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

This beautiful song by Alexa Sunshine Rose was part of Lisa's 2020 The World We are Dreaming Playlist project. It is a tremendously soothing round, singing to the connections we are always weaving, between one another and between our own joy and shadow.

Lyrics and details about this song can be found at: https://thebirdsings.com/weaving-our-lives/

Weaving Our Lives by Alexa Sunshine Shelley-Rose

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

This amazing layer song from Mackenzie Meyers Madrone is pure, empowering music medicine and a joy to sing. The song is built with several parts, with infinite ways of piecing them together for groups of different sizes and experience levels. In this arrangement for Wholehearted Chorus it has been arranged for six vocal parts, with parts 2 and 4 having fewer words and holding more of the drone parts in the song.

Song composed by and copyright Mackenzie Madrone. Arranged for Wholehearted Chorus with permission by Lisa G. Littlebird. Recording by Lisa G. Littlebird.

For lyrics, individual part tracks and more, visit: http://thebirdsings.com/storm-of-change/

Storm Of Change by Mackenzie Madrone

Sophia Efthimiou's Album

Deep into the earth I go - Tarisha

A beautiful welcome song, to all the lost parts of ourselves and each other. These compassionate words from Rumi always seem to hit home... the invitation to come back, again and again, no matter how many times we lose our way. I have heard many variations of this song and this version arranged by Glen Phillips is now my favorite. This vocal arrangement is in three voices, a low and high women's part and the men's part holds the melody.

Words by Rumi and original music by Sudhananda. Arranged & adapted by Glen Phillips, arranged for Wholehearted Chorus by Lisa G. Littlebird. Recording by Glen Phillips & Lisa G. Littlebird.

For lyrics, individual part tracks and more, visit:
http://thebirdsings.com/comecome/

Come Come

03 Body Mine

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

This song came from a desire to sing words I wish to hear and feel more often. I often seek a deeper solace and remembering of life's safety and wellness, inside a world that so often feels so far from well. 

My wish with this song offering is that it be sung and shared not from a place of complacency, willful ignorance or false positivity... but from that deeper substrate of being that truly knows this life and world is safe to explore, safe to leave and safe to love.

Original song by Lisa G. Littlebird with beautiful guitar arrangement and recording by Zan Moore.

For lyrics, teaching notes, individual part tracks and more, visit: https://thebirdsings.com/alliswell/

All Is Well by Lisa G. Littlebird

to hear more community songs by ahlay, visit: www.alexandrablakely.com/songlibrary

Part I
What if what we are doing right now
Ripples out beyond what the eye can see?

Part II
What is this step a part of that's bigger than me?
Bigger than me, bigger than me

Part III
What is happening through me?
Happening, happening, happening through me?

Ripple

The World Is Turning by Maggie Wheeler

Lisa G is a songcatcher. She holds a vision for a world where singing is once again an integral part of daily community life. May we use our natural human expression to open our hearts, share our challenges and celebrations and uplift our lives.

Lisa G. Littlebird is the director of the 80-member Wholehearted Chorus in Monterey and Big Sur, CA. She has been on the faculty as a community singing facilitator at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA since 2006. She is a singer, composer and teacher with more than 30 years of musical experience, facilitating community singing opportunities throughout California and beyond.  Learn more at http://thebirdsings.com.

Come Come

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