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    10. I Trust My Roots with guest Samara Jade

    Song I Trust My Roots
    Music & Words by Samara Jade
    Lyrics
    Verse: (usually sing 2 verses, then chorus)
    I trust my roots
    *to know where to go*
     (3x)
    I trust my roots
    *to know where to go*
    down, down into the earth.


    Chorus:
    Down, down into the earth, intertwining with all beings,
    I'm seeing in every direction; going down, down into the earth,
    I'll send a message on the world-wide-web of interconnection.

    Other verse options include:
    *to anchor me deep*
    *to reach what I need*
    *to share what I got*
    *to lead me to love*
    *to connect us as one* ("our" roots)


    Samara encourages songleaders to create their own verses to insert in between the **.
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    Notes  Samara Jade and I talk embodied intuition, the musical Rent, vocal health, names, mycelium, Moonshadow and trust... and Samara shares "I Trust My Roots". I sing along, periodically smudging the words, as I often do when I first learn a song (maybe you do, too?). A squidge of laughter, a dollop of wonder... it was a fabulous hour!

    Music referenced in the show:
    Cat Stevens, Moonshadow
    the musical Rent by Jonathan Larson
    Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon
    singer/songwriter Johanna Warren

    Songwriter Info A modern folk troubadour, Samara is dedicated to the art of listening deeply and crafting soul-centered songs that are medicine for the moment. Inspired greatly by the wild wisdom of nature and the landscape of the human psyche, her songs ride the crest of the unknown and balance between shadows and light.
    Coming from a musical background as diverse as classical, jazz, folk, Broadway musical and progressive rock, Samara stitches together a unique tapestry of sounds with a quality of musicianship distinctly her own. As heart-opening as they are intellect-stimulating, A fan once coined the term "Philosopholk" to describe Samara's tunes, and no one has ever described it better in a one-word nutshell.
    Samara lives in her van, Vincent VanGo, and is committed to sharing her song-beings around like thousands of spiraling maple helicopter seeds - which is, not coincidentally, what a samara is.

    You can find her in all these places:

    On Patreon: www.patreon.com/samarajade
    On Bandcamp: https://samarajade.bandcamp.com/
    On her website: www.samarajademusic.com
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samarajademusic
    On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WildPamplemousse/videos

    Nuts and Bolts Zipper song in 4:4, Aeolian (natural minor).

    Song Learning Time Stamps:
    Start time of teaching: 00:02:45
    Start time of reprise: 00:53:15​

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    9. Right Place, Right Time

    Song Right Place, Right Time
    Words & Music by Samara Jade
    Lyrics

    1. I believe that I’m in the right place at the right time
    This wave is crashing down and it’s the one for me to ride

    2. Crazy world, crazy times
    Gonna let go of what oughtta be
    And hang on for the ride

    3. Ebb and Flow
    Rising Falling


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    Notes Lisa Littlebird shared that Samara wrote this in the Big Sur, after her first surfing lesson, and said it was a personal cure for FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). During the pandemic, I heard it differently, and it became my go-to song for letting go of what I wanted to be happening, and just riding the crazy times.

    Click here to listen to (and sing along with?) Samara Jade and Acorn Kin singing Right Place, Right Time.

    Songwriter Info A modern folk troubadour, Samara is dedicated to the art of listening deeply and crafting soul-centered songs that are medicine for the moment. Inspired greatly by the wild wisdom of nature and the landscape of the human psyche, her songs ride the crest of the unknown and balance between shadows and light.
    Coming from a musical background as diverse as classical, jazz, folk, Broadway musical and progressive rock, Samara stitches together a unique tapestry of sounds with a quality of musicianship distinctly her own. As heart-opening as they are intellect-stimulating, A fan once coined the term "Philosopholk” to describe Samara’s tunes, and no one has ever described it better in a one-word nutshell.
    Samara lived in her van, Vincent VanGo, until very recently, and is committed to sharing her song-beings around like thousands of spiraling maple helicopter seeds - which is, not coincidentally, what a samara is.

    Next week, Episode #10 will feature an extended conversation with Samara in which she shares her song, "I Trust My Roots", with us.
    You can also find her in all these places:

    On Patreon: www.patreon.com/samarajade
    On Bandcamp: https://samarajade.bandcamp.com/
    On her website: www.samarajademusic.com
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samarajademusic
    On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WildPamplemousse/videos

    Nuts and Bolts 3-Layer song in 2:2, Ionian (major).

    Song Learning Time Stamps:
    Start time of teaching: 00:02:49
    Start time of reprise: 00:12:55

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    7. Spiral

    Song Spiral
    Music & Words Patricia Norton
    Composed in​ 2020
    Lyrics

    I'm letting myself move in a spiral,
    I'm flexing and I'm swaying and I'm bending with the wind.

    I'm coming down to where I want to be.

    Gotta let me grow, gotta let me grow,
    you know.... I've got to grow.

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    Notes I wrote this song a few months into the pandemic, at a point when I was disappointed with how I seem to know all this wisdom in my head, but have so much trouble translating it into body knowledge... I was tearful & fearful – and so frustrated with myself. Then I realized – oh, right -- this what it feels like to grow! Moving from comfortable to uncomfortable in a spiral of growth. Which started me thinking about prairie grass – the beauty of acres of grasses swaying and moving in the wind. Roots in the dirt and touching the sky... both growing up and coming down. Natural patterns that occur and recur -- including the spiral.

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    You can learn more about me and what influences my choices and work here​.

    Song Learning Time Stamps:
    Start time of teaching: 00:02:26
    Start time of reprise: 00:14:08


    Nuts and Bolts 4:4, Layer song, Aeolian (minor)


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