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"Water She Dances" with Rising Appalachia

Dustin Thomas - Be Love

This track was born into the world through a moment of sheer ecstatic joy. It was my birthday, I walked downtown santa cruz and stumbled upon Singing Wood Marimba playing epically booty-dancing music that uplifted my spirits as nothing else ever has. I bough their cd and continuously wept whenever i heard one of the tracks, 'Tenda'. I experimented with a little of the looping style and chord progression from that track and used a vocal looper to create this song. I had the great honor of sharing this story with them, and inviting them to play on this track. 

Unstoppable Joy for me is an infectious way to live life ad posture the heart no matter what. It is an ongoing meditation and co-creation. I dedicate this song to my beloved friend, muse and collaborator Binah Zing, who loved this song and believed in its capacity to spread light and joy with the people. May we all rise and dance together in the freedom of our truest pure joy.
lyrics
I wonder what might happen 
if all the beings in all the worlds 
were free from suffering and without desire 
and burst into unstoppable joy 
I wonder what might happen 
if all the stars in all the skies 
were strung together with a common thread 
and shone together in common light 
the light of love 

I am that I am that I am Love, Unstoppable Love 
I am that I am that I am Light, Un-fade-able Light 
I am that I am that I am Joy, Unstoppable Joy 
I am that I am that I am that I am, 
Unstoppable Joy 

I wonder what might happen 
If all the eyes began to see 
the mystery of love unfolding 
in the perfection of you and me 
I wonder what might happen 
if all the hearts that felt the pulse 
would dance together in the rhythm of one song 
and sing united as one voice 
the voice of love 

I am that I am that I am Love, Ustoppable Love 
I am that I am that I am Light, Un-fade-able Light 
I am that I am that I am Joy, Unstoppable Joy 
I am that I am that I am that I am, 
Unstoppable Joy
credits
released 18 November 2014 
Marya Stark- Voice, Lyrics, Music and Vocal Arrangements 
Song Adapted from 'Tenda' originally composed by Paul Mataruse

Andy Zenczak- Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Bass 
Barry Phillips- cello and string arragnement- 
Chad Katlinger- viola 
Members of Singing Wood Marimba- Marimba 
Beaumont Bradbury- Drums and Percussion 

Vocals from Memebers of the Cultural Heritage Choir: 
Linda Tillery, Tammi Brown, Bryan Dyer 
Additional Vocals- Fa Jun, Buddha Bee, Eric James, Alyra Rose, Ishka Lha, Briana Kai 

Recorded at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz, Ca 
Assisted by Patrick Brede 
Mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering

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Marya Stark ~ Unstoppable Joy

This nameless potted specimen
Appears about to die
Perhaps the wilted, browning stem
Thank God it cannot cry
Is starving for a richer soil
Or just a larger pot
A plant needs little room to toil
But even less to rot

Perhaps the shriveled leaves need light
Uncut by mini-blinds
And air that's not conditioned quite
So centrally by minds
Averse to nature's crude extremes
The spice of a plant's life
And what bird's song like silent screams
Cuts through roots like a knife

Don't wanna be 
Ain’t gonna be
Don't wanna be 
I’ll never be a house plant
Don’t wanna be wanna be
I’ll never be a house plant

Perhaps the shriveled leaves need light
Uncut by mini-blinds
And air that's not conditioned quite
So centrally by minds
Averse to nature's crude extremes
The spice of a plant's life
And what bird's song like silent screams
Cuts through roots like a knife

Don't wanna be 
Ain’t gonna be
Don't wanna be 
I’ll never be a house plant
Don’t wanna be wanna be
I’ll never be a house plant


Words and Music (c) 1998, 2000 by Jack E. Morris

House Plant

Produced by : Ryan Herr Music 

Recorded/Engineered by: Tyson Leonard 

Co-Produced by: Jesse Hendricks 

Musicians/Instruments: 

Tyson Leonard: Violin, Octave Mandolin 

Jesse Hendricks: Banjo, Saxophone, Flutes, Didg, Steel Drums, Percussion 

Ryan Herr: Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Kalimba, Percussion 

Dayv Cabrito: Upgright Bass 

Krikor Andonian: Accordian, Toy Piano, Melodica, Duduk 

Adam Kapuscinski: Percussion 

Recorded at Tree Top Studios in Santa Cruz, CA 

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'i am not a thing, a noun.
i seem to be a verb,
an evolutionary process -
an integral function of the universe.'

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