244. I Am Listening with guest singers

Song: I Am Listening Music by: Jordan Mudd   Notes: Recording this episode was sheer joy -- I was with a community of vocal improvisors at Back to the Well at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY (see shownotes for links to participate next year!) -- and I shared Jordan's song with a small group of us who were free one afternoon. Please sing with us, letting the song sink in and sing inside you in whatever way is just right today. I love the way this song remembers me into Howard Thurman quote: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”   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: 00:04:01 Start time of reprise: 00:18:27   SINGERS: Laurie Ellington -- suspensionbridgejazz.com Suzzette Ortiz -- suzzetteortiz.com Eileen Webb -- IG: @leenwebb Linnea Dolf -- IG:@linneasings Patti Shaffner -- jazzdakini.com Roy Willey -- voicecirclecolorado.com Giovanna (Gio) Velino -- IG:@giovanna.velino Rosi Amador -- IG:@rosiamadorlala Onome -- onome.org IG: @onome.om Paola Faoro -- IG: @circlesingingboston_jp TatiAnah Thunberg -- vocalwilds.com Carisa Wilder  Links: Back to the Well workshop: https://rhiannonmusic.com/omega-2026 Listen to and purchase Jordan's music on bandcamp: https://jordanmuddsings.bandcamp.com/ Learn more about Jordan's work at www.jordanmudd.com Learn more about the singing community Jordan stewards at www.bostonareasingingcircles.com   Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, minor, unison with optional harmonies   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