Be Loud visited Preservation Hall and it was an incredible experience to capture  First, members of the Preservation Hall Legacy band performed for the DJs. DJs then recorded short reflections on what it felt like to be sitting in this historic venue listening to these amazing musicians play with such skill and joy. #special

After, DJs interviewed the musicians about their experience with jazz, music, and Preservation Hall.

We are so incredibly grateful to the Preservation Hall Foundation and all the musicians for their time, patience, and positivity.

Be Loud at Preservation Hall

Listen to our DJs pen open letters to the future in a post-pandemic world

Letter to Future Self

If I Could Change Your Mind (Cerrone Funk Mix)

Ghost (Live at French Quarter Fest 2025)

A Buddhist version of the spiritual by Harry Dixon Loes; one of the songs of Plum Village.  New words by Plum Village and Monica Max West

This performance and arrangement © Monica Max West

This little mine of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!
This little mine of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!
This little mine of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

Building up a world of peace, I’m gonna let it shine! (x 3)
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

For my brothers and my sisters, I’m gonna let it shine! (x 3)
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

This little mine of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!
This little mine of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!
This little mine of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

Taking care of Mother Earth, I’m gonna let it shine! (x 3)
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

Everywhere this road takes me, I’m gonna let it shine! (x 3)
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

INSTRUMENTAL

Trusting in the power of love, I’m gonna let it shine! (x 3)
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

(So) grateful and happy, I’m gonna let it shine! (x 3)
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

This little mine of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!
This little mine of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!
This little mine of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

True Aspiration Of The Heart

This Little Light Of Mine (Plum Village song)

A song written during the 2012 Holiday Retreat in Deer Park Monastery.
Music by Nhu-Mai Nguyen (www.soundcloud.com/sorbetskies)
Lyrics by Nhu-Mai and children from the Children's Program

The Sun! The Sun, it shines!
On my face and on my eyes
The su-u-u-un shines in my heart (2x)

The River! The River, it flows!
From the mountains to my toes
The ri-i-i-ver flows in my heart (2x)

Chorus:
From the mountains, the flowers,
The children, and the deer
We all love each other
There's a space for everyone in my heart

The Trees! The Trees, they sway!
And give oxygen everyday
The Tree-ee-ees they sway in my heart (2x)

The Birds! The Birds, they fly!
As a school of fish swim by
The Animals are all in my heart (2x)

From the Mountains, the flowers,
The children, and the deer
We all love each other
There's a space for everyone in my heart
There's a space for everyone in my heart
There's a home for everyone in my heart

All In My Heart (The Children's Song!)- Written by Nhu-Mai Nguyen

From the album Miracle Temple, out February 26, 2013 on Merge Records.
www.mergerecords.com/store/store_de…catalog_id=913

Bright Light

Sweet hoots & swamp hollers. A blend of Americana, folk, country, & blues. Songs for alchemy & communion

Ghost (Live at French Quarter Fest 2025)

Lisa Mae O'Neill