“St. Louis Blues” (song cover with poetic license) by W.C. Handy
Painting: “St. Louis in 1846,” Henry Lewis (1819–1904) Continue reading “St. Louis Blues” (song cover with poetic license) by W.C. Handy
Tag: blues
Don’t Try to Talk
Chantal quickly produced a great text, as she so often does, but after reading it a few times I thought, Wait—this theme is rare enough, but what if we were to write a song about a woman who refuses to start an affair in the first place? Has that even been done? Continue reading Don’t Try to Talk
All Me All the Time, Baby! (The Jackie Venson Interview)
Blues artist Jackie Venson talks to the Mindful Bard about her sustaining forces and offers some cogent advice to other young women entering the music industry. Continue reading All Me All the Time, Baby! (The Jackie Venson Interview)
The Bonnie Whitmore Interview
I live by two mantras. “Breath in the suffering, breath out the love.” That’s the basis of most of my meditations. When that doesn’t work, then, “Not my circus, not my monkeys.” ~Bonnie Whitmore Continue reading The Bonnie Whitmore Interview
Gideon’s Army: Prioritize Creativity
“Great art grows the spirit. Elevates it. A great song is like a great film, or a great book, or a great play, or a great dance, or a great meal, or a great conversation. Absorb, absorb, absorb. ” Continue reading Gideon’s Army: Prioritize Creativity
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