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Have you heard? N&N concerts coming up!

By: Naomi Bird August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 Arts in Our Community, Concertizing, EventsBlaine, entertainment, Events, Excelsior, grandparents gifts, house concerts, Minnesota, piano and voice, st. Paul, Twin cities concerts, twin cities musicLeave a Comment

Sept 14, 15, 21 in Blaine, Excelsior, and St. Paul, MN

“O Sole Mio” – a collaboration to inspire creativity and appreciation

By: Naomi Bird July 20, 2019August 22, 2019 Collaboration, Song Notesappreciation, Art, beauty, classical music, collaborative art, creativity, music, Nature, sunrise pictures, sunset pictures, sunshine1 Comment

My desire was to inspire simple creativity by inviting people to participate in an easy collaborative project. Twenty-two people said, “Yes! Here’s my bit of beauty for you!”

Fountain of Blessings: on fountains, gratitude, and a hymn

By: Naomi Bird June 29, 2019July 4, 2019 Song Noteschurch music, Come Thou Fount, digital music, folk music, hymn, Mark Hayes, music downloads, Nathan Bird, sacred music, Singing, SongNotes from the Birds, voice, waterLeave a Comment

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

From Nashville to Northfield: the Journey of an African-American Spiritual

By: Naomi Bird June 21, 2019July 4, 2019 Music Legacy, Song Notesacapella, African-American spirituals, American history, Black Lives Matter, Down to the River, Fisk University, folk music, SongNotes from the Birds, Underground Railroad, voice, waterLeave a Comment

The voices of an all-black ensemble were on a mission to save their school, and in the process pave the way for much of what Cantus sings, and for much of what many of us have come to love about American folk music.

Boating Through Marriage, with Depression

By: Naomi Bird June 20, 2019July 4, 2019 Song Notesclassical singing, depression, faith, folk music, hope, marriage, mental health, music, piano, SongNotes from the Birds, voice, waterLeave a Comment

Literal water makes an appearance this week with “The Water is Wide.” Did you just start humming the tune upon hearing the title? Probably. It’s a favored folk classic that has traveled the world for over a hundred years.

Our Duet of an Andrews Sisters Classic (with ukelele!)

may you be Find out what the circus, flapper girls, and the Andrews Sisters have to do with our beautiful song. Also, this is our FIRST DUET recorded for SongNotes, with my good friend, Christy Jones.

In the Garden with Mom: an interview with our moms about gardening and faith

By: Naomi Bird May 24, 2019 Song Notesbeauty, gardening, gifts for grandma, gits for Mom, horticulture, hymns, In The Garden, music, Nature, Singing, urban gardensLeave a Comment

may you be inspired to find a garden of your own to tend – a place of solace, creative work, and the simple companionship of the One who calls you His own.

The Barber, the Baker, and the Open Space Maker

When you ask friends about how they met, their memories are FULL of the smallest details. In Stephens’ poem, that small detail is the daisies.

Have you heard? N&N concerts coming up!

By: Naomi Bird August 22, 2019August 22, 2019

Arts in Our Community, Concertizing, EventsBlaine, entertainment, Events, Excelsior, grandparents gifts, house concerts, Minnesota, piano and voice, st. Paul, Twin cities concerts, twin cities musicLeave a Comment

Sept 14, 15, 21 in Blaine, Excelsior, and St. Paul, MN

“O Sole Mio” – a collaboration to inspire creativity and appreciation

By: Naomi Bird July 20, 2019August 22, 2019

Collaboration, Song Notesappreciation, Art, beauty, classical music, collaborative art, creativity, music, Nature, sunrise pictures, sunset pictures, sunshine1 Comment

My desire was to inspire simple creativity by inviting people to participate in an easy collaborative project. Twenty-two people said, “Yes! Here’s my bit of beauty for you!”

Battle Hymn of the Republic | Free Patriotic Song Recording

America is an amazing place, with many yucky parts and many awesome parts. May we all deliberately honor the sacrifices of those on whose shoulders we stand each day.