I love this song. It's so grounding and rhythmic. It was the first song I taught at a song circle, and will be art of my forever repertoire. Thank you Heather!

This is truly beautiful. Thank for sharing these songs.

A fun, rhythmic, layered song inviting us to listen deeply to the rhythm of the Earth and the sound of the river. 

Lyrics:

Part 1: Put your roots down, put your feet on the ground, can you hear what she says when you listen?

Part 2: Cause the sound of the river as it moves across the stone is the same sound as the blood in your body as it moves across your bones.

by Molly Hartwell

To learn the individual parts to this song, please visit my Public Song Library:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/sisters-in-harmony-song-library/

Root Down - Molly Hartwell

Words by Kabir; music by Jody Healy. Sung by The Flowering Women: Lia Falls, Maria Genne', Debra Lach, Barbara McAfee, and Teresa Riley-Baecker.

When You Were Born, You Cried

Grateful My Hands Both Parts

DEMO "The River" by Coco Love Alcorn from her upcoming album New Spirituals scheduled for release Spring 2015.

The River - Coco Love Alcorn (loop Demo) mp3

A three-part chant celebrating the gifts of the darkness.  Lyrics:  Every time I go into the darkness, I return with fistfuls of jewels.  Midnight velvet wraps all around me; stars glitter brilliant above.
Dreaming darkness, dreaming light.  @ Big Bug Music.
This is now a video! Watch here....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OjQ_v7VtFI&ab_channel=BarbaraMcAfee

Jewels

An awesome song for three voices by Meredith Buck, inspired by a wilderness workshop exercise she participated in where she had to cross a river blindfolded, following only the sound of a drummer on the other bank.

Eel River Song by Meredith Buck (Listen)

This a new simple and beautiful layer song from Karisha Longaker of MaMuse. This hasn't been released on any of their studio albums and is an easy, delicious one to teach in community singing groups of all sizes and levels of experience. It is arranged here in 5 parts for Wholehearted Chorus, with one or two audible additional parts that can be added by soloists or additional divisions of the chorus. 

Original song by Karisha Longaker. Oh River is included in this song library with permission for the purposes of oral tradition singing and teaching. If singing this song for performance or recording for profit, you must get permission from and pay royalties to the composer.

Recorded by Lisa G. Littlebird, with base arrangement track from Karisha Longaker.

For details about the song including lyrics and all the individual part tracks, please visit: http://thebirdsings.com/oh-river/

Oh River by Karisha Longaker

SONG FOR ALL OF US

Put Your Roots Down - Molly Hartwell - All Parts

An original 5-part polyphonic song that serves as a reminder to listen to life's subtle nods and not wait until the rug is pulled out from under us to make a change... This song has also become somewhat of an anthem for environmentalists and climate change.

Written and arranged by Britta Gudmunson, 2019.

For individual parts, visit inCourage Chorus on SoundCloud. 
For permissions to perform or inquiries, please write Britta at info@brittagreenviolet.com

iCC Spring '19

Soft Breeze

No more holding on
Now I can flow like a river
No more holding on
Let go, surrender and flow

Composition available to buy at www.susiero.com

No More Holding On - Murray Kyle (arr. Susie Ro Prater)

Heather is passionate about freeing voices, uplifting hearts, and transforming lives through the power of singing. She is not only a successful recording artist, but spreads her magic through her Yala Lati women’s choir, her 20 plus years of international song circle leading, and her on-line coaching and training programs. Heather is in the recording studio working on two new albums of original material.

Put Your Roots Down - Molly Hartwell - All Parts

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