Hi there … and welcome to Mountain Mama’s Earth Music … and today it’s about the little things
http://www.kdrt.org/station/archives/123
1) This Little Light Of Mine, Addison Road 3:49
2) Name, Goo Goo Dolls 4:15
3) Little Fire, Patti Griffin with Emmylou Harris 4:07
little things like a kind affirmation of your work, a song tip from your daughter, an email letter from a loved one, a little kiss , a little sunshine, a little this and that
4) With A Little Help From My Friends, John Lennon :39
5) Say a Little Prayer, Greg Brown 4:12
6) I Am The Light of the World, Kelly Joe Phelps 6:31
Little Stones at My Window
by Mario Benedetti
translated by Charles Hatfield
Once in a while
joy throws little stones at my window
it wants to let me know that it's waiting for me
but today I'm calm
I'd almost say even-tempered
I'm going to keep anxiety locked up
and then lie flat on my back
which is an elegant and comfortable position
for receiving and believing news
who knows where I'll be next
or when my story will be taken into account
who knows what advice I still might come up with
and what easy way out I'll take not to follow it
don't worry, I won't gamble with an eviction
I won't tattoo remembering with forgetting
there are many things left to say and suppress
and many grapes left to fill our mouths
don't worry, I'm convinced
joy doesn't need to throw any more little stones
I'm coming
I'm coming.
7) Comfortably Numb, The Bad Plus 6:44
8) In The Dirt, Karen Savoca 5:12
Back from the fields
By Peter Everwine
Until nightfall my son ran in the fields,
Looking for God knows what.
Flowers, perhaps. Odd birds on the wing.
Something to fill an empty spot.
Maybe a luminous angel
or a country girl with a secret dark.
He came back empty handed,
or so I thought.
Now I find them:
thistles, goatheads
the barbed weeds
all those with hooks or horns
the snaggle-toothed, the grinning ones
those wearing lantern jaws
old ones in beards, leapers
in silk leggings, the multiple
pocked moons and spiny satellites, all those
with juices and saps
like the fingers of thieves
nation after nation of grasses
that dig in, that burrow, that hug winds
Aand grab handholds
in whatever lean place.
It’s been a good day.
9) Sweet Little Lies, Michael Franti and Spearhead 4:44
10) Day Old Blues, The Kings of Leon, Kings of Leon 3:33
11) Paranoid In B. Flat Major, The Avett Brothers 4:48
Such Singing in the Wild Branches (2003)
It was spring
and finally I heard him
among the first leaves—
then I saw him clutching the limb
in an island of shade
with his red-brown feathers
all trim and neat for the new year.
First, I stood still
and thought of nothing.
Then I began to listen.
Then I was filled with gladness—
and that's when it happened,
when I seemed to float,
to be, myself, a wing or a tree—
and I began to understand
what the bird was saying,
and the sands in the glass
stopped
for a pure white moment
while gravity sprinkled upward
like rain, rising,
and in fact
it became difficult to tell just what it was that was singing—
it was the thrush for sure, but it seemed
not a single thrush, but himself, and all his brothers,
and also the trees around them,
as well as the gliding, long-tailed clouds
in the perfectly blue sky— all, all of them
were singing.
And, of course, yes, so it seemed,
so was I.
Such soft and solemn and perfect music doesn't last
for more than a few moments.
It's one of those magical places wise people
like to talk about.
One of the things they say about it, that is true,
is that, once you've been there,
you're there forever.
Listen, everyone has a chance.
Is it spring, is it morning?
Are there trees near you,
and does your own soul need comforting?
Quick, then— open the door and fly on your heavy feet; the song
may already be drifting away.
12) Mockingbird, Nora Jane Struthers 4:00
Want to let you know that Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman are playing Saturday, March 26, at the Acoustic Barn in Newcastle (just up the road). The show starts at 7:30, for more info call 916-871-0432. These two are amazing in concert … definitely worth the drive.
Mountain Mama’s Earth Music is heard here on KDRT 95.7 FM, in Davis, CA and you can check out today’s play list, listen to the show or any of other great shows any old time by logging onto KDRT.org.
Thanks for listening in, and finally a gift of a song that came from a facebook share
Peace
13) Let My Baby Ride, R. L. Burnside 3:00
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