Louise Macdonald / Songs of NC Revolution

It's all connected, it's all intertwined

It's all connected, it's all intertwined

Our last weekend workshop has passed. Discussions about models of social change (plus co-creating our own idea!), plus a five hour solo from dawn in the bitter but beautiful cold, combined to deliver another challenging and uplifting experience - physically, intellectually and emotionally.  However, as soon as it was over, “life” took hold, especially my working life, and I was full of concern that it would be days before I would have time to blog.

But as I started my journey to London for a couple of days, I switched my iPod onto random, and this was the song that filled the space between my ears. Talk about synchronicity… I will blog about the weekend soon, but I just wanted to get this up, as it really made an impact: stopped me in my tracks in fact. Plus, it ensured I managed to “take with me” my NC experience as I went from meeting to meeting - trying to “encounter each moment before it had passed..” I’d love to hear you ideas about NC songs - what would be our soundtrack?

“You ceased to mow the lawn 10 years ago, you just want to see how your garden would grow.

You abandoned the pruning shears and welcomed each weed. You permitted the soil to select its own seed.

But it would be unfair to assume you don’t care, for you pay great attention to all that goes there.

But you simply abstained from a plan or design, you just let it all hang out and take it’s own time.

You just let it all hang out and take it’s own time.

And you follow the thread, in the book that you’ve read

Or in something that someone you heard somewhere said.

You say it’s all connected, it’s all intertwined.

You just let it all hang out and take it’s own time.

You just let it all hang out and take it’s own time.

Well you don’t move too fast, you make it all last - you encounter each moment before it has passed.

And you say walking slow in this world is no crime.

You just let it all hang out and take it’s own time.

You just let it all hang out and take it’s own time.”

Karine Polwart: Take Its Own Time

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There are 4 comments on Songs of NC Revolution:

  1. margaret:

    After I read your blog I spent an hour looking out the window at the snow and listening to music on youtube (meant to be writing an essay!)
    And my sound track so far….
    Foo Fighters - Times Like These
    Leonard Cohen - Anthem
    Pearl Jam - Given to Fly
    Robert Plant - All the Kings Horses

    February 12th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
  2. gavin:

    One for the solo experience……..

    James - Sit Down

    I sing myself to sleep
    A song from the darkest hour
    Secrets I can’t keep
    Inside of the day
    Swing from high to deep
    Extremes of sweet and sour
    Hope that God exists
    I hope I pray

    Drawn by the undertow
    My life is out of control
    I believe this wave will bear my weight
    So let it flow

    Oh sit down
    Oh sit down
    Oh sit down
    Sit down next to me
    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, down
    In sympathy

    Now I’m relieved to hear
    That you’ve been to some far out places
    It’s hard to carry on
    When you feel all alone
    Now I’ve swung back down again
    It’s worse than it was before
    If I hadn’t seen such riches
    I could live with being poor

    Oh sit down
    Oh sit down
    Oh sit down
    Sit down next to me
    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, down
    In sympathy

    Those who feel the breath of sadness
    Sit down next to me
    Those who find they’re touched by madness
    Sit down next to me
    Those who find themselves ridiculous
    Sit down next to me
    In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
    In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
    In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
    In love, in fear, in hate

    Down
    Down

    Oh sit down
    Oh sit down
    Oh sit down
    Sit down next to me
    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, down
    In sympathy

    Oh sit down
    Oh sit down
    Oh sit down
    Sit down next to me
    Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, down
    In sympathy

    Down………

    February 25th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
  3. beth:

    I love the image of the garden thats conjurred up in those lyrics Louise, patience takes trust, trusting the seeds and the soil. . . .

    A few lyrics that thread their way into my work are the Indigo Girls:

    March 4th, 2009 at 12:11 am
  4. margaret:

    Juliet Turner - ‘Trickster.’
    It has a chorus that goes:
    ‘What do you mean you don’t like shopping?
    What do you mean you don’t watch TV?’
    I went to see her last night and I can’t stop singing it today!
    The track’s on YouTube, and the story behind it is at http://artscatalyst.typepad.com/the_arts_catalyst/2008/04/czech-artists-a.html

    March 8th, 2009 at 5:39 pm

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