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Subject: Lyr Add: Circle of Song (Margaret Miles) From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Oct 14 - 06:59 PM I belong to a near-perfect song circle called "In Harmony's Way Up in Auburn." We're an interesting mix of eight to a dozen people. Some people drive seventy-five miles to sing with us one Sunday afternoon a month. Some of the singers have multiple recordings, some are accomplished amateurs, and some are beginners. Every singer is listened to and supported, and people join in with sweet harmonies. We've formed a wonderful bond over the five years or so that we've been singing together. A year or so ago, we started beginning each session by singing "Circle of Song," written by Margaret Miles, the intrepid librarian/songwriter of Fairfax, California; and a pretty darn wonderful person in her own right. The song captures how I feel about singing with other people, and I often get tears in my eyes when I sing it. The song is well-known throughout the San Francisco Folk Music Club. I hope you like it. Here are Margaret's lyrics: CIRCLE OF SONG (Margaret Miles) Once we've eaten our fill, and the talk settles down Our chairs form a circle, and we all gather 'round It makes my heart lift, and my spirit does soar Music makes us a family, it's what I'm here for
The ringing of the harmony, support of the bass Our voices intertwining is like an embrace Anyone can start a melody and the rest will sing along Our voices weave together in a circle of song Our voices weave together in a circle of song These are songs we create with inspiration and breath And a part of ourselves that survives beyond death Though some leave our circle, the music goes on And we welcome new voices to our circle of song
Sing with me, sing with me We can find the parts Sing with me and the harmonies Will keep us whole when we're apart Like the strands of a cloak that are woven with care We are strengthened and joined by the songs we've heard here If voices raised together echoed round the world strong We might have peace on earth through our circle of song Margaret's notes: This song describes a community I first met when I lived in Sacramento in the 90's, and who have remained some of my best friends ever since; several of their voices are singing on the chorus. Here's a recording of Margaret singing the song at a house concert in Auburn, California, with her Sacramento friends. They performed together as "Kitchen Cinq." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-FHFx2mZSI |
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