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Rise

from Rise by Joanne Rand

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Tribute to that old adage: “Before enlightenment, chop wood carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood carry water.” I once saw nuns outside a Tibetan Temple on hands and knees scrubbing the cobblestone steps as an act of selfless devotion. There are two pulls in me: towards humility and towards striving to reach my highest height (raise my spire).

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Do your duties and count your blessings and

Say Hail Mary’s and daily tidings and

Fold your napkin and clean your saucer and

Scan your email and drive your daughter

I want to rise… I want to fly…

I want to know all there is to know of life…

I am the mountain; I am a cell of the earth

I want to swim and wriggle in this cosmic juice for all it’s worth.

And I know life is short this time around.

I’m trying to make my arc last as long as I can.

I know how sweet this nectar of love.

I’m trying with all my heart to understand.

Sew your stitches and do the dishes and

Sweep the kitchen and let the dogs in and

Clean the cat box and call your mother

Conversations negate each other

I want to rise…I want to roll…

I want to dance way out beyond the horizon and rock my soul…

I am the ocean; I am a piece of the sky.

I want to waltz barefoot with that big, bad crescent moon on the rise.

And I know this house will burn down

I’m trying to keep my house in order while I can

I know these walls burn right through

We’ve got to raise our spire and scrub the cobblestone, too.

I want to rise…I want to roll…

I want to stare into your eyes and trust your soul.

I am the fire in your voice.

I am a heart pumping blood through you, because I have no choice.

And I know these walls burn through.

We’ve got to raise our spire and scrub the cobblestone, too

I know these walls burn right through

We’ve got to raise our highest spire and scrub the cobblestone floor, too.

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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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“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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