A delightful retrospective of Song of the Soul guests from Summer 2020, ranging lighthearted to profoundhearted.
Karl Meyer has been a deep-thinking & devoted practicing advocate for peace and justice since his mid-teens. His pioneering in war tax refusal, and his enthusiastic & fearless advocacy of refusal of complicity with injustice, whether in war, in nuclear weapons, in environmental conditions, or in economics, has inspired legions of activists. Heavily influenced by the Catholic Worker movement, but definitely going his own road, Karl is now in his mid-80s and is assembling his autobiography to pass his lessons on to others.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Catholic Worker, Non-affiliated, Gandhi
Although Lee Mynett had music in her bones and heart from a tender age, she didn't start writing songs till the age of 50, sort of like what happened with Melvina Reynolds of Little Boxes fame. Lee has a passion for music and story-telling, and has played music as Magdaleena's Muse, Gypsy Maggie, and as Lee Mynett and the Root Tappers, and after decades in the South, she has returned to her native habitat of Eau Claire, WI. Her new album is Anecdotes.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Lutheran, UU/Unitarian Universalist, Non-affiliated
Cindy Yurth's vocational & spiritual journey can be an inspiration for everyone. From her time starting a literacy program in Utah with VISTA, to work in Liberia as part of the Peace Corps, and again in Africa, in Ghana, with the Society of African Missions (Catholic), Cindy has sought out world-healing work.
Audra Kubat is deeply connected to the Earth, and her rootedness grows, blossoms, and sometimes weeps through her beautiful music. She is a talented multi-instrumentalist, but there is exceptional power in her voice and in her profound and moving lyrics.
Mike Boehm has spent 3 decades working on healing Vietnam, where he served in the US military during the Vietnam War. With the help of Joe & Joanne Elder, Mike founded MQI (Madison Quakers Inc) to do things like build schools, establish a loan fund, construct a My Lai Peace Park, and much more. There remain deep wounds in Vietnam, and Mike and his supporters, including Phan Van Do, Mike's Vietnamese counterpart, continue to do the necessary work of healing & rebuilding.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Catholic, Unaffiliated
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Oh America - by Holly Near
4 more artists from Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, & Wisconsin, with songs of welcoming, Dreamers, cages, & loving our neighbors. Songs of the Border #2 & heart melodies from John McCutcheon, Richard Paul Thomas, Joe Troop , & Micah Sommersmith
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Be part of a teach-in organized by Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality with the help of today's guest-host Patricia Stansbury (AKA Sunny Gardener). The presentations included Sanaz Ghodsi telling about the US military's effects on Iran & the Middle East, Charles Brown regarding the US blockade of Cuba, Ana Edwards focused on Segoe, Mali and the effects of Western military policy, and Phil Wilayto with respect to Russia wars, including that in Ukraine.
Three artists share songs of compassion & connection, reaching across our borders. In this 1st installment, Randall Adams, Peter Alsop, & Anita Aysola sing of love for caged children, love of all children, and love of a new home, while facing off with fear, division, & disconnection.
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