A playlist of some of the song leaders at the 2024 Song Village gathering.

Song Village 2024

Roadblock  by Debbie Nargi-Brown

Part 1 
This is a roadblock, not the end of the road
When I get knocked down, I get back up again

Part 2
I don’t care what you’ve been told
Now is the time to take back control
This is not the end of your dreams
Life is not, what it seems

Part 3
Faith, Hope to Believe
Faith, Hope to Receive

This is a live recording at Song Village 2022.

Roadblock

This is a practice track for an upcoming retreat.
Hope   by Debbie Nargi-Brown

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the Soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all" Emily Dickinson

Never, never never, never, never, never, never, never. never
Never give up, on hope

Hope is living in my Soul

HOPE

I Know I Will

Sing Through My Voice - text by Abigail Spinner McBride, Melody by Beautiful Chorus, sung by Marques Hollie
Sing through my voice
Play through my hands 
Let the way be open

Marques' Website: https://www.marqueshollie.com/
Photo by Jess Benjamin, taken at Let My People Sing! Summer Retreat 2023

Sing Through My Voice - Beautiful Chorus, sung by Marques Hollie

Photo by Jess Benjamin, taken at Let My People Sing! Summer Retreat 2023

Red Yurt Nigun - Bri Watson

I Will - Dodie Whitaker
Verses:
Well I don’t know where this road is leading
And I don’t know how I got here, Still
I shout in joy, for the voice I’m heeding
Says I know I will
I know I will

Now I don’t know where this body’s going
For the night is dark and I feel the chill
But I shout in joy ‘cause a warm wind blowing
Says I know I will
I know I will

Parts 1 & 2: I will I will I will I will I know I will
Bass: Will I will I will uh-huh I know I will
Descant: I will, yes I know I will. I will, yes I know

Dodie's Website: https://vox4change.com/
Photo by Jess Benjamin, taken at Let My People Sing! Summer Retreat 2023

I Will - Dodie Whitaker

Prayers on the Wings - 5:19:24, 10.24 AM

Darling Friend - 5:19:24, 10.33 AM

Original song by Debbie Nargi-Brown inspired by a poem by Suzanne Morrow.The seeds of this song were planted at Song Village 2019. This is a live recording with the Wholehearted Chorus in Monterey, CA
Lyrics: 
Oh Grief  Oh Joy
Held in the very rhythm of my beating heart
Oh Grief  Oh Joy
May you come together so I don't fall apart

Breathe In   Breathe Out
Gather your Strength
Breathe In   Breathe Out
Remove all Doubt

You are Held, You are Held, You are Held
Surrounded, Grounded (by Love)

Dig down into your roots
That's where is all begins
Reach up into the stars
Embrace all that you are

Oh Grief! Oh Joy!

I am a performer, educator, composer and song activist with a deep passion for singing and collaborating with people through community song circles and interactive workshops. Please visit my website for more information about how my work might best serve your community or organization. https://dodiewhitaker.com/

Sarah S. Bentley is a song catcher and song carrier, based in Austin, Texas. She facilitates down-to-earth, heart-centered, and powerful sacred singing circles. Sarah gracefully weaves the art of embodied singing, mindful movement, ritual, and communal prayer into her circles.

Sarah started singing as a child and has performed as a singer/songwriter. She draws on her studies in integrative medicine (qigong, yoga, meditation), health promotion, behavioral science, and community resilience to provide a rich and healing experience for her participants. Her intention is to spread peace in the world by sharing the wisdom of movement and heart songs to harmonize our communal resonance and raise the vibration of the Earth and Her inhabitants.

I Know I Will

Dodie Whitaker

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