Category Archives: Family

25 February 2023

Walking. Louisville Waterfront Botanical Park.
Overture – Black Violin
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott-Heron
Waterfalls – TLC
Feed the Babies – Gary Clark, Jr.
I Shall Not Walk Alone – The Blind Boys of Alabama
Brown Skin – Indi.Arie
Welcome to the Terrordome – Public Enemy
State of the World – Janet Jackson
You’re Not Alone – Our Native Daughters
Glory – Common & John Legend
All in My Blood – Wiz Khalifa
Walk with Me – Fannie Lou Hamer
Black Betty – Lead Belly
Love Is Like an Aching in My Heart – The Supremes
Break Bread Together – Mary D. Williams
Let’s Get Married – Al Green

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20 February 2023

Walking. The Parklands of Floyds Fork.
Fight for Your Rights – Chili Most
Blood and Bones – Our Native Daughters
A Song for Assata – Common, feat. Cee-Lo
Or Down You Fall – Gil Scott-Heron
Theme from Mahogany – Diana Ross
I Don’t Live Today – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Dream Rag – Eubie Blake
Deep River – Pau; Robeson
The One Who Really Loves You – Mary Wells
I Want to Get Married – B.B. King
Outta-Speace – Billy Preston
Moonlight in Vermont – Harry Pickens
Give Me Your Kisses – Louis Armstrong
Phatsha-Phatsha – Hugh Masekela
Georgia Rose – Queen Latifah, feat. Stevie Wonder
I Was a Fool – Elmore James
Overture – Black Violin
Work for Your Money – Howlin’ Wolf

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14 February 2023

Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Raise You Up/Just Be – Kinky Boots
All My Life – Karla Bonoff
The Load Out/Stay – Jackson Browne
Calling All the Children Home – John McCutcheon
Bright Path – Jack Gladstone
O Little Town of Bethlehem – The Roches
Why We Tell the Story – Once on This Island
The President Sang Amazing Grace – Joan Baez
The Pony Man – Gordon Lightfoot
Prayer – Come from Away
Waltzing Matilda – Seona McDowell
The City of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie
Whiskey & Sangria – Eileen Ivers
Third Movement of the Violin Concero by Aram Khachaturian, arranged for flute – Sean Koenig
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
Valentine – Willie Nelson

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22 January 2023

Helping Eric and Essie move. Preaching at Dickey Memorial Presbyterian Church, So Jung Kim birthday.
Ementha-Papaguneray (Turtle Song) – Emily Wurramara
It’s My Life – Bon Jovi
Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortioses – Isata Kanneh-Mason, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Toby Hughes
Hasten down the Wind – Warren Zevon
Ekka’s Silver Jubilee Song – Eric Bogle
Sweet Reminder – Rebecca Riots
Koroghlu – Ashiq Hasan Trio
Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
The Power Is Out – Blackfire
Frutsi – Gabriela Triste
Maneo – The Chieftains
Walkin’ Back to Georgia – Jim Croce
The Fire Inside – Bob Seger
Po’ Boy – Bob Dylan
I’m Ready – Tracy Chapman
I Believe in You – Dolly Parton

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21 January 2023

Helping Eric and Essie move. Walking with Lucy. Dickeysville.
Rosa Sat – Amy Dixon-Kolar
Gnawin’ on It – Bonnie Raitt
The Living – Natalie Merchant
Boris Godounov – Symphonic Synthesis By Leopold Stokowski: II. Coronation of Boris – Cleveland Orchestra
Hello My Baby – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
I Don’t Wanna Talk about It – Indigo Girls
Wide Open Spaces – The Chicks
I’m Not Sleeping – Counting Crows
The Golden Road – Grateful Dead
My Better Years – The Johnson Mountain Boys
Comin’ Around – Steve Earle & Emmylou Harris
Waiting for a Miracle – John McCutcheon
Falling from Sleeves – Calexico
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
I’ll Do Anything for Love – Meat Loaf

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19 January 2023

Taking things to the garage for Eric and Essie’s move.
Taking recycling and garbage to the appropriate location.
North East, Maryland.
Dolly Parton’s birthday. All songs by Dolly except as otherwise noted.
When Life Is Good Again
Joshua
Coat of Many Colors
Jolene
I Will Always Love You
Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – feat. Porter Wagoner
Love Is Like a Butterfly
The Bargain Store
Here You Come Again
Eagle When She Flies
It’s All Wrong, But It’s all Right
Heartbreaker
I really Got the Feeling
You’re the Only One
Starting over Again
|Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle
9 to 5
But You Know I Love You
Tennessee Homesick Blues
Islands in the Stream – feat. Kenny Rogers
Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That
After the Gold Rush – with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris

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18 January 2023

Walking. 5K. Lucy in the stroller. North East.
Never Met a Man Like Yo – Layla Zoe
Wise Man – Uriah Heep
Madman Across the Water – Elton John
The Harvest Home Suite: Autumn – Jay Unger
Love Blues – Keb’ Mo’
Join the Boys – Joan Armatrading
MEDICINE – Shawn Wasabi, feat. Tia Socla
Baby-Baby-Baby – TLC
Chesapeake Moon – Robbin Thompson
Jazz – A Tribe Called Quest
Cotton Fields – Credence Clearwater Revival
Modern Times – Al Stewart

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A whimsical prayer after a long walk

Gracious God, I thank you.

I thank you that I was able to take

a long walk today, pushing Lucy in her stroller.

I thank you that we could walk in safety.

I thank you for all the many times Lucy

turned around to look at me

and say “Hiiiii” in a loud voice.

I pray that every grandchild and grandparent

might have the opportunity to take such walks

or engage in other activities freely and safely.

May that day soon come.

Oh, and God, I could use a hand

with some aching muscles.

You know which ones they are.

Amen.

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14 January 2023

On the road. Grove City start. North East finish.
Singing for Our Lives – Holly Near
The First Cut Is the Deepest – Cat Stevens
Song to a Refugee – Diana Jones
As I Went Out One Morning – Bob Dylan
Master Blaster – Stevie Wonder
Tell Me Why – Pat Benetar
Goodbye – Tracy Chapman
Arthur McBride – Paul Brady
Almost Home – mxmtoon
The Wizard – Uriah Heep
Manzanar – Tom Paxton & Annie Hills
The Cisco Kid – War
Coyote Dance – Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble
Ramble Tamble – Credence Clearwater Revival
Buddhist Chant – Kazumasa Yoshioka
That’s the Hawaiian in Me – Various Artists

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29 December 2022

Walking. Germantown.
Happy Birthday, Lucy!!
Cut the Cake – John McCutcheon
The People in Your Neighborhood – Sesame Street’s Bob & The Sesame Street Anything Muppets
We Shall Be Known – MaMuse, feat. Thrive
Unafraid – Matthew Black
Change the World – Gabrielle, Elmo, Rosita, Tamir & Sesame Street’s Charlie
Don’t Be Afraid – Chorus Pro Musica, Alison Adam, John Bell & William Chin
Sweet Slumber – David Asheba Wilson
ABC Song – Gracie’s Corner
The Hurting Times – Barnaby Bright
God with Us – The Many
9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
My Girl – The Temptations
Dancing in the Street – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
How Sweet It Is – Marvin Gaye
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
Boomer Sooner – The University of Oklahoma Marching Band
Blue Is the Colour – Chelsea Football Club
Elmo’s Song – Elmo, Big Bird & Snuffleupagus
Po La’i E/Silent Night – C. Pueo Pata, Leimana Abenes

Happy Birthday Lucy

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