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240. What Have We Done with guest Kaitie Ty Warren
Song: What Have We Done
Music by: Kaitie Ty Warren
Song Learning Time Stamps:
Start of teaching: 00:03:18
Start of reprise: 01:14:26
Lyrics:
What have we done?
What have we done?
What have we done?
What can we do?
And I fear we’ve gone so far, I fear we can’t get back to who we are, and who we are is simple: we remember we’re all one
And I know there’s a story, waiting for me to write the ending
Notes: Kaitie and I talk about how we get to practice skills in singing that help us show up in full right size to help build the kind of culture we want to live in. This includes stories about cockroaches, childraising, computer-savvy friends... and Kaitie brings it all "earthside" by teaching this powerful layer song which is intimately connected with the South African song "Senzenina". We talk about cross-cultural connections, and how we try to continually update our learning -- what it is to be in right relationship, the illness of wetiko, how to be "other" in a non-inclusive dominant culture. If any of this sparks your curiosity, join us!
Songwriter Info: Kaitie Ty Warren (any pronouns) grew up on Tongva and Ohlone lands, by the ocean and often dreams in fishes and songs. She is a songwriter, songleader, writer, collage artist, cartoonist, minister, and performing artist. She is the founder of Living Room Choir, Be Heard! Voice for Parkinson's, and East Bay Song Fest, all on Ohlone lands in the Bay Area CA. She has a background in theater and music. She goes by Mama to the most awesome little songleader. KaitieTyWarren.com for more; follow on Patreon and socials @KaitieTy.
Sharing Info: Kaitie's songs are available for free to humans for the sole purpose of using it with their choir(s) and song circles. For commercial and for-profit uses, please contact Kaitie via LivingRoomChoir.com. This is not for AI training or use.
Song Learning Time Stamps:
Start time of teaching: 00:03:18
Start time of reprise: 01:14:26
Links:
Where to find What Have We Done:
https://livingroomchoir.com/what-have-we-done/
https://www.patreon.com/kaitiety/posts/song-what-have-143827793
https://kaitietywarren.bandcamp.com/track/what-have-we-done
Living Room Choir's Instagram: www.instagram.com/livingroomchoir
Living Room Choir's Website: LivingRoomChoir.com/song-library
Kaitie's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kaitiety
Kaitie's Website: https://kaitietywarren.com/
Kaitie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaitietywarren/
Senzenina – The Joy covering it: https://youtu.be/0ye19cENvY4?si=okLZ6YrsQrXwHJb4
Vukani Mowethu South African choir in Oakland: https://www.vukani.com/
Kele Nitoto: https://www.instagram.com/kelenitoto/
Ahimsa – concept of non-violence: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ahimsa
Heather Houston retreats: https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/retreats-old/
Laura Sandage: https://www.lauraschapel.com/
“I Am” by Tom Shadyac (available on Netflix) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_(2010_American_documentary_film)
Wetiko: Algonquin term for a cannibalistic spirit that is driven by greed, excess and selfish consumption (in Ojibwe it is windigo, wintiko in Powhatan) - https://www.lapishealingarts.com/lapidary-blog/wetiko-and-the-collective-dark-night-of-the-soul
East Bay Songfest April 16-18, 2027: https://eastbaysongfest.com/
Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, layer, major
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