Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood. Strength. Stretching. Balance.
Women’s History Month.
All Day Always – Deidre McCalla
The Good Message – Joanne Shenandoah
Fighter – Christina Aguilera
Jump to Love – Christine Anu
Everybody Business – Kehlani
Farewell To The Old Me – Dar Williams
Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Eva Cassidy & Chuck Brown
I Am Yours – Tracy Chapman
Somos Sur – Ana Tijoux feat. Shadia Mansour
Colors – Yuna
Never Be the Same – Camila Cabello
You’re Such A 3- Hailee Steinfeld
Walk Over God’s Heaven – Mahalia Jackson
Toneladas – Shakira
Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner – September 67
Raging Child – Mary Fahl
Precious – Risuko Aikatsu
Category Archives: Exercise
5 March 2026
Women’s History Month. Walking. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center. Stretching. Strength work.
The Last Cord – Rim Banna feat. Bugge Wesseltoft & Checkpoint 303
Mr. Bojangles – Nina Simone
Something to Talk About – Bonnie Raitt
我很愉快 – Yanzi Sun
Tamatamatamali – Sweet Honey In The Rock
Back of My Mind H.E.R. feat. Ty Dolla $ign
The Angels – Melissa Etheridge
The Bonny Swans – Loreena McKennitt
Eclipse – Mary Fahl
In a Sentimental Mood – Pura Fé
Nothing – Qrion
Black as Crow – Rhiannon Giddens
A Quiet Place to Live – Carole King with Francesco Turrisi
Ebudae – Enya
He’s an Indian Cowboy in The Rodeo – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Northshore – Tegan & Sara
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Music, playlist
4 March 2026
Women’s History Month. Miriam Makeba’s birthday.
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood. Stretching.
All songs by Miriam Makeba.
Mbube
Olilili
Suliram
The Retreat Song
The Click Song
Saduva
Iya Guduza
Lakutshn Ilanga
Umhome
Amampondo
Dubula
Dwedini
Pole Mze
Le Fleuve
Qhude
Mayibuye
Maduna
Kilimanjaro
Kwazulu (In The Land Of The Zulus
Nongqongqo (To Those We Love)
Khawuleza (Hurry Mama Hurry!)
Ndodemnyama Verwoerd (Beware Verwoerd!)
Masakhane 4:44
Amaliya
Pata Pata 2000
‘Cause We Live For Love
Liwawechi
Lindelani
Homeland
In Time
Africa Is Where My Heart Lies
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, Music, playlist
3 March 2026
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood. Stretching. Stength.
Daybreak in Alabama – Audra McDonald
Never Be the Same – Camila Cabello
Let My Name Be Sorrow – Mary Hopkin
Rosie – Joan Armatrading
Soldier Blue – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Gentle Breeze – Eileen Ivers
Lite a Flame – Laura Nyro
The Morning Will Come – Jennifer Chung
Edge of America – Annie Humphrey
DEAF (who are you) – Jessie Reyez
Shame On You – Indigo Girls
Love At The Five And Dime – Nanci Griffith
Space Monkey – Patti Smith Group
Eternal Flame – Susana Hoffs
It All Feels the Same – Tennis
Deep River – Odetta
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Music, playlist
26 February 2026
Stretching. Strength. Walking.
Black History Month.
Right Off (take 10) – Miles Davis
Johannesburg – Gil Scott-Heron
Jesus Is on the Main Line – Mavis Staples \
Now Let Me Fly – Kim&Reggie Harris
Black Panther – Kendrick Lamar
Ain’t No Way – Aretha Franklin
Brown Eyed Blues – Ben Harper
See You Go – Yuna
Freedom – Charles Mingus
Aleppo – Leyla McCalla
Peace Behind the Bridge – Carolina Chocolate Drops
Pride – Joy Oladokun
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – Bayard Rustin
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – Gracie’s Corner
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
31 January 2026
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
Third Movement of the Violin Concero by Aram Khachaturian, arranged for flute – Sean Koenig
Honky Tonk – Miles Davis
A Song for You – Donny Hathaway
Kanawa – Habib Koité & Bamada
A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
Happy Lesser Bairam Feast – Rim Banna
This World – The Staple Singers
Turn It Over – Noel Paul Stookey
Breathe – Roger Waters
The Kelly’s Keep Comin’ – Kris Kristofferson
Dancer – David Crosby
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Family, Music, playlist
28 January 2026
Most days no introduction to the playlist is provided. Today, as does every January 28, marks an exception.
About today’s playlist.
Fifty-one years ago today, my father, William H. Koenig, died in a plane crash. A private pilot, he was flying with a colleague to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to advocate for funds for the Grove City school district where they were working. My father served as the assistant superintendent.
They did not make it to the state capital. The plane went down. Both men died.
Prior to becoming a school administrator he had been a high school band director. He kept his hands in music as he career moved in a different direction. He played string bass in the pit orchestra for high school musicals and he was the first director of the hand bell choir at our church.
He also directed a community band for several years. For two years, I played baritone horn in that band.
One or another of the bands my father directed, played almost all of the songs on this playlist at some point. Many of them I played under my father’s direction.
Dad – since it fell unto your lot
That you should rise and I should not
I’ll gently rise and I’ll softly call
Good night and joy be with you
Walking. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center.
Unless otherwise noted, the artist performing the songs is the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein.
Light Calvary Overture – London Festival Orchestra
Semper Fidelis
The Thunderer
Washington Post
Hands Across the Sea
Radetsky March, Op. 228
Under the Double Eagle
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Stars and Stripes Forever
The British Grenadiers
Rule Bittania
The National Emblem
Rakoczy March/Hungarian March
March of the Toreadors from Carmen, Suite No. 1
Coronation March from Le Prophete
March from the Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33a
War March of the Priests from Athalie, Op, 74
Grand March from Aida
Procession of the Sardar from Two Caucasian Sketches, Op. 10
March from Symphonic Metamorphoses
Pomp and Circumstance
Scotland the Brave – The Pipes & Drums of the Royal Tank Regiment
Anchors Aweigh
Le Marseillaise
Fest March from Tanhauser
Colonel Bogey
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Family, Music, playlist
21 January 2026
Walk. La Cueva Neighborhood. Floor stretching. Core work.
Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
Yenakunu – Gurejele L’integrale
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields – Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
By the Light of Common Day – David Crosby, feat. Becca Stevens & Michelle Willis
Loose Ends – Dan Fogelberg
Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30 – The Cleveland Orchestra & Christoph von Dohnányi
Finish Line – Elton John & Stevie Wonder
These Are The Days – Van Morrison
Love Works In Strange Ways – The Staple Singers
She’s a Mean Job Blues – W.C. Handy W.C. Handy’s Memphis Blues
Holdin’ Out – Indigenous
Thank You Teacher – Omar & Hana English
The Green Fields of France – The Fureys And Davey Arthur
Lina’s Waltz – Ahn Trio
Changes – Yes
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
16 January 2025
Standing stretching. Core Work.
The Sound Of Silence – Paul Simon
South Australia – Avon Faire, feat. Cait O’riordan
Thug Like Me – Wyclef Jean
One Of These Days – Santana
Ichigo Ichie – Nobuko Miyamoto, feat. Kenny Endo
Tom Dooley – The Smothers Brothers
A Day in the Life – Jake Shimabukuro , feat. Jon Anderson
When She Sleeps – Relativity
Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You – Stevie Nicks
This Is My Country- Mavis Staples & Levon Helm
Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney
Hurt So Bad – The Temptations
Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones
Filed under Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
15 January 2026
Core work. Floor stretching. Arroyo walk.
Happy Birthday Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Happy Birthday – Stevie Wonder
By the Time I Get to Arizona – Public Enemy
One Vision – Queen
Proud to Be Black – Run-DMC
One – India.Arie
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
Ballad of Martin Luther King – Pete Seeger, Brother Kirk & The Sesame Street Kids
Letter to the King – The Game, feat. Nas
Pride (In The Name Of Love) – U2
Letter To Dr. Martin Luther King – Sweet Honey In The Rock
Abraham, Martin and John – Harry Belafonte
King Holiday – Dream Chorus & The Holiday Crew
Up to the Mountain (MLK Song) – Patty Griffin
MLK Song – Mavis Staples
A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
We Shall Not Be Moved – Marchers from Selma
We Shall Overcome – Toots & The Maytals
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Glory – Common & John Legend
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New Mexico, playlist
Along the Graybeard Trail 