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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The Songful, World-healing Soul of Emma's Revolution
June 03, 2022 05:30 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBPat Humphries & Sandy O are the members of Emma's Revolution, an entity with its own soul & mission, beautiful music to call forth the deepest of emotions, both grief and joy, always with the aim of steering the world toward justice & healing. If only we could unite the world like Pat & Sandy blend & weave their voices & instruments, peace and justice would already be the norm.
Hip-Hop Taking Over Ghana
May 27, 2022 04:35 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBEllis Torku is SEIZE FIRE, bringing powerful, peace-oriented Hip-Hop music from Ghana, in West Africa, to the world. From his High Fire Empire Music Production Company he delivers music with meaning.
Channeling Scotch-Irish Folk Music, Spirituals, and More
May 20, 2022 05:50 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBAndrew Calhoun is the real deal, applying all the skill & integrity needed to faithfully channel folk songs & folk culture through his dancing, delightful guitar, but also his deep & evocative voice. With loads of recordings over the decades, he's distinguished himself through Scotch-Irish songs and his African-American spirituals. He lives just outside of Chicago, IL.
One Man in a One Man Band - MG Bailey
May 13, 2022 05:56 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBMG Bailey joins us today for SOS. MG is not only a One Man Band, playing simultaneously with hands and feet, while singing, he's a not-in-anyone's box kind of man. Authenticity & creativity mix fruitfully in MG's music, with ideas, stories, and images that stretch us out of our conventional expectations & storylines. There's beautiful guitar & other instruments, all played by MG, but mostly you can't listen to these songs without feeling you're glimpsing beyond the veil of your own reality.
The Smiling & Healing 12-string of Ann Reed
May 06, 2022 04:30 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBAnn Reed is a rich & wonderful source of music, stories, and even a book now - check out Citizens of Campbell. She's been a mainstay of the women's and folk music scene in the Twin Cities of MN area for 40 years now, having produced some 24 albums.
Afro-Colombian Music with Palenque Records/Lucas Silva via Groundswell
April 29, 2022 04:12 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWe'll dive deep in the Afro-Colombian music of Lucas Silva, pioneer of Champeta. Founder of Palenque Records (or on Facebook) via today's guest-host Patricia Stansbury (AKA Sunny Gardener).
Solace In The Wild with Erin Ivey
April 21, 2022 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBErin Ivey is a french-speaking, Queen-of-the-Austin singer-songwriters artist who creates some of the best Folk-Americana music around.
Singing Reconnection to Earth & Iran with Lydia Violet
April 15, 2022 00:34 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBLydia Violet is an amazing musician, songwriter, educator, & community activist, combining fiddle, clawhammer banjo, & voice to change & heal the Earth. Mentored by Joanna Macy, Lydia got her degree in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and weaves her music & Earthcare studies together in her Music Medicine program at her School for the Great Turning.
Darryl Purpose is a Sure Bet
April 08, 2022 02:27 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBDarryl Purpose says he's never had a real job, earning his living either from blackjack or making music, but he's worth every cent and more. Determined to live outside the box, Darryl's music regales the listener with beauty, inspiration, & free-flowing spirituality.
Chemistry, Recovery, UU, & the Music of Jim Phillips
March 18, 2022 04:12 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBToday is the second time we'll have Jim Phillips with us, and this is kind of a new-and-improved-music of Jim Phillips, with significant overlap of songs from the last time, but with dramatically enhanced versions of some of his tunes.
The Woman In Me - Susan Marie Gallion
March 10, 2022 18:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBSusan Marie Gallion's song, The Woman In Me has won many a heart, and was even nominated for a Grammy Award. Though Susan wrote it, most folks got to know it through the voice of Crystal Gayle.
Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers, Welcomed
February 17, 2022 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBClaudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers are a soul-deep musical combination. Sally is perhaps more closely associated with the folk music genre, and while Claudia has done a lot of folk, she's also well-known and loved for her expeditions into the jazz world. Whenever they combine their voices & music, there is an alchemy that transmutes music into magic. Both tell stories & capture images to rivet the heart & guide us on a better, more fulfilling, path.
Heal My Heart Mid-winter Concert
January 07, 2022 06:59 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBA rich mid-winter concert of songs of faith & hope by Annie Patterson & Peter Blood, the creators of the world-renowned group-singing songbooks Rise Up Singing, and Rise Again.
In The Name Of All Of Our Children - Sally Rogers
December 23, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBSally Rogers has been a fountain of folk music for 4 decades (check out her 40 Years, 40 Songs collection), now sung all around the country & world. Her classics include Lovely Agnes, Touch of the Master's Hand, & Circle of the Sun, and there are ever-more greats coming. Her last visit with us was 2007. In addition to her work as a music teacher in schools, she's been a long-time co-host for the 3rd Friday Song Swap at Vanilla Bean in Pomfret, CT.
The Green Trees of Ithaca
December 17, 2021 04:30 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWill Fudeman's musical muse is very strongly connected to his hopes, prayers, & vision for the world. Having worked as a social worker & therapist, he is currently doing healing work with Eastern arts including acupuncture & Qi Gong. Will completes his lifework with his music, which he performs on guitar & mandolin. Spiritually/philosophically fueled by both his Jewish Identity and Taoist leanings, he sings with meaning and a promise of hope. Will has performed with a number of artists, incl...
Squishing Ants & Missing Miller Time
November 26, 2021 03:06 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBPhil Hoose writes songs that we all love and that other performers love to perform. His best-known, Hey, Little Ant, is a song, but also a book that has sold over 1 million copies in 10 languages. With a quirky eye for seeing the world differently, his songs intrigue, amuse, & enchant. An employee of The Nature Conservancy for decades, and the author of more than 10 books, including the inspirational Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, Phil's awards include the John Newbery Medal, Sibert...
Old-Fashioned Folk Singer
November 11, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBSteve Suffet has the heart & the pedigree of a 100% authentic old-fashioned folk singer. Growing up near ground zero of the folk music explosion of NYC in the early 1960's, Steve has witnessed & shared the music of many others, and added his share to the conversation. Though he waited a few decades to start recording his music, Steve has 7 CDs on CDBaby.
Long Island's Exceptional Common Man
November 05, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBJoe Iadanza is an exceptional Common Man from Long Island, who, in addition to his music tinged with Harry Chapin and Bruce Springsteen flavors, has a serious spirituality and healing avocation, which you can access through his LivingRoomStudio.org site, for his meditation, yoga, podcast, & spiritual direction gifts. Joe performs solo, as part of Joe Iadanza & His Beautiful Band, and in a duo with Carolann Solebello.
Someday Has Arrived
October 22, 2021 02:25 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBKori Riesenweber sings sweetly, delightfully, and movingly. She used to perform with Beacon James, but currently performs most with Girl Band, but also solo, with Caleb Horne, as Thistledown, and in other configurations.
Oceanography of the Heart, Head, & Spirit - Brian Kelly
October 15, 2021 04:06 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWhether it's supercharged indie rock, bittersweet pop, or something completely new, Brian Kelly/Oceanography will expose your heart. Brian can powerfully channel Roy Orbison and his song, Crying, and he can make you think you're with Neil Young, but mostly he's himself, and that's an excellent thing. Along the way he played and sang with the Butte County All Stars, Food, and with Silence The Bird. Brian is located in Oakland, CA, bringing music to the wider world.
Rooted in Starlight & Rain
September 23, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBKori Riesenweber has an angelic voice & a love for harmonies that has been lived out in many ways: in the bluegrass band of her extended families, in the intricate arrangements of her time as part of Beacon James (on Facebook and on Bandcamp), and currently with Girl Band. She also performs solo, and sings constantly with her newborn son.
John McCutcheon in Person!
September 02, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBJohn McCutcheon is classic & cutting-edge folk music. An amazing singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, he has now produced 40 albums, performed with all kinds of musical greats, like Pete Seeger, Tom Chapin, Tom Paxton, and Carrie Newcomer. He's witty, deep, creative, prolific, and he's in person for this interview on July 4th, 2019, at Grinnell College as part of the FGC Gathering.
Anita Aysola Is Beyond Our Dreams
August 27, 2021 03:49 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBAnita Aysola was a top finalist in the 2020 Songs for Social Change contest sponsored by Renaissance Artists and Writers Association (RAWA) with her beautiful & poignant song, Heartbeat.
Sweet Angel Warrior
August 19, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBRegla Garcia-Schmidt is half of The Hollywood Rockstarz. Regla's powerful voice & keyboards are born of Cuban immigrants, cultured in Connecticut, expanded in Los Angeles, and have reached full fruit in Ladysmith, WI. She will wow you with the depths of her passion & the extent of her talent.
Awakening Soul Remembrance With Niyonu
August 13, 2021 02:14 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBThe music of Niyonu Spann has depth of meaning thoroughly entwined with fine melodies and harmonies and musical acumen. We've seen her on Northern Spirit Radio once previously for Song of the Soul, and also once for Spirit In Action, focused on her work with Beyond Diversity 101.
Finding Lost Voices With Mike Ball
August 06, 2021 00:57 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBMike Ball of Dr. Mike & the Sea Monkeys and Founder/Executive Director of Lost Voices has an endless streak of creativity, and a passion for creating music that both amuses and changes people.
Voices United
July 29, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBJerry Hui is an amazing choral director, both composing and bringing out of singers intricate & moving performances. Jerry is Director of Choral Activities at UW-Stout, and directs a number of other groups, including Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire. Growing up in Hong Kong, headed for a livelihood working with computers, Jerry found magic in music, and unity in choir.
Harmonizing With Lamed Vavniks, Hafiz, & The Gita
July 22, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBTogether Ira Levin and Julia Bordenaro Levin (sometimes with other artists) are The Levins, a weaving of beautiful music, harmonies, & lyrics. Ira comes from rich Jewish ground and avidly draws on mysticism from around the world. Ira & Julia have performed children's music as Uncle Eye & Ms Melody, and Kirtan music with Mirabai Moon, among others. Their songs are joyful, reflective, entrancing, accessible and stunning, all the more so because of precious content. With broadway, classical, ro...
Painting the Sky with Music
July 17, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBKora Feder paints the sky, beautifully, with her words and melodies. Drawing on years living around the world, notably in Asia, and nurtured by musically-gifted parents like Rita Hosking & Sean Feder, Kora creates her very own style and power of music, wrestling with life and meaning with heart, wisdom, & creativity.
Light, Heart, & A Glorious Morning With Bob Reid
June 18, 2021 03:39 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBMusic is deep in Bob Reid's genetics, both from his father's record store and his mother's performing. The gift was also nurtured in him by the folk music community around San Francisco, including folks like Melvina Reynolds and Faith Petric.
Pain, Dark, Heart, Land, Protest, & Belief - Songs of Social Change Vol. 5
June 10, 2021 20:12 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBAndy Douglas was a judge for the 2020 Songs for Social Change, Volume 5, a product of the Renaissance Artists & Writers Association.
Mustard Seed to Dancing Star - Cici Artemisia
May 20, 2021 17:07 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBCici Artemisia is always swimming on the deep side of the pool, even as she enchants & delights. In addition to the 2 decades she performed as part of Bordertown, she discovered a calling to music related to her personal healing journey after sexual abuse memories emerged. Her voice & lyrics shine & captivate, and the music of her guitar & other instruments pluck heart strings & percolate the spirit.
Music Medicine With Tricia Alexander
May 13, 2021 18:48 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBTricia Alexander's songs are Music Medicine. She is also a poet, a minister, a mentor, a healing artist, and, on top of that, she is a wonderful, vivacious, captivating storyteller. With a spirituality spanning all peoples and all lands, she experienced particular transformation through an encounter with Meher Baba.
Living Music, Sacred Flute
April 23, 2021 02:52 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBPeter Phippen is best known, perhaps, as a master of the flute - actually many different types of flutes, including those of Native American origin. That is, in fact, what earned him a Grammy nomination back in 2010. But Peter is all about all music, so you'll also frequently encounter him rocking out on his bass and whatever other form of music and instrumentation the moment calls for. In particular, his ability to improvise soul-deep on his flutes is known to transport listeners young and ...
Wings, Trains, & Gold in Salado, Texas
April 15, 2021 18:40 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBFor about 10 years Richard Paul Thomas (or on FB) made music around Milwaukee, WI, as part of The Counts, The Polaras, Ron & The Continentals, The Gamblers, The Too Young to Know Anything about Pain & Suffering Singers
Old Finger-Picking Dog With New Tricks: Rolly Brown
April 08, 2021 17:12 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBRolly Brown delivers quality, whether it's his 4x-a-week on-line Curve Flattening Concerts, his guitar instruction, his
Love & Family Harmony with David Heitler-Klevans
April 03, 2021 19:47 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBDavid and Jenny Heitler-Klevans have been doing music together as Two of a Kind for around 3 decades. Rooted mostly in the Folk-Americana genre, they have focused on children & family music, 9 albums of it, in addition to a CD for grown-ups. They've garnered 6 Parents' Choice and 3 Creative Child Magazine awards, and a lot more.
Lou & Peter Berryman, No Joke!
March 19, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBLou & Peter Berryman are known for their unstoppable humor & wordplay, and for their distinctive guitar & accordion instrumentation. Based in Madison, WI, they've churned out many hundreds of songs on topics large & small, staving off the weight of the world with terminal laughter syndrome. There's no one like them as you will know by browsing their Lou & Peter's Big Songbook.
Saturday Singalong With Laura Goetz
March 12, 2021 03:10 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBLaura Goetz shares the Saturday Singalong at 6 pm CDT. She shares a wide assortment of group singing tunes, leading with her wonderful voice and accompanying herself on uke, banjo, piano, and even an occasional lip trumpet. Watch, listen, and sing along weekly via Facebook. Laura is a shy Upper Midwesterner with a musical gift created for a wide, but inobtrusive, audience!
Punk, Meditation & Healing: Erin Incoherent
February 25, 2021 18:12 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBErin Incoherent's music comes straight out of the punk-rock world, though it maybe has drifted also into the folk-punk genre. Whatever the name, whatever the genre, the music is beautiful, the lyrics are moving, and Erin is, herself, a vibrant, deep soul and wonderful songwriter. With songs that capture pain & dysfunction, but also insight & healing, Erin leads the way to a more conscious & compassionate world.
Better Days: Winter 2019 Revisited
February 19, 2021 06:39 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBA visit to this program the last 2 months before COVID-19, with brief selections from the 2019 interviews with Susan Salidor, The Fairest and Best, Particle Kid (J.
Free By Undo Influence - Ryan Summers
February 12, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBRyan Summers started making music with a garage band in Chippewa Falls, WI, moved into DJ-ing and producing rave-style music under the name Plastic Portal.
This Too Shall Pass with Chris Wilhelm
January 29, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBChris Wilhelm's 5-year journey of healing & growth has birthed his seventh album, This Too Shall Pass, a message & inspiration perfect for the year of COVID-19. Chris' teenage years were a journey mainly through Metal and Punk, but then he was drawn powerfully by the musical inspiration of folk artists like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, John Prine, and Woody Guthrie on an acoustic voyage of transformation and insight. Having explored the music scene of Boston, then having toured widely and fe...
Music Before COVID - Fall 2019 SOS
January 22, 2021 07:23 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBA sampler of the fine Song of the Soul guests in the fall of 2019, before COVID-19 quarantines. With guests east, west, and from the Heartland, we share glimpses of our visits with Phil Hoose, Susan Urban (of February Sky), Joel Landy, Will Fudeman, Carrie Newcomer, and Justin Jay Arnold. There's humor & heart-wrenching, politics & passions, and great music.
Flute & Longing with Lisa Wildman
January 08, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBRegular Song of the Soul listeners know how much I love singer-songwriter/folk & music, and it was some of that sort of music that first attracted me to Lisa Wildman, but that only scratches the surface of the music that Lisa makes. As you'll hear today, classical music played exquisitely on her flute is deep in her bones, and we won't even be hearing from the country, zydeco, and opera music she does. Besides playing and singing with orchestras, her collaborations include performing with the...
76 Years On Stage - Josh White Jr.
January 01, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBJosh White Jr on Facebook has a 5-star musical pedigree, having performed competently at the age of 4, continuing to delight audiences across the entire country for another 76 years (so far).
Mile-High Rock & Folking Roll
December 25, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBBorn in the 80s, Jeffrey Dallet draws deep energy & inspiration from the folk music of earlier generations, and faithfully harnesses the folk movement, embellishing, transmuting, & evolving it in symbiosis with the genres of the past 50 years, all from the heights of Denver, Colorado. Jeffrey channels genuine passion & compassion through his songs, viewing the light & the dark with equal honesty.
Blue Soul
December 18, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBJoyann Parker was raised singing in church, became a rocker along the way, has done her share of country music, but came home to her consuming passion for the blues only 4 or 5 years ago, and the world is so much richer for it. She represented Minnesota at the 2015 International Blues Competition in Memphis and was nominated in the Costello Rising Star category of the 2018 Blues Blast Magazine awards. Also follow her on Facebook.
Late Bloomer In Full Bloom - Jesse Palidofsky
December 11, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 56.5 MBJesse Palidofsky turned to writing & performing music later in life in spite of an early passion for the music. Along the way, Jesse ran folk coffeehouses and did radio shows of multiple genres of music, widening his own tastes & proclivities to include jazz, classical, soul, & other types of music.
Uncovered Music Of Tim Purcell
December 04, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBTim Purcell had been around the musical block a number of times, all the way from his first band, American Apple, and including (but not limited to) Lou's Blues Revue, Perfect World, The Riley Hawkins Band, and The Mustangs. But his latest & greatest is a combination of young & old folks called Foxes and Fossils.