A Breath of Song

Singing is proven to be good for our health. Patricia chooses songs that support us as we heal, adapt, and grow -- and after a brief teach, sings it with the listener. Periodically, a longer episode includes a conversation with the songwriter. Visit abreathofsong.com to learn more.

A Breath of Song is a health podcast hosted by Patricia Norton, with 205 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #246

  245. Glimmer in My Eye with guest Jordan Mudd

  Aug 19, 20261h 12m

  Song: Glimmer in My Eye Music by: Jordan Mudd Notes: Jordan takes us through a journey of listening for a call, listening for our ancestors, listening to the generations to come -- and an exploration of the wild delight of being alive! I felt like so much of what he said is common to the shared experience in song circles where people are “Just singing to sing – and… I didn’t know that was what I’d been looking for…” He said, “It feels like what we are doing in our song circles is an experiment in culture building… that we want to move into the fabric of daily life.” And, “We get to be here making something wildly beautiful – not just our sounds but in the sharing of our souls.” Yes! Songwriter Info: Jordan Mudd is a songleader, vocal coach, grief tender, and ritualist based in Boston, MA. He co-founded Boston-Area Singing Circles in 2023, where he leads regular community singing gatherings combining oral tradition songs, vocal improv, and ritual, as well as training workshops for aspiring songleaders. He has been catching & leading songs for a decade, and is committed to using song as a tool for personal, collective, and spiritual liberation. Sharing Info: Yes -- The song is free to share but he always welcomes financial and/or networking support if/when folks are so moved. Song Learning Time Stamps: Start time of teaching: 00:03:32 Start time of reprise: 01:08:48 Links: “Gimmer in My Eye” on Bandcamp: https://jordanmuddsings.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-generations-past-future Boston-Area Singing Circles: https://www.bostonareasingingcircles.com/ Jordan’s website: https://www.jordanmudd.com/ Emma Thomas Mitchell: https://www.emmathomasmitchell.com/ Sunrise Movement: https://www.sunrisemovement.org/ A Breath of Song episode from Sunrise Movement: https://www.abreathofsong.com/p/172-dont-go-putting-the-world-on-your-shoulders “I Send my Hope” https://jordanmuddsings.bandcamp.com/track/i-send-my-hope Ep 244: “I Am Listening” on A Breath of Song: https://www.abreathofsong.com/p/244-i-am-listening Brandeis University: https://www.brandeis.edu/ Howard Thurman: https://www.bu.edu/thurman/about-us/who-is-howard-thurman/ Jordan’s Songleading Offerings: https://www.jordanmudd.com/songleading David Ruffin: https://www.davidruffinvoice.com/ David on A Breath of Song (ep 185): https://www.abreathofsong.com/p/185-vocal-improv-with-guest-david-ruffin David’s GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/780f3ecf6 elena elizabeth hendrick: can be contacted at elenanicaragua@gmail.com Ukumbwa Sauti: https://about.me/ukumbwa IG:@ukumbwa Dagara cosmology: https://www.theafricangourmet.com/2016/07/whats-your-dagara-cosmology-sign.html Malidoma Somé: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/26930-holding-our-power Sobonfu Somé: https://www.schoolofintegratedliving.org/grief-forgiveness-ritual-sobonfu-some/ Gaia Music Collective: https://linktr.ee/gaiamusiccollective Amos Lee: https://www.amoslee.com/ Esperanza Spaulding: 12 Little Spells: https://esperanzaspalding.com/ Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, major, round Join this community of people who love to use song to help navigate life? Absolutely: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share Help us keep going: reviews, comments, encouragement, plus contributions... we float on your support. https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html

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  Episode #244

  243. Mountain River

  Aug 5, 202625 min

  Song: Mountain River Music by: Kjersten Hallin Notes: I absolutely adore the way this song embodies a river by having a low, slow undercurrent that lasts longer than the bubbling, swirling upper layer -- and the two layers sound different on top of each other in different places. As I sing it, I can feel into being the light sparkle on top and the dark fertile below... both needed. Which part calls to you to sing today? Songwriter Info: Kjersten Hallin (Pronounced Shares-ten Ha-leen) is a Community Song Weaver, Artist and Beauty Activist, Grief Tender, Earth Steward, Producer of Cascadia Song Rise, Eco-Edutainer and Youth Outreach Specialist. Kjersten is of Swedish/Norwegian ancestry, born on Lakota/Anishnaabe land (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and currently living/singing/practicing in the unceded Kalapuyan homelands of Champinefu (Corvallis, Oregon). Kjersten’s songs spring from an intimate relationship with the beauty of the living world and her/their name literally translates to “Love Stone”. Attuning and tending to the aliveness of all beings, seen and unseen, past-present-future, human and more-than-human, is at the core of Kjersten’s work and purpose. She/They believes that songs themselves are living beings that are fed by our singing. Kjersten leads monthly CommUnity BlesSings song circles and Community Grief Rituals in Champinefu/Corvallis, produces an annual song gathering in the Cascadia Bioregion, offers musical climate action presentations to local schools and youth groups, tends to several gardens and two grown children, and makes art and beauty of all kinds, walking humbly and gently on this precious planet. Sharing Info: The song is free to share but Kjersten always welcome financial and/or networking support if/when folks are so moved. Song Learning Time Stamps: Start time of teaching: 00:03:19 Start time of reprise: 00:22:16 Links: Kjersten's Music: https://kjerstenhallin.bandcamp.com/music Kjersten's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-songs-and-love-flowing-in-corvallis Kjersten's Instagram: @kj_creatrix https://www.instagram.com/kj_creatrix Eco-Edutainment: https://nofoodleftbehindcorvallis.org/videos/ Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, minor, 2-part round with different length parts Join this community of people who love to use song to help navigate life? Absolutely: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share Help us keep going: reviews, comments, encouragement, plus contributions... we float on your support. https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html

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  Episode #243

  242. Ribbon 19: Down to the River

  Jul 22, 202621 min

  The Sunday after this episode is released, July 26th, 2026, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this Ribbon of Songs with live-looping! To learn more, click here , or sign up right now to join us! Lyrics ​& Links to the original episodes for the songs in this ribbon. AN OPEN HEART by Scott Kalichstein travelled version (song 2) I'm gonna let life move me, I'm gonna let life stir me deep, I'm gonna let life wake me from an ancient sleep. I'm gonna laugh all my laughter, I'm gonna cry all my tears. I'm gonna love the rain as deeply as the sun when it clears. BEAUTIFUL RAIN with singer Rebecca Csuy mysterious origins Patricia wrote 2nd part Rain, rain, rain, rain, beautiful rain. Rain, rain, rain, rain, beautiful rain. Rain falling down on the plains, On the roofs of our towns, Beautiful rain. Rain, rain, rain, rain, beautiful rain. Rain, rain, rain, rain, beautiful rain. Rain falling down on the plains, Rooftop raindrops, rooftop raindrops falling, Beautiful rain. THE RIVER by Coco Love Alcorn Bass part: Dum t-ka dum dum dum k Dum t-ka dum dum dum k Dum t-ka dum dum dum dum Dum t-ka dum dum dum k Melody: 1. The river is a healer, the river is a sage. The river knows no end and the river feels no age. The river is a leader every single day, It's living in the moment and it always finds a way. Chorus: Water heal my body, water heal my soul. When I go down down to the water, by the water I feel whole. 2. The river calls me over, it's calling out my name In the day and in the night I hear that river all the same. It's calling me over, calling out my pain, oh a river gathers tears just like a river gathers rain. 3. The river is a traveller, always on the go A river never worries if it's fast or if it's slow River take me to where I need to go, Oh and I will just relax and let the river flow. STAND IN THAT RIVER by Moira Smiley Chorus: Come and stand in that river, Current, gentle and slow, Send your troubles down water, Down on that water flow. Verse: When you stand in that river, Angels sing in your head. Secrets beyond every worry. Dreams beyond every dread. AN OPEN HEART by Scott Kalichstein original version I wanna let life touch me, wanna let life move me deep, Wanna let life stir me, from an ancient sleep. May I laugh all my laughter, may I cry all my tears, may I love the rain as deeply as the sun when it clears. Living my life with an open heart. INNER PEACE by Kate Valentine I am the deep peace I seek, I am, I am, Look upon the rolling ocean Look above the sky unfolding All around the tide is turning Right here I am standing. ​ Join this community of people who love to use song to help navigate life? Absolutely: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share Help us keep going: reviews, comments, encouragement, plus contributions... we float on your support. https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html

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  Episode #242

  241. Sing Your Roots with guest singers

  Jul 15, 202616 min

  Song: Sing Your Roots Music by: Eileen Hazel Guest Singers: Becky Peterson, Karen Chickering, Molly Moerdyk Notes: There's a slightly strange sound quality in this one, as something weird was going on with my mic when recording... maybe we were so rooted and grounded singing this that we changed the electricity in the room?! I invited three friends over to sing Eileen's round with me, and a little delightful chaos ensued... pick a place to start singing the song, with one of us or in between us, and see what happens. I wonder how we would all be if we felt that sense of deep rootedness, combined with a rise to the stars? Songwriter Info: After many years of singing, composing, and performing, Elieen discovered her deepest love in community singing. The joy and deep connection found in singing together deeply fed her soul. Since 2023, Elieen has been facilitating community song circles in the East Bay. She especially loves co-facilitating with other song leaders and cultivating spaces that feel joyful, welcoming, and harmonious. In the last few years, Eileen's connection to the Muse has opened in new ways. The songs flowing through her are now largely created for community singing—meant to be shared, experienced, and sung together. The songs she creates emanate from a place of spirit, drawing inspiration from her profound connection to the natural world, and to our communities. Visit her website ( eileenhazel.com ) to see what’s coming up. Sharing Info: Yes -- The song is free to share but Eileen always welcomes financial and/or networking support if/when folks are so moved. Song Learning Time Stamps: Start time of teaching: 00:02:44 Start time of reprise: 00:13:13 Links: Eileen's Website: eileenhazel.com Bandcamp to buy music: https://eileenhazel.bandcamp.com/. More music on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/eileen-hazel Eileen's own recording of Sing Your Roots: https://soundcloud.com/eileen-hazel/sing-your-roots Nuts & Bolts: 3:4, minor, round Join this community of people who love to use song to help navigate life? Absolutely: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share Help us keep going: reviews, comments, encouragement, plus contributions... we float on your support. https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html

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  Episode #241

  240. What Have We Done with guest Kaitie Ty Warren

  Jul 8, 20261h 21m

  Song: What Have We Done Music by: Kaitie Ty Warren Notes: Kaitie and I talk about how we get to practice skills in singing that help us show up in full right size to help build the kind of culture we want to live in. This includes stories about cockroaches, childraising, computer-savvy friends... and Kaitie brings it all "earthside" by teaching this powerful layer song which is intimately connected with the South African song "Senzenina". We talk about cross-cultural connections, and how we try to continually update our learning -- what it is to be in right relationship, the illness of wetiko, how to be "other" in a non-inclusive dominant culture. If any of this sparks your curiosity, join us! Songwriter Info: Kaitie Ty Warren (any pronouns) grew up on Tongva and Ohlone lands, by the ocean and often dreams in fishes and songs. She is a songwriter, songleader, writer, collage artist, cartoonist, minister, and performing artist. She is the founder of Living Room Choir, Be Heard! Voice for Parkinson's, and East Bay Song Fest, all on Ohlone lands in the Bay Area CA. She has a background in theater and music. She goes by Mama to the most awesome little songleader. KaitieTyWarren.com for more; follow on Patreon and socials @KaitieTy. Sharing Info: Kaitie's songs are available for free to humans for the sole purpose of using it with their choir(s) and song circles. For commercial and for-profit uses, please contact Kaitie via LivingRoomChoir.com. This is not for AI training or use. Song Learning Time Stamps: Start time of teaching: 00:03:18 Start time of reprise: 01:14:26 Links: Where to find What Have We Done: https://livingroomchoir.com/what-have-we-done/ https://www.patreon.com/kaitiety/posts/song-what-have-143827793 https://kaitietywarren.bandcamp.com/track/what-have-we-done Living Room Choir's Instagram: www.instagram.com/livingroomchoir Living Room Choir's Website: LivingRoomChoir.com/song-library Kaitie's Website: https://kaitietywarren.com/ Kaitie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaitietywarren/ Senzenina – The Joy covering it: https://youtu.be/0ye19cENvY4?si=okLZ6YrsQrXwHJb4 Vukani Mowethu South African choir in Oakland: https://www.vukani.com/ Kele Nitoto: https://www.instagram.com/kelenitoto/ Ahimsa – concept of non-violence: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ahimsa Heather Houston retreats: https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/retreats-old/ Laura Sandage: https://www.lauraschapel.com/ “I Am” by Tom Shadyac (available on Netflix) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_(2010_American_documentary_film) Wetiko: Algonquin term for a cannibalistic spirit that is driven by greed, excess and selfish consumption (in Ojibwe it is windigo, wintiko in Powhatan) - https://www.lapishealingarts.com/lapidary-blog/wetiko-and-the-collective-dark-night-of-the-soul East Bay Songfest April 16-18, 2027: https://eastbaysongfest.com/ Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, layer, major Join this community of people who love to use song to help navigate life? Absolutely: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share Help us keep going: reviews, comments, encouragement, plus contributions... we float on your support. https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html

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