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7/7/2021 2 Comments

5. Find Our Way Home

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Song Find Our Way Home
Music & Words Maggie Wheeler
Composed in​ 2020
Lyrics

We are out here in the open water
No clear direction to carry on.
We are out here in the open water
Together we'll find,
Find our way home.

We are out here together (4x)

Together we'll shine the light,
Together we'll shine
Together we'll find
Find our way home.

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Notes Maggie Wheeler talks about the bravery of this last year, how campfires affected her songleading, and how singing becomes a forgiveness practice. But first and last, she shares a song of hers, Find Our Way Home, which rose out of the pandemic, and will be included on a new project she has just started working on. (I go maybe a LITTLE fan-girl-squeaky, but, hey, my first interview, and someone I deeply admire -- I think I can be forgiven!)

Extra special thanks to Patty Piotrowski, who provides beautiful art for each episode; I particularly love the sea otters in this one!

Learn more about Maggie's extensive work, and sign up for her emails (I'm definitely on the list!) so you can keep up with what's coming up at goldenbridgechoir.com

I mention a Peter Occhiogrosso interview with Maggie, in which she eloquently describes the many benefits of singing, among other things...

Maggie talked about a few artists -- if you have a local music store, of course get them there -- but here are some links, as well:

Sweet Honey in the Rock Live at Carnegie Hall

Singer-songwriter Aimée Ringle -- Human and Tender 

The South African acapella group The Soil

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Maggie Wheeler is best know in the U.S and internationally for her work as an actress in film, television and voice-over and most notably as the character of Janice on NBC’s hit series Friends. Maggie is a passionate singer, songwriter, choir director and workshop facilitator. She has been teaching her vocal workshop "Singing In The Stream" for over 30 years at retreat centers, universities, communities and schools to provide the experience of creating interpersonal harmony and internal harmony through the powerful act of creating vocal harmony. Maggie directs the 100-voice Golden Bridge Community Choir in Hollywood, an inter-generational, non-auditioned choir now going in its 16th year.
She is a prolific songwriter with a catalog of powerful and timely songs that have been sung by choirs worldwide. Maggie’s original music for choirs and communities is available on Itunes and other music platforms. To accompany her most recent CD entitled 'Walk With Me’, Maggie has created a songbook available by request through her website www.goldenbridgechoir.com Throughout this year of change Maggie hosted a weekly online community gathering called Together In Song, bringing together people from around the world to join in the healing power of singing.


Links: To learn more about Maggie’s work please visit: www.goldenbridgechoir.com and maggiewheeler.net

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Nuts and Bolts This layered and harmonized song is in 3:4, Ionian mode (major)

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2 Comments
Julie Cook
7/17/2021 09:46:14 pm

What a wonderful song and interview! Thank you Patricia for putting together this beautiful podcast with such care and attention to lovely details. Love the artwork too!

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Patricia
7/21/2021 07:49:54 am

Thank you so much this appreciation, Julie! I'll be sure to let Patty know... I love it, too!

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