone (Ahlay Blakely)
• I need you to sing this song (Ian Carrick)
• Ashes & Smoke (Linda Allen)
• Ready (Ahlay Blakely)
• I did not come here alone (The Peace Poets)
• Kwan Zeon Bosal (Dances of Universal Peace) 
We get there together (Or never get there at all) (Josh Blaine)
• plus shruti-drumming improvisation (not recorded)

We would love to be part of more containers holding grief (song) circles. Please reach out if you're interested in partnering with us.

Keep singing and moving those feels through! Stay hydrated, graceful, and creative!

Love, Liz and Conie, i.e. Good Trouble

Setlist from Mar 6 Song Circle for Change

Here are the songs we sang at the Song Circle for Change: Healing & Liberation at CTUL on Monday night, March 6, 2023:

1. I did not come here alone (The Peace Poets)
2. Do You Wanna Be Ready? (Poor People’s Campaign)
3. Stone by stone (Taya Ma)
4. Stay soft (Samantha Rise)
5. Healing is Possible (Orion Johnstone)
6. Yet, We are Not alone (Alexandra Blakely)
7. Every step toward joy (words: Andre Henry; music: Liz Digitale Anderson) 

Here's a couple of other songs we mentioned during our time together:

• What would we do without our shovels? (and here's an overview of the Snow Shanty series)
• Go Lay Down (Tiktok: @who_she_naje) - this is the 5 minute compilation; here's the 20-minute version

Thank you to the crew who sang with us last night!  The right people were there, tenderness and support were shared.  Community was tended.  This is part of the dream Liz and Conie are working towards!  

Big gratitude to CTUL for hosting us!  

We'll be back on April 3, 2023, the first Monday of the month through June for sure.  We'll evaluate after that and figure out next steps.  Let us know if you have opinions!  

Keep singing and stay warm, hydrated, and creative!

Love, Liz and Conie, a.k.a. Good Trouble