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18 April 2019

Pacing. The Shire.
More than other days, this list was assembled with help from friends and family
A Thousand Winds – Paul Kim (thanks to So Jung Kim)
Nemi – R. Carlos Nakai
Samson, oratorio, Act 3, HWV 57: Let the Bright Seraphim – Kathleen Battle, Wynton Marsalis, et. al. (thanks to Lacey Gilliam)
The North – Elton John
Stolen Apples – Lunasa
Precious Lord – The Blind Boys of Alabama
We Belong – namoli brennet
Whispering Pines – Dar Williams
Candles in the Wind/Lay Down – Melanie
As We Stumble Along – The Drowsy Chaperone
As We Stumble Along (reprise) – The Drowsy Chaperone
(the last two are from Sean for the Playbill Thirty Day Song challenge)

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17 April 2020

Pacing. Core work with NK Body Philosophy. Stretching. The Shire.
Even in My Dreams – Afro Celt Sound System
Erin’s Fair Shore – Aurora Celtic
Doctor Robert – The Beatles
Disorder in the House – Warren Zevon
Dhow Countries – Taj Mahal & The Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar
Detenido por Sospecha – Los Miserables
Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne – Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih
Believe in Me – Michelle Williams
Basin Street Blues – Ella Fitzgerald
Acadian Driftwood – The Band
Baby Hold On – Dixie Chicks
Photograph – Ringo Starr
St. Anne’s Reel – John McCutcheon
Mujer de Carne y Hueso – Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy
Ya Got Trouble – The Music Man
A Little Priest – Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(NOTE: The last two are part of the Playbill Thirty Day Song Challenge, with thanks to Sean)

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16 April 2020

Pacing. Core work with NK Body Philosophy. Stretching. The Shire.
Levon – Elton John
John Hardy – Lead Belly
Carolina in My Mind – James Taylor
I Get a Kick out of You – Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson
A Stranger in My Place – Joan Baez
Oleo – Miles Davis
The Story So Far – Flogging Molly
Round the Lake – Stiff Gins
Bound for California – James Galway
I Used to Love You – Adina Nyree
I’m on My Way – Gwen Avery
Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson
You Left Me This Mornin’ – Indigenous
Hot Fun in the Summertime – Sly & The Family Stone
Suite for Woodwind Quintet, Allegro, Henry Cowell – Solaris
Another Hundred People – Company (Playbill Thirty Day Song Challenge – thanks Sean)

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15 April 2020

Pacing. Core work with NK Body Philosophy. Stretching. The Shire.
Mountain Dew – The Pogues
No One in the World – Anita Baker
Steve Biko – A Tribe Called Quest
Beautiful Dawn – Radmilla Cody
The Right Thing to Do – Carly Simon
Do Do – Kahi & Yoon Do Hyun
Mozart: Horn Concerto #4 in E Flat – Mozart Festival Orchestra
Crazy Face – Van Morrison
No One Said It Would Be Easy
Nathan Jones – The Supremes
Make My Way – Blues Traveler
Lonesome Day – Bruce Springsteen
Can’t You Find Another Way – Sam & Dave
Crossroads – Tracy Chapman
Everything Old Is New Again – The Boy from Oz (Playbill Thirty Day Song Challenge, thanks Sean)

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31 March 2020

Pacing (walking). Core work (gentle) with NK Body Philosophy by FaceTime. Stretching. The Shire.
Transgender Dysphoria Blues – Against Me!
Drone Bomb Me – ANOHNI
I’d Love to Change the World – Shea Diamond
iT – Christine and the Queens
A Girl Called Johnny – The Waterboys
Warrior Heart – Shawnee
Thorn in Your Side – namoli brennet
Body Was Made – Ezra Furman
Girls and Boys – Blur
King for a Day – Green Day
Androgynous – The Replacements
Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
We Exist – Arcade Fire
Eudaemonia – Them Are Us Too
What Is This Thing Called Love – Billy Tipton
I Want It All – Baby (the Playbill 30 Day Song Challenge – thanks Sean)

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30 March 2020

Pacing (or walking). The Shire.
Marrow – Ani DiFranco
You Got to Run – Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq
Cakewalk – Awkwafina
Little David Play on Your Harp – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Taste of Ashes – Laurie Lewis
Tomorrow – Brittany Howard
Crowded Table – The Highwomen
Love Is Light – Yola
These Days – Nico
Aquis Mahasnik Biman – Rasha
Waltzing Matilda – Seona McDowell
Remember My Name – Yuna
Cry for Love – Zendaya
I Am Her – Shea Diamond
Gravelwalk – Eileen Ivers
Hands – Jewel
I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll – Alan Merrill
I’m Here – Cynthia Erivo – The Color Purple (the Playbill 30 Day Song Challenge – thanks Sean)

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29 March 2020

Walking (or pacing – there is a debate as to the right verb) in the Shire.
Old Soul – Highwomen
Walk through Fire – Yola
Someday  – Ruby Ibarra
Daughter of the Deser – Rim Banna
Feel Like a Natural Woman – Carole King
I Am Woman  Helen Reddy
The Weight – Aretha Franklin
Blood and Bones – Our Native World
Closer to Fine – Indigo Girls
Not to Blame – Joni Mitchell
Agolo – Angelique Kidjo
Stay Strong – Kelly Fraser
When a Woman – Shakira
Maybe Angel’s – Sheryl Crow
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands – Odetta
I Am What I Am – George Hearn from La Cage Aux Folles (the Playbill 30 Day Song Challenge – thanks Sean)

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28 March 2020

Pacing in the Shire.
I Heard an Owl – Carrie Newcomer
Rise Up – Andra Day
Presence – Brittany Howard
Como la Flor – Selena
Redesigning Women – The Highwomen
Cosmic Warrior – Lucia Hwong
Lionheart – Demi Lovato
Replay – Zendaya
La vie en rose – Edith Piaf
Us – Ruby Ibarra
One Woman: A Song for UN Women – Many artists
Edge of America – Annie Humphrey
Fight Like a Girl – Kalie Shorr
Love Don’t Cost a Thing – Jennifer Lopez
This Is My Life – Shirley Bassey
The Four Legged Ones – Joanne Shennandoah
Five Zeroes – On the 20th Century (the Playbill 30 Day Song Challenge – thanks Sean)

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27 March 2020

Pacing. Stretching. The Shire.
Revolution – Kirk Franklin & The Family (in memory of Buddy Monahan)
Formation – Beyonce
Play a Love Song – Hikaru Utada
Freedom Train – Sweet Honey in the Rock
The Chain – Shawn Colvin
Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Mahalia Jackson
Waiting for Tonight – Jennifer Lopez
When a Woman – Shakira
Fight for the Rights – Kelly Fraser
State of the World – Janet Jackson
Rock Me on the Water – Annie Humphrey
Electric Lady – Janelle Monae
History Repeats – Brittany Howard
Un Dia Mas – Lya Barrioz
Cama-I – Mary Youngblood
Simple Joys – Pippin (the Playbill 30 Day Song Challenge – thanks Sean)

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26 March 2020

Walking. The Shire.
Third Movement of the Violin Concerto by Aram Khachaturian – Sean Koenig
We Dance – Once on This Island
I’ve Decided to Marry You – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly – My Fair Lady
Yorktown – Hamilton
Down on MacGonnachy Square – Brigadoon
Raise You Up/Just Be – Kinky Boots
Hello, Dolly – Hello, Dolly!
Seventy Six Trombones – The Music Man
Prayer – Come from Away
For Good – Wicked
Tonight – West Side Story
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
Luck Be a Lady – Guys and Dolls (the Playbill 30 Day Song Challenge – thanks Sean)

Happy Birthday Sean!

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