Hosted by Lara Jones, tonight's RadioActive show featured poetry, protest songs and social justice with Poets in the Nuclear West. Featured: poets and poetry lovers Ken Sanders, Michael Mclane, Trish Hopkinson and Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen, and Debbie Higham Wood; filmmakers Tim Skousen and Tyler Bastian on their documentary Downwinders; a few more science facts from 5th graders at St. John’s Elementary; and live music from Kate MacLeod.

RadioActive April 17, 2017

Performed 'live' on KRCL's Radioactive, April 17, 2017 
You Can't Take the Bullet Back
SoundCloud profile photo ~ Neets Photography, Anita Crane
The lyrics to this song are posted below. 

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LYRICS
As you stare down the barrel with your experienced aim
One finger on the trigger for a bullet
With a life at the mercy of your finger tips
Will you pause for a second while you think about this

CHORUS
Because) 
You can't take the bullet back once you pull the trigger
You can't take the bullet back once you pull the trigger
No you can't

As you ready you words with your experienced claims
With a mind so sure that someone else is to blame
With a heart at the mercy of your tender lips
Could you hold your tongue while you think about this (the risk)
Because...
CHORUS 

For the mercy of unfortunate fire
Someone could hope that the bullet will miss
And at the mercy of the call of the wild
To what degree do we all live a life like this

I'm trying to say that I'm tired of the violence 
I'm tried of people being hard or silenced
I'm tired of being afraid
And brace the world for what could be delivered

CHORUS

Copyright 2016, Kate MacLeod, Courier Music, ASCAP

Kate MacLeod - You Can't Take the Bullet Back (Once You Pull the Trigger)

This is a sample of my upcoming recording, my first full-length violin/fiddle instrumental recording, featuring original music inspired by landscape and nature. This is called Maxfield Parrish Sky, inspired by the effervescent and vibrant New England skies that were captured in many of Maxfield Parrish's paintings. The recording will be available in October, 2017. Musicians: Kate MacLeod/Fiddles, James Scott/Guitar, Christopher Layer/Whistle, Skip Gorman/Mandolin
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Kate MacLeod - Maxfield Parrish Sky

The Secret Forest Lament was inspired by my reading the book The Secret Forest, by Charles Bowden (with photographs by Jack Dykinga, and introduction by Paul S. Martin). The book was published in 1993 by the University of Arizona Press. The Secret Forest describes the cultural destruction, and the destruction of the landscape itself, of the rare Dry Tropical Forest that grows in the southern area of Sonora, Mexico. The forest has been decimated for economic reasons, leading to native communities losing their grasp on traditional lifestyles that had been for generations tied to the life of the forest. The song is a lament for the loss of the forest that echoes the book itself.
Charles Bowden was a courageous journalist, defender of environment and justice. He often wrote about the American Southwest. Late in life he was known for his writings on the war on drugs surrounding the US-Mexico border and its effects on the lives of the people in that region. Jack Dykinga, the photographer for the book, has shared his photographs with me for this project. 
I have a long history of composing songs based on books, in fact, I have a full-length recording that features some of them...At Ken Sanders Rare Books, recorded live in concert at a book store. That CD, along with more of my work, is available through my website store.
The creation, recording, and release of The Secret Forest Lament was made possible through the financial support of Utah Humanities, The Utah Division of Arts and Museums, and those who support my projects through patreon.com. 
Thanks for listening, 
Kate MacLeod

CREDITS
Copyright Kate MacLeod 2020, Courier Music, ASCAP
Lyrics and music by Kate MacLeod
Arranged and Produced by Kate MacLeod
Recorded and mixed by Michael Greene at Counterpoint Studios (Salt Lake City, UT) and Funk Studios (North Salt Lake, UT) 2019-2020
Mastered by James Anderson at The Bit Farm in Torrey, UT
 
MUSICIANS
Kate MacLeod – vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
Mark Hazel – harmony/supporting vocals
Bob Smith - Drums and Percussion

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The Secret Forest Lament

Kate MacLeod

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