Songs that Illuminate: Shining Light On Our Hearts’ Songs

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Are you a poet who wants to collaborate in putting your words to music? Are you a musician or songwriter who is seeking to turn inspiration into song?

In this workshop we will practice guiding ideas into song form. We will discuss the seeds of inspiration, create new ideas, and practice editing songs. Bring original songs for sharing and create new ideas within the workshop. While you are not required to bring a musical instrument, you are welcome to bring your portable instruments of choice, including acoustic instruments, keyboards, and light percussion for playing indoors.

Songs composed and recorded by Kate MacLeod during her 2017-2018 Minnie Jane Arts Residency at Pendle Hill:

Fair Winds and Following Seas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii69H8BwcRY
A Harmonious Sound – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m24EuyC0A7I&t=14s
I Will Sing My Heart Out – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh3m215WWlg
There Is a Place and Friends Across the Ocean – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xXnm-dhATQ&t=32s

Leader(s)

Kate MacLeod is an award-winning songwriter and instrumentalist whose songs have been sung by other musicians from California to Europe. She’s a long-standing member of the Salt Lake Monthly Meeting of Friends that meets in the only Quaker meetinghouse in the state of Utah. As a Minnie Jane Artist-in-Residence Scholar at Pendle Hill in 2018, she created a collection of peace-motivating and inspirational songs. She has released numerous recordings and music books of original music and teaches workshops and private lessons on songwriting, violin, and guitar. Kate regularly contributes her music and performances to environmental and social activist events. To learn more about Kate, please visit www.KateMacLeod.com.

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