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25 September 2019

IMG-0555In memory of Aleyah Elaine Toscano and all the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Walk/slow jog. Morningside Heights.
Stretching. Gym at the Shire.

Nikki Shawana – Sister Round Dance Song (MMIW Honour Song)

Song for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women – Jayda Gadwa

Qiksaaktuq – Tanya Tagaq andToronto Symphony Orchestra

The Highway – N’we Jinan Artists, Kitsumkalum First Nation, BC.

Highway of Tears – Layla Zoe

Run Sister Run – Cass McCombs
Inspired by the run of Métis activist and athlete Tracie Leost to raise awareness about Canada’s missing and murdered indigenous women

Performance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women – music by A Tribe Called Red

Red Dress – Amanda Rheaume, feat. Chantal Kreviazuk

Indian City – Through the Flood

Blackbird – Emma Stevens (in Mi’kmaq)

Say Her Name – Bear Fox

I wore the red I have. The hat is from the University of New Mexico.

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24 September 2019

Walking / slow jogging. Morningside Heights.
Strength work. Gym at the Shire.
Stretching. The Shire.
History Has Its Eyes on You – John Legend
Gold – Steve Kazee
Manic Depression – Seal & Jeff Beck
I Am Woman – Helen Reddy
Woke up This Morning with My Mind Stayed on Freedom – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Steel and Glass – John Lennon
Tincu – Viento De Los Andes
Three Preludes – Solaris
Persuasion – Santana
The Holy Ground – Mary Black
We Could Fly – Rhiannon Giddens
Last Song – Darien Dean, feat. Tiffany T’zelle
Give It up or Turn It Loose – James Brown
Surf’s up Tonight – Midnight Oil
Falling from Sleeves – Calexico
Tin Man – America
Clinch Mountain Backstep – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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23 September 2019

Strength work. Gym at the Shire. With NK Body Philosophy.
Walk / slow jog. Morningside Heights.
Stretching. The Shire.
No Surrender – Bruce Springsteen
The Ghost of Tom Joad – Bruce Springsteen
Blinded by the Light – Bruce Springsteen
Atlantic City – Bruce Springsteen
Further On (Up the Road) – Bruce Springsteen
Land of Hope and Dreams – Bruce Springsteen
The Dalai Lama’s Candle – Eric Bogle
Care for the Land – Eric Bogle
Safe in the Harbour – Eric Bogle
Singing the Spirit Home – Eric Bogle
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda – Eric Bogle
Now I’m Easy – Eric Bogle
Chilly Winds Don’t Blow – Nina Simone
September Song – Sara Vaughan
Equinox – John Coltrane

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21 September 2019

Walk / slow jog. Morningside Heights.
Stretching. The Shire.
September – Earth, Wind & Fire
Peace Train – Cat Stevens
Peace and Power – Joanne Shenandoah
Peace Anthem – Sera
Peace at Last – Will Duncan and Bobby Horton
Peace in the Valley – John Scofield
Paz Y Libertad – José-Luis Orozco
Peace on Earth – U2
Peace Tonight – Indigo Girls
Peace Will Come – Tom Paxton
Peace – Los Lobos
Peace – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Peace Has Broken Out – Eric Bogle
Peace March – Bruce Cockburn
Peace of Mind – Keb’ Mo’
Peaceful … Is the Glen – Clan An Drumma
The Great Peace March – Holly Near

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15 September 2019

Walking / slow jogging. Morningside Gardens.
Stretching. Gym at the Shire.
Birmingham Sunday – Joan Baez
Mississippi Goddam – Nina Simone
4 Little Girls -Wendell Morrison
Alabama – John Coltrane Quartet
Birmingham Sunday – Rhiannon Giddons
Nicaraguamor – Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy
El Encarguito – Guillermo Anderson
La Crisis en el Verso – Pescozada
Chucaro – Cocofunka
Like a Tree – Passiflora
Un Dia Mas – Lya Barrioz
Ocarina – Agua Clara
Peregrino De Tu Cielo – Alejo Garcia
Por Si Acaso No Regreso – Celia Cruz
Caballo Viejo – Viva Quetzal

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14 September 2019

Walk / slow jog. Morningside Heights.
Core work. Stretching. Gym at the Shire.
Honshirabe – Shakuhachi
Holei – Dennis Pavao
Buskers – Vedran Smailovic & Tommy Sands
Welcome to the Rock – Come From Away
Quite Early Morning – Holly Near
Moanin’ at Midnight – Howlin’ Wolf
Get Your Rights, Jack – The CORE Freedom Singers
Rhythym Child – Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band
All Things Must Pass – Paul McCartney
Nahawand – Sharkiat
This Ain’t Livin – 2Pac
The Great Dust Storm – Woody Guthrie
Rain Rain Beautiful Rain – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Make Yours a Happy Home – Gladys Knight & The Pips
Ancient Evenings & Distant Music – Solaris

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13 September 2019

Strength work. Stretching. Gym at the Shire.
San Patricio Brigade – Black 47 with Eileen Ivers
St. Patricks Battalion – The Wakes
The remaining songs are by The Chieftains with other artists:
La Iguana – with Lila Downs
La Golondrina – with Los Folkloristas
A La Orilla De Un Palmar – with Linda Ronstadt
Danza De Concheros – with Los Folkloristas
El Chivo – with Los Cenzontles
San Campio – with Carlos 
Núñez
The Sands of Mexico – feat. Ry  Cooder
Sailing to Mexico – with Carlos Núñez
El Caballo – with Los Camperos De Valles
March to Battle – with Banda De Gaitas Del Batall
ón De San Patricio, Liam Neeson, Los Cenzontles & L.A. Juvenil
Lullaby for the Dead – with Moya Brennan
Luz De Luna – with Chavela Vargas
Persecución De Villa – with Mariachi Santa Fe De Jesus Guzman
Canción Mixteca – feat. Ry Cooder
Ojitos Negros – with Loz Centzontles
El Relampago – with Lila Downs
El Pájaro Cu – La Negra Graciana
Finale – with Los Cenzontles, Carlos Núñez, Banda De Gaitas Del Batallón De San Patricio, L.A. Juvenil

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12 September 2019

Walk / slow jog. Morningside Heights.
Core work. Stretching. Gym at the Shire.
Steve Biko – Beanie Man
Steve Biko (Stir It Up) – A Tribe Called Quest
Biko – Peter Gabriel
Biko’s Kindred Lament – Steel Pulse
The Death of Stephen Biko – Tom Paxton
Long Walk to Freedom – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Prisoner – Lucky Dube
Kazet – Mahlathini & Mahotella Queens
Not Yet Uhuru – Letta Mbulu
Tomorrow Nation – O’ Yaba
Hellfire – African Jazz Pioneers
Unfinished Story – Stimela
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrica – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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11 September 2019

Walking. 15, 537 steps. Various places.
Stretching. Gym at the Shire
Mychal – Black 47
One Morning in Bar Harbour – Eric Bogle
Into the Fire – Bruce Springsteen
Believe – Yellowcard
Rules – Wu-Tang Clan
Hole in the Sky – Juliana Hatfield
Our Town – Linda Bonadies
I Can’t See New York – Tori Amos
My Last Breath – Evanescence
Heroes – David Bowie
Out of Our Heads – Sheryl Crow
The Proud – Talib Kweli
The Bravest – Tom Paxton
I Heard an Owl – Carrie Newcomer
Akai Inochi – MISIA, featuring Erykah Badu
On That Day – Leonard Cohen
Manifiesto – Victor Jara
Venceremos – Ventiscka
Companero Presidente – Angel Parra
Prayer – Come from Away

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10 September 2019

Treadmill. Strength work. Stretching. Gym at the Shire.
Not a Second  Time – The Beatles
Kind & Generous – Natalie Merchant
The  Rock – Harry Chapin
Soothe Me – Sam & Dave
Bend  Down  Low – Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band
The Ballad of Ned Devine – Shaun Davey
Shadow – f(x)
Freedom  Train – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Real Real – Nina Simone
Operator – James Croce
Señor – Willie Nelson & Calexico
Brandy – Looking Glass
Keep It Precious – Melissa Etheridge
Go Down Moses – Paul Robeson

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