Sept 13 & 14: Ian Carrick in the Twin Cities!

We are so excited that Ian Carrick will be in the Twin Cities for TWO events this week!  Please check your calendar for both and join us!  

#1 - Community Singing With Ian

When:  Wednesday, Sept 13, 6:30-8p. 

Where:  Wolff Park, St. Louis Park.  We will be singing at the WEST shelter (by the playground). 

Please bring a blanket or chair for sitting.

Suggested donation $5-20
33% of donations will go to the Division of Indian Work
No one turned away for lack of funds
https://www.diw-mn.org/

Ian Carrick is a Celtic & Nordic heritage musician & song-leader from Bend, OR, the land of the Paiute. As a founding member of Central Oregon’s Open Hub Singing, he loves helping adults and children sing together well. His community-style songs are fresh and crunchy, wild and witty and his circles tend to invoke tears and laughter. Watch and listen by clicking these links.

• https://www.iancarrick.net/songleading
• https://iancarrick.bandcamp.com/album/holding-song

At his best, Ian uses an awareness of his privileges as a white cis-man to instill hope, belonging and embodiment into a deeply troubled culture. Ian’s music is inspired by his recovery journey and his ongoing work with children, whose voices are featured on his first family-oriented album, Earthlings, available on all streaming services.

#2 - Earthlings: Music With Kids! Backyard Family Concert with Ian Carrick

When:  Thursday, Sept 14, 5-6:30p

Where:  So. Mpls backyard.  Reach out for address.

Join us in our backyard for an afternoon of family music with Ian Carrick! 

Ian Carrick (he/him) is a songleader, music teacher, and bard from Bend, OR, the land of the Paiute. He loves seeing groups of kids realize they are enjoying singing. Using goofiness, instrumental chops, and a conviction that singing matters, Ian brings music out of youngsters. Ultimately, his dream is to inspire kids to be contributors to a thriving, responsive, in-person musical culture.

Ian created a folksy family-oriented album, Earthlings, to build deeper relationships with ourselves, each other and the earth. The sing-alongable tunes are streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and everywhere else.

This evening will be co-created! Depending on the ages in the room and the flavor of the evening, we may go in a handful of different directions, so please bring curiosity, creativity, and courage! We’ll all hopefully leave a little lighter on our feet and more settled into ourselves.

Suggested donation $5-20 || No one turned away for lack of funds
Learn more at iancarrick.net

Sept 15 & *Oct 6*: Songs in Our Bodies, On this Land - TC BIPOC + Mixed Race Version

We'd like to welcome People of the Global Majority (Black, Brown, Indigenous, People of Color, and Mixed Race) to these song circles outdoors at Hidden Falls Park.

September 15th and October 6th.
We'll gather at 6 pm to picnic and start singing at 7 pm.

Led by GOOD TROUBLE, Conie Borchardt and Liz Digitale Anderson, mixed race song leaders. (Pictured here with Ihotu Ali, where we create Soul Song)

We teach songs for joy, courage, grief, hope, and justice in the oral tradition, call and echo. You don't need to "be a singer" or "know what you're doing", you just gotta be willing to breathe and open your mouth and echo back. Maybe even move your hips if you're feeling it

***If you come all the way down the drive and park in the end of the parking lot by the river, we'll be under the trees there nearish to the picnic tables. Maybe we'll go down and say hello to the river and put our feet in if we feel the need.****

Photo by Mankwe Ndosi: Preparing the Unburdening Ground, Say Their Names Cemetery at George Floyd Square, Minneapolis

Setlist from August 25 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, August 25, 2023:

1. The Center Will Hold (text: Brene Brown, from Atlas of the Heart; music: clb)
2. Do You Feel? Do You Heal? (Words: Spirit; Music: Liz)
3. Welcome here (Rachael Weasley)
4. It’s ok, if you’re not ok (Kira Seto)
5. How many times will my heart be broken* (Liza Walker?**)
6. Love from the Inside Out (Moon Clemetson)
7. Armor (Ahlay Blakely)
8. Oh Grief, Oh Joy! (Debbie Nargi-Brown)

* We're looking for an online recording! If you know of one, please drop the link in the comments!

** If you know who caught this song, please let us know!  We honor the catcher when we can!

We are grateful to you if sang with us and to Yess Yoga for hosting.

There is one more quarterly Songs To Tend Our Hearts at Yess on Friday, November 17, 2023. Jot that in your calendar now and then check back here or subscribe to the "In-person singing groups" newsletter to receive a reminder email about this and other opportunities to sing together. Or just check-in with Yess Yoga's website.

Keep singing and stay cool, graceful, and creative!

Love, Liz and Conie, a.k.a. GOOD TROUBLE

Aug 28: Aimee Ringle & Samara Jade in Mpls

 

We are so delighted that singer-songwriters and community song leaders Aimee Ringle & Samara Jade will be visiting Minneapolis next week!  We love sharing Samara Jade's labyrinth song "The Journey to the Center" and adore Aimee's presence at Village Fire. 

So if you're in the Minnesota/Twin Cities metro area, come on out!  If you're elsewhere, check out their website and sign up for their newsletter to see if they're coming to a locale near you.

What:  Community Sing & Concert with Aimee Ringle & Samara Jade

When:  Monday, August 28, 6-8 p.m.

Where:  Fireside Room of Mayflower Congregational Church, 106 Diamond Lake Rd, Minneapolis

Sliding Scale:  $15-20, pay as generous and affordable for you; no one turned away

Check out the Facebook event to learn more about them:  https://fb.me/e/BAXmJeoG