Song of the Soul
656 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSong of the Soul invites you to a soul-level encounter. Music has the ability to proclaim the soul's language beyond what mere words can speak. That's what we seek as we invite our guests to share their Song of the Soul. You will hear the music that has charted the steps of their spiritual journey, that has provided a touchstone in the soul's dark night, and sung the hearts awe and joy when come to the Light. As you listen to Song of the Soul, you are both witness and companion to our guest's spiritual path and sacred testimony.
Song of the Soul guests provide about 25 minutes of the music that speaks of their spiritual path, beliefs or journey, and Mark Helpsmeet explores with them the relevance and meaning of this music to their experience. Some guests are musicians, perhaps sharing their own music, but most guests are simply sharing music they've been impacted by, written and performed by others.
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Episodes
Beit Shira/House of Song - Part 2 Jewish Music in America
September 04, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBHoward Shalowitz is the hazzan (cantor) for Beit Shira Synagogue. His experience with music, both Jewish & non-Jewish, is impressive, including the singing telegram he delivered to the renowned opera star Luciano Pavarotti. He's served as hazzan with several prominent synagogues across the country and beyond. He shares programs on Jewish music widely as part of the Ambassador Program of the Cantors Assembly.
Beit Shira/House of Song - Part 1 Jewish Music in America
August 28, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBHoward Shalowitz is the hazzan (cantor) for Beit Shira Synagogue. His experience with music, both Jewish & non-Jewish, is impressive, including the singing telegram he delivered to the renowned opera star Luciano Pavarotti. He's served as hazzan with several prominent synagogues across the country and beyond. He shares programs on Jewish music widely as part of the Ambassador Program of the Cantors Assembly.
Drumming The Soul Awake - Jaime Meyer's Song of the Soul
August 21, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBJaime Meyer is the author of Drumming the Soul Awake. He's an average Joe, a wild-eyed visionary, and leads "drumming things" in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
Made Out of Water - Alice Di Micele's Song of the Soul
August 14, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBSinger/songwriter/guitarist Alice Di Micele has a deep connection to Spirit in nature, especially through the element of water. With 12 recordings to her name, she's been prolific and profound. Raised Catholic, nature is now her church.
An Irish Heart & Wood Ticks - Larry Heagle
August 07, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBLarry Heagle has created serious & humorous music for the Midwest for 33 years. He's mostly Irish, with all the sentiment and humor that frequently comes with those origins, though I doubt that he'd ever blame anyone else for his sometimes-bawdy sense of humor.
Singing the Goddess: Stasa Morgan-Appel
July 31, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBStasa Morgan-Appel is a Pagan Quaker with the gift of leading & sharing music and her feminist-pagan identity puts her at a particular spot on the wide Pagan spectrum. She co-authored A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual book & CD. She led a workshop on "Singing the Goddess" at the 2011 FGC gathering and is accompanied by 3 members of the workshop - Sandy Moon, Peggy Bright and Denise Madland - for this program.
Reluctant Daughter - Sally Barris' Song of the Soul
July 24, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBSally Barris is pure Minnesota-raised, but she found her musical home in Nashville, first as a music writer, and now as a singer/songwriter. With a beautiful voice and a loving spirit, her music is both moving and meaningful.
A Face of Hope - Don Pardee's Song of the Soul
July 17, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBDon Pardee has a life-long love affair with music, from the symphony trumpet of his earlier years, to the finger-picking guitar of the past decades. Though music is not his day job, much of his life is sung through his songs
Ari Herstand's Song of the Soul
July 10, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBAri Herstand is a Midwestern singer/songwriter, soon to be in LA. Much of his studio work is mellow, painting images from an inner palette and, raised as a cultural & religious Jew, Ari provides a new and valuable perspective for many listeners.
Lisa Wildman's Song of the Soul
July 03, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBLisa Wildman performs kids music with Peanut Butter Jellyfish, folk music with Group W, as well as performing country, opera and symphonic music. She plays flute, guitar and sings, and her current passion is sacred chant. Lisa is accompanied on some of these songs by Brenda Rose Simkin (vocals) and Paul Tinkerhess (banjo).
Swimming to the Other Side - Pat Humphries
June 26, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBPat Humphries is half of Emma's Revolution, a powerful, moving and fun collaboration aimed at making our world better. Inspired by all sorts of music, including hymns, gospel, folk and more, Pat has produced musical gems featured on "All Things Considered" and "Democracy Now". Here she shares the music that led her where she is, including a song by one of her mentors and inspirations, Pete Seeger
Rod Kinny's Song of the Soul
June 19, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBRod Kinny is a singer/songwriter on a heart-led spiritual journey. As his web site proclaims, "Rod Kinny, Music with a deeper meaning ...". Rod was raised Methodist, and now attends Unity Unitarian Universalist church in the Twin Cities.
Carrie Newcomer's Song of the Soul
June 05, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBCarrie Newcomer is a musical beacon of light & soul from Indiana. She is consciously reaching inward, gently sharing what she finds, delighting in people and flashes of the Divine everywhere. She's got 12 recordings of her own material and regularly collaborates with other musicians, poets, and writers. She is a member of Bloomington, Indiana, Friends Meeting.
Nathen Aswell's Song of the Soul
May 22, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 53.1 MBNathen Aswell is a Canadian singer/songwriter who believes his purpose in this life is to inspire and heal through his music. His debut CD "Little By Little" is a mix of excellent music with deep Spirit.
I Learned It In Sunday School - Andy Murray's Song of the Soul
May 01, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBAndy Murray's music has been featured regularly on our Spirit In Action program because his music is steeped in a combination of deep spirit and healing work for the world. Andy has long worked as a teacher of Peace and Conflict studies at Juniata College in Pennsylvania. With a singer/songwriter sideline that has spanned 3 plus decades, Andy has created a lot of wonderful music, much of it originating with his lifelong faith as a member of the Church of the Brethren, one of the historic pea...
Earth Day Collage - Artists for the Earth
April 24, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBA collage of interview & music from the past year's Song of the Soul guests with particular connection to the Earth. Featuring Gina Citoli, Magpie, Peter Mayer, Joe Reilly, and Walkin' Jim Stoltz.
Desert Flood - Michelle Lynn's Song of the Soul
April 10, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBMichelle Lynn, at 23, has already made 3 CD's, Jump Roping in Chains, Hospital Radio and Pre-echos for the Postmodern, experiencing her own spiritual emergence in the process. She now lives in Decorah, Iowa.
River Light - Andy Juhl's Song of the Soul
April 03, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBAndy Juhl is a young, quiet, Quaker farmer in rural Northwest Iowa with a passion for peace, love and music. With his twin brother on drums, his wife on French horn, and various friends and musicians to accompany him, you'll find a lot of music with meaning.
The Rustic Riders - Lisa Meissner's Song of the Soul
March 20, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 75.5 MBLisa Meissner performs with The Rustic Riders with a definite spiritual/religious element, fueled by personal & cultural struggles and a with a healing vision of the possibilities.
Love Call Me Home - Peggy Seeger's Song of the Soul
March 13, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBPeggy Seeger has a wealth of recordings from the 50+ years she's been performing, on her own, with her husband, Ewan MacColl, with her brothers, Mike & Pete Seeger, and other folks. Traditional folk music is where she started from and she has enriched them with her own songs on feminist, peace and other themes.
All Shall Be Well - Eileen McGann's Song of the Soul
March 06, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBEileen McGann is a Canadian singer/songwriter who combines a stunning voice, deep passion for the natural world, wide-ranging education and thoughts with a rich Irish/Celtic upbringing to make top notch music of the Spirit.
Real People's Music - Josh Dunson's Song of the Soul
January 30, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBJosh Dunson passionately promotes music and culture through Real People's Music where his clients have included American & multicultural artists and activists like Peggy Seeger, Si Kahn, Laura Fuentes, Joe Heaney, Ola Belle Reed, Katherine Davis & Tom Dahill, among others.
Brahman Shaman/Matt Olson's Song of the Soul
January 23, 2011 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBBrahman Shaman is Matt Olson and Brahman Shaman is what he's about. Raised Catholic, drawn to the spirituality of the East, led to connect with real-Earth living, Matt searches for answered to his questions through his music.
Rolling Wheelchair Blues - Mike Hamer's Song of the Soul
January 09, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 53.1 MBMike Hamer is a singer/songwriter from Greenville, North Carolina, who performs a rich variety of music, often as part of Mike Hamer and the Rhinoceroses with the Angelic Choir. Until an accident left him a quadriplegic, Mike had played guitar and bass, but found that the hammer dulcimer worked for him afterwards. He's an inspired and inspirational musician and songwriter. Mike died December, 2017.
My Father's Shoes - Mike Quick's Song of the Soul
January 02, 2011 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBMike Quick has done a lot of types of music over a few decades, including blues, rock, country, etc, but his musical home is folk music, his church is the wide outdoors, and his tree is the Oak.
Friend of the Soul - Rabbi Marcia Prager's Song of the Soul
December 26, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 53.1 MBMarcia Prager is Rabbi at Philadelphia's P'nai Or community, an affiliate of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Marcia is a teacher, a singer and a dynamic source of spiritual guidances vibrantly rooted in the Jewish faith.
Trafficking with Cynics - Marge Eiseman's Song of the Soul
December 19, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBMargeTheMaven.com is the web home of Jewish singer/songwriter Marge Eiseman. Marge leads workshops and programs on Storahtelling, Comfort Shawls, Hip Spirituality and many other topics.
Eco Boogie - Gina Citoli's Song of the Soul
December 12, 2010 06:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBGina Citoli has a long pedigree singing and writing music. Gina has performed with several groups, including Alchemy VII, but is now typically on her own. She's been popular with those with an organic, holistic point of view, especially those that connect with New Thought and Earth-based spiritualities, as well as consciousness raising groups.
Memories - Warren Petryk's Song of the Soul
November 28, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 53.1 MBWarren Petryk has done a lot of music, with a group called The Memories, as part of Taize-style worship, with the Chippewa Valley Symphony and, of course, on his tapes and CD's. He's deeply rooted in Christianity with great appreciation in the ways God shows through all of Creation and the writings of many other religions.
Klingon Klezmer - Jack Kessler's Song of the Soul
November 21, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBJack Kessler has many musical faces. He has decades of experience as a Cantor with Aleph, Alliance for Jewish Renewal. He's also the director and lead force behind Atzilut Concerts for Peace, a Jewish-Arab ensemble, and Klingon Klezmer, a Klezmer-Fusion band beyond belief.
Terra Guitarra - Bruce Hecksel's Song of the Soul
November 07, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBBruce & Julie Hecksel are Patchouli, 2 former city folks thriving on nature and music in rural Wisconsin, making deeply stirring vocal and instrumental songs to reconnect and deepen lives. Bruce answered the call of his guitar one semester short of finishing seminary, and it was a fortunate choice for music lovers everywhere.
Kenzie Joy's Song of the Soul
October 31, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBA vibrant voice and astonishing songwriting talent are a joy whenever they appear, but all the more wonderful when they appear by the age of 13. Kenzie Joy is a Chippewa Valley singer/songwriter destined for great things.
Mary Shapiro's 2nd Song of the Soul
October 17, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBA re-visit with singer/songwriter and activist Mary Shapiro, organizer and host of the Sounds of Hope Concert Series in Washington DC, and niece to the Dominican priest who founded the Friends of God Dominican Ashram.
Annabelle Wood's 2nd Song of the Soul
October 10, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBAnnabella Wood has filled many roles: singer-songwriter, long-haul truck driver, handywoman and cancer survivor. A recent brush with death has focused her ever more firmly on what she loves - music, especially music about her journey to integrity.
Brian Bethke's Song of the Soul
September 19, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.1 MBBrian Bethke emerged from 8 years of illness by capturing the vivid stories of his life in song. On his own since the age of 15, his folk/Americana/country style music conveys a powerful journey with powerful, heartfelt music.
Ed Feeny's Song of the Soul
September 12, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBEd Feeny performs with 3 bands, Reptile Palace Orchestra, The Motor Primitives and Veseliyka which reflects, in part, his diverse appetite for music, in terms of both genre and country.
Greg Herriges' Song of the Soul
September 05, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 40 MBGreg Herriges (& Telluric Currents) is music that tastes of the vastness of the world and the universe. It is spirituality, most often without words, that is World Music and Minnesota music. It's a treat!
Magic Mama's Song of the Soul
August 22, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBMagic Mama is Kjersten Hallin deGaia and she does what she calls eco-edu-tainment and "Organic Hip Hop & World Beats for the Whole Family", and she does it with spiritual depth and soaring joy.
Steve Deasy's Song of the Soul
August 15, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBSteve Deasy has a wealth of musical experience, both instrumental & vocal, but only began writing songs relatively recently. He got some top honors at the Kerrville Folk Festival this year. His latest release is the fruit of a deepening spiritual engagement with Quakerism and issues of peace & justice.
Tom Allen's Song of the Soul
July 25, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBTom Allen is very involved in Transcendental Mediation, Men's work, and working for world peace, especially on the spiritual plane. He's a talented guitarist of many styles - classical, jazz and much more. In addition he has a long history with Christian praise bands, A COURSE IN MIRACLES, and other contemporary expressions of Christ's energy.
Earth Mama's Song of the Soul
July 04, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBJoyce Johnson Rouse has been Earth Mama for the past 15 years. With a degree in Earth Literacy, she teaches about care for the Earth through her songs, spreading peace and justice as part of the message.
Alivia Biko's Song of the Soul
June 20, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBAlivia Bright Maple Biko is a singer/songwriter with a ministerial component, raised in the Midwest but now a longtime Oregon resident. Part of her religious and spiritual journey was in the UCC and Lutheran churches, and she is now clerk and substitute pastor for Freedom Friends Church in Salem, Oregon.
David Serotkin's Song of the Soul
May 23, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBDavid Serotkin is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist from Richmond, CA. David also has a masters in Consciousness Studies from John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California, bringing tremendous insight to his songwriting and to this program.
Russ Downs' Song of the Soul
April 25, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBSinger/songwriter Russ Downs has been making music of many sorts for a couple decades - pop, rock, rockabilly, Christian, and more. Arlington, VA, is home with some time in Nashville, and his religious travels have taken him from non-practicing Methodist to Unitaritarian Universalist. Russ has an independent and compassionate mind, and plenty of heart in his songs.
Mary Shapiro's Song of the Soul
April 18, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBSelf-proclaimed as a Jewish-Christian-Mystic-Pluralist, Mary Shapiro is clearly a rich spiritual pastiche. Her music is folk-rock-progressive, and she carries deep passion for work to heal and grow the world. Native to the Midwest, Washington DC is her current home.
Susan Werner's Song of the Soul
April 18, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBSusan Werner is a Chicago-based singer/songwriter, preferring a big, big, city still close to her Iowa roots. Susan is an innovator, and among her musical creations is "The Gospel Truth", a no-holds-barred grappling with faith and doubt which raised hackles and admiration from the entire belief spectrum. But that project is just the tip of the iceberg, and there is so much more to hear and see.
Taizé Service - Forgiveness & Unity
April 04, 2010 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.5 MBA different format Song of the Soul - a recording of a Taizé style worship service filled with music, words and silence. We've abridged the silences for this radio broadcast, but encourage you to try them with full silence to experience the power of the worship.
Peter Phippen's Song of the Soul
February 21, 2010 06:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBPeter Phippen started his musical career playing bass in a country western band, making good money, at the age of only 12. His search for the instrument of his soul was fulfilled when he met the bamboo flute 23 years ago. He's a regional icon on the flute, as both a composer and performer. Raised mostly non-religious, Peter considers himself a spiritualist with great affection for the Tao Te Ching.
Josh Polich's 2nd Song of the Soul
February 07, 2010 06:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBJosh Polich is back to share more of the music that speaks of his journey from Lutheran to Eastern religion, including Kirtan (Hindu chant), meditation and more. He currently hosts weekly Kirtan at the Yoga Center of Eau Claire, produces podcasts and lives a life of Spirit.
Tom Rawson's Song of the Soul
January 31, 2010 06:00 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MBFor about 30 years Tom Rawson has been a presence on Seattle's activist and music scene. Teaching or not, you'll find his banjo, dulcimer or other instruments nearby, ready to help inspire hope and get a group singing.