7/6/2022 6 Comments 58. When We Are Gone
Notes: An elemental song that reminds us of how ephemeral human life is -- yet how we can rely on the solidity of the elements and return to them again and again. This is a song I need when I feel unrooted by grief and anger. I wonder how it will feel to you, what it might touch, how it might help you adapt and flex and grow? Listen for the surprise sound effect... I was recording with the windows open, and my looper caught a passing sound... I decided not to rerecord, both because I didn't really have the time, and because I thought it was actually kind of cool in the context of this song. Just a reminder that this podcast is not a polished recorded performance (as if you hadn't figured that out already! :) ) I use the looper to layer up my voice a bit, but it's how it would sound if we were sitting in the same place and you were singing with me live... two real humans doing real human-y stuff.
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6 Comments
Sandi E
7/6/2022 08:24:38 am
This one always resonates with me
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Patricia
7/6/2022 12:01:22 pm
❤️
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John & Alice Harrison
7/6/2022 01:33:04 pm
This was fun - I loved the decorated tune! Croaky voice or not, I loved singing along with you!
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Patricia
7/6/2022 02:17:53 pm
I love, love, LOVE that we can bring croaky voices to this, and decorate the tunes as we choose!!! So glad you're singing with me, Alice...
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Jenny cook
7/13/2022 04:40:10 pm
I love this one - beautiful!
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Patricia
7/13/2022 06:26:02 pm
❤️So glad we're singing together, Jenny....
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