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We’ll Do the State Fair Better Than You – Even in a Pandemic

By: Naomi Bird August 2, 2020August 5, 2020 Collaboration, Monthly Themes, Recordings, Song Notesagriculture, arts, entertainment, history, Minnesota state fair, music, State Fair1 Comment

Through our songs this month we will sample each of the four elements of the “agricultural fair.”

Beautiful Suns: Nostalgic Longing Through Pictures and Song| O Sole Mio!

Longing for things as they once were – me oh my oh mio! I think we all are doing a share and a half of that these days.

Join Our Virtual Dinner Party | Phase 1 of 3: Introductions

By: Naomi Bird July 11, 2020August 5, 2020 Monthly Themes, Recordings, Saturday SongNotesdinner party, gathering, hospitality, music, musical theater, musical theatre, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Tenor recordings, virtual partyLeave a Comment

Our goal this month is to present our three songs in a way that reflects three distinct phases of a dinner party: Introductions, Group entertainment, Deeper personal connection

A Prayer for Rest for the Weary

By: Naomi Bird July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 Arts in Our Community, Bird FamilyArt, faith, health, mental health, music, wearinessLeave a Comment

This morning I’ve been blessed by listening through a sung responsive reading shared with me by Katie and Jacob Eckeberger of the music duo My Anchor Holds.

On Being Afraid |Nathan shares an original song and talks about it

By: Naomi Bird June 27, 2020 Collaboration, Events, Recordings, Song Notesanxiety, appreciation, church music, church musicians, faith, fear, music, original song, peace, sacred music, Songwriter, voiceLeave a Comment

Here’s a song that Nathan wrote last year regarding the desire to do what’s right, even if it’s scary.

Remembering The Source of Our Gifts | a reflection through a hymn

Throughout all the verses of “Come, Thou Fount,” the text draws arrows from the gifts to the Giver, from the gifted to the Gifter, continuously tying us to our source and purpose.

Maybe instead of sadness, it’s fatigue from growing. | “The Water is Wide”

Maybe it isn’t all that sad. It’s just tired, and reminiscing about the unexpectedness of the journey.

Coping with Recent Minneapolis Events |Down in the River to Pray (with song link)

I’m glad to peer into a world that, though far away in time, clarifies the pains currently felt so very close to home.

3 ways to give special gifts during quarantine

By: Naomi Bird August 4, 2020

Song Notesencouragement, gifts for grandma, gifts for grandpa, grief, relationshipsLeave a Comment

consider one of these three options the next time you know that someone close to you desperately needs a sense of comfort, hope, and remembrance.

Our Shop is Up!

By: Naomi Bird August 3, 2020August 5, 2020

Recordingsbuy, products, SongNotes from the BirdsLeave a Comment

We have set up our Online Shop! Now you can easily purchase CDs, digital song recordings, or our hot-off-the press SongNotes packets. It is still under construction, with new items being added regularly, but our most recent creations are up and ready! Visit the Shop! Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks for your…

We’ll Do the State Fair Better Than You – Even in a Pandemic

By: Naomi Bird August 2, 2020August 5, 2020

Collaboration, Monthly Themes, Recordings, Song Notesagriculture, arts, entertainment, history, Minnesota state fair, music, State Fair1 Comment

Through our songs this month we will sample each of the four elements of the “agricultural fair.”