Over the past two weeks, I’ve had a half dozen reminders of the purpose and power of people singing together. Since I get paid to stand in front of people and sing by myself, I realize the inherent paradox. But, really, singing together is what people have always done. There’s less of it today – [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Singing Together
Posted in Art and community, Choruses, music, Song, tagged Civil Rights Movement, Freedom Songs, Pete Seeger, singing, Unisong on June 30, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Happy Pappy Day
Posted in Life lessons, parenting, tagged Bill Harley story, Father's Day on June 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I have, with some sense of pathetic entitlement, long considered Father’s Day the Great Afterthought in the American holiday calendar. The week before Mother’s Day, I’m down on my knees, begging my sons to do something nice for their mother; I will be held accountable for all their failings. Father’s Day is different. It seems [...]
Pony – my current favorite song
Posted in music, School culture, singer/songwriter, Song, tagged Diana Jones on June 14, 2009 | 12 Comments »
My friend Marcy Marxer makes it a point to let people know about musicians and music she likes, figuring we need each other to spread the word, since the music industry seems to be crumbling all around us (not that I’ve ever been much part of it, anyway). So here’s my current favorite song, which [...]
The Secret Lives of Children
Posted in Children, School culture, Schools, tagged childhood on June 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I know I promised to post every Friday. I was traveling, and…, oh forget it. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the lives of children away from the world of adults. As someone who tries to document children’s lives through stories, I’ve always been interested in the places where adult supervision is missing or [...]
