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Bones and All

from Rise by Joanne Rand

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Inspired by a fragment of conversation I heard between women in a dressing room: “I’m here to stay, bones and all!”

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I am a woman sure and strong

I’ll be traveling far along

No one to weep or worry me, from what I see.

Don’t understand the mind of man

Wreaking havoc on the land

Cannot kill eternity, from what I see.

Set me sail on the open sky

Hold my strings loosely

Take me back to the open sea

Do not confuse me.

I am a woman, wit and will

And wisdom are my backbone

Steady born, steady still

All creation’s my home.

Set me sail on the open sky

Hold my strings loosely

Take me back to the open sea

Do not confuse me.

All you strangers now take warn

There’ll be no stopping hoof or horn

And all that dies will be reborn, from what I see.

All you strangers hear me say

There’ll be no stopping corn or grain

And all that falls shall rise again, from what I see.

From what I see Gaia’s growing

Changes are showing

From what I see Gaia’s rising

Metamorphizing.

Cannot kill eternity

Cannot stop the planted seed

Can’t deny a world in need, from what I see.

So don’t weep or worry me

Do not discourage me

Can’t heal the world with grief, from what I see.

From what I see Gaia’s growing

Changes are showing

From what I see Gaia’s rising

Metamorphizing

From what I see Gaia’s strong

Though we might not last long.

Don’t weep or worry me

Do not discourage me

We can’t heal the world with grief, from what I see.

I am woman strong and sure

And I will endure

I will live, BONES AND ALL, to eternity.

credits

from Rise, released November 11, 2011
Recorded live at two performances in 2010

Produced by Joanne Rand, Stephen Hart & Tim Gray. copyright & produced, 2011, Joanne Rand, Homefire Productions, BMI. All rights reserved.

Mixed & mastered by Stephen Hart (Two Rock Digital), "Redwood" alternate version mixed by Dennis Dragon. All songs written & arranged by Joanne Rand except: "Happy Song" (by Elizabeth Gahm) "Breathe" (words by Joanne Rand & Ali Nelson, music by Joanne), "Hush Ye my Bairne" (traditional Gaelic Lullabye translated by Malcolm MacFarlane).

Recorded at live performances in 2010 by Dennis Dragon (Applegate River Lodge, Applegate, OR) & James Johnson (Don Quixotes, Santa Cruz, CA). Overdubs recorded by Tim Gray (Myrtletown Records, Eureka, CA), cello ODs recorded by Ken Braziel (The Ranch, Sebastopol, CA).

Artwork by Mary Ellen Rand, Photos by Michele AnneLouise Cohen and Greg King, design by Joanne Rand.

The players:
•Joanne Rand: vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano, kalimba, wooden recorder, synth
•Brad Cox: drums
•Ken Braziel: bass
•George Chavez: cello
•Gwen Post: violin
•Rex Richardson: flamenco style guitar
•Matt Sircely: madolin
•Tim Gray: additional toms & percussion (Redwood, Bones and All), backup vocals (Waters Flow) special effects on "Jump".

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Joanne Rand Arcata

“A fixture of the Northern California folk scene, Rand’s life, activism & art are woven seamlessly together. A celebrated musician, composer & teacher. From stripped-down folk songs to lush, textured rock arrangements, she makes consistently engaging, perceptive, universal music.”-SFStation.com 2012. Touring nationally for 30 years, Rand is currently releasing 15th CD of original songs. ... more

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