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David Scott Weaver has just released a new album Songs of Hope and Resistance. The songs speak to current events, lyrically intelligent and musically excellent.  The songs are written to catch your mind and the musicians are all excellent and accomplished. David has been playing music for most of his life. Nowadays his life is all about the music. He tours, and has another album in the works. The politics of the day has sparked his activism and it’s showing up in his art. His passion for justice comes through the songs, and his friendly inviting demeanor makes it a pleasure to listen. • David Scott Weaver on YouTube Music by: David Scott Weaver The post David Scott Weaver – “Songs of Hope and Resistance” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Carla Gover and Friends have released a new cycle of songs about the lives of Appalachian women. Penned by Si Kahn Williams Branch is Hard to Find offers 17 songs sung by 12 women. The musicianship is excellent. The songs tell stories that are relatable and relevant. Carla Gover is an 8th generation Kentuckian, so this music is particularly meaningful for her. At Si’s suggestion Carla assembled the musicians and produced the record. Si Kahn is a prolific and accomplished performer, activist, and union organizer, and a prolific songwriter. This collaboration was in the cards for some time and now has come to fruition. The friends are: Arlo Barnette guitars, Maizie Barnette vocals, Rosie Gardner vocals and banjo, Charity Gilbert vocals and guitar, Carla Gover vocals, banjo and guitar, Maple Harvey vocals, J. Tom Hnatow dobro, guitar and pedal steel, Jeri Katherine Howell vocals and guitar, Sue Massek vocals and banjo, Karly Dawn Milner vocals, Sarah Kate Morgan vocals and Appalachian dulcimer, Owen Reynolds bass, Ella Webster vocals, fiddle and guitar, Jesse Wells fiddle, guitar and banjo, Maddie Rae Wells vocals. • Carla Gover on YouTube Music by: Carla Gover and Friends The post Carla Gover – “Williams Branch is Hard to Find” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Michael Marra and bandmates brother Dan Marra, Cameron Hamilton and Nathan Coats comprise Oran Ra. The band has released a new album Live from Nowhereland. Michael joins Baruch and shares his inspirations, musical and otherwise, and some of his personal story.  Michael’s music is expansive and bold, drawing from exposure to a rich variety of music from an early age, and a human life replete with beauty and pain and everything else. He is committed to art and nature and family. • Oran Ra on YouTube Music by: Oran Ra The post Michael Marra – Oran Ra “Live From Nowhereland” and “The Travelers” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Olya Prohorova of Fugu Dugu talks about their new album Bucky Wanko and The Legend of Baba Yaga just released as the band is about to embark on a northeast US (and one show in Canada) tour. The album title says it, this is a story involving a powerful mythic figure and a human.  The music is energetic, invoking a range of emotions and images.  You will move to this music whether it’s tapping a finger or dancing your brains out, which is recommended. “Fugu Dugu doesn’t preserve Eastern European folklore. They make it dance.” – rootsandchordsmusic.com • Fugu Dugo on YouTube Music by: Fugu Dugu The post Olya Prohorova – Fugu Dugu “Bucky Wanko and The Legend of Baba Yaga” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Grammy winners Opium Moon have released another glorious album,The Time Has Come, a 10 piece cycle inspired by and offered with love and hope for the family of humanity. This four-piece ensemble has been coming together for the last decade creating luscious intentional vibrations and sending them out into the world. Lili Haydn has been an artist for her whole life, mostly but not only with the violin. Itai Disraeli, accomplished bassist and composer, brings a grounded pragmatic quality to the bass. Hamid Saeidi is a master Santoor player and composer. M.B. Gordy is a renowned percussionist who has played with so many, you’ve definitely heard him. Lili, Hamid, and Itai join Baruch in a sharing of ideas and imaginings. M.B. was at a gig. • The Time Has Come Video • Opium Moon on YouTube Music by: Opium Moon The post Opium Moon – “The Time Has Come” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Red Spirit Singers have released a recording of traditional and new songs. Land of the Sun (Ute Nation Utah) brings Pow Wow rhythm and intention to songs both ancient and new. A.J. Kanip, Daniel Cesspooch and Grammy winner Ian Brennan talk with Baruch about this record, focusing on a few of the songs, some ancient and some recent; their meanings, and the role of the music and the drum in Native America. • Red Spirit Singers on YouTube Music by: Red Spirit Singers The post Red Spirit Singers – “Land of the Sun (Ute Nation Utah)” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Charlton Singleton is a Grammy-winning Trumpeter, Composer, and Band Leader.  One of his musical ventures is as part of the group Ranky Tanky who have just released a new record This Village. Ranky Tanky is Kevin Hamilton on Bass, Quiana Parle Vocalist, Clay Ross playing Guitar and Vocals, and Charlton Singleton on Trumpet and Vocals. Ranky Tanky “draws on the living well of Gullah music from the Sea Islands and carries it forward with jazz verve, gospel fire, blues feeling, and soul-deep groove. Their very name, from the Gullah language, means “work it” or “get funky,” which is exactly what they do…” – Ranky Tanky • Ranky Tanky on YouTube Music by: Ranky Tanky The post Charlton Singleton – Ranky Tanky “This Village” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Jeremy Green hails from Toronto, Canada where he’s been playing music for much of his life.  Inspired by music, Jeremy has been exploring genres and writing his own songs.  He’s given himself permission to play what he wants rather than what others expect and it’s led him to a joyful musical career. The new album In Motion is a celebration of guitar grooves. If you love the instrument it’ll thrill you, and if you love melody this album is a melodic journey. • Jeremy Green on YouTube Music by: Jeremy Green The post Jeremy Green – “In Motion” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Mélisande is a musician from Quebec where she was exposed to lots of different kinds of music growing up. Always listening to her own inner music, Mélisande has become a performer who electrifies audiences and gets people moving! Sur la même longueur d’onde is the new album bringing together elements of traditional Quebecois and Acadian music with modern beats and synthesizers, the result is a rich tapestry of energies and colors that bring out one’s inner dancer. Mélisande is a musical co-creator.  Husband Alex designs and implements the electronic aspects of the music, and all the players are long time musical friends. • Mélisande on YouTube Music by: Mélisande The post Mélisande – “Sur la même longueur d’onde” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Larry Vellani is part of a community of musicians called Mebanesville, and they’ve just released an album of songs by the prolific and wonderful Si Kahn, with a couple of Larry’s in the mix as well.  ICE Fishing in America is a collection that speak to the current political situation in the United States, like immigration, the manufactured trade war with Canada, the attempts to rename parts of the world, and more. The songs are humorous yet direct, and the musicianship is world class and down home. Larry Vellani has known Si Kahn for years, collaborated musically and politically, so this celebration of Si’s music and conscience is an act of friendship as much as an artistic endeavor. • Mebanesville on YouTube Music by: L. D. Vellani & Mebanesville with Si Kahn The post L. D. Vellani & Mebanesville with Si Kahn – “ICE Fishing in America” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Lynn Hollyfield has been making music for many years, sharing personal stories and experiences in order to communicate about life with other humans. Her newest album Diving In is an exploration of thoughts and feelings about what is happening in the world today. Some of the songs are about the hard things and some of them are about beauty and aliveness. Lynn is on a mission to bring people together through music and this album can do that. • Lynn Hollyfield on YouTube Music by: Lynn Hollyfield The post Lynn Hollyfield – “Diving In” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Frederico Forte aka Frederico7 offers a musical magical journey of integration and celebrating the human experience, inspired by living in different places, with an innate sense of sacred theater that started in childhood,  is driven by rhythms and harmonies that take the listener along for a ride! This record Brasileirôu is an inspired piece of art, from the lyrics, music, and musicianship, to the cover art’s symbols and dimensionality, art by Vivienne Forte. The songs are driven by rhythms and harmonies that take the listener along for a ride! Most of the songs are in Portuguese, some are in English, all of them are touching whether you understand the words or not. • Frederico7 on YouTube Music by: Frederico7 The post Frederico7 – “Brasileirôu” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Lance Cowan has been writing songs for many years, but worked mainly as a publicist for other musicians.  Now he’s released his third album The Air That You Breathe, 11 songs about living in this world. Lance knows a lot of great musicians, some of whom are on this record, songwriting and playing; Janis Ian, David Mallett, Karen Leipziger, and more. Lance travels around, performing, bringing music that stirs the heart, beyond just the personal to the transpersonal and global. • Lance Cowan on YouTube Music by: Lance Cowan The post Lance Cowan – “The Air That You Breathe” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Basya Schechter leads Pharaoh’s Daughter an ensemble that has just released an album Song of Desire which is a new approach to The Song of Songs which is an ancient text that addresses human love and divine love. The music is a truly exciting encounter inspired by this revered poem, focused through the lens of the person that is Basya, her experiences and perspectives. This art is moving and colorful and deep. • Pharaoh’s Daughter on YouTube Music by: Pharaoh’s Daughter The post Pharaoh’s Daughter – “Song of Desire” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Kevin Smeltzer has surprised himself by making this amazing record Fabricated Worlds, a collection of songs, a variety of sonic experiences inspired by Life behind the mask.  What is it to be one’s authentic self in this world?  How do we avoid and embrace our own realness? The music is complex and pretty exciting, influenced by music from the 70’s and 80’s, ranging from danceable to contemplative. • Kevin Smeltzer on YouTube Music by: Kevin Smeltzer The post Kevin Smeltzer – “Fabricated Worlds” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.