A Breath of Song
Patricia Norton
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236. Road Trip: Earth and Sky with singer Judi Vinar
Notes: Singing a song of my own with my long-time mentor and vocal coach was a huge honor... and brought out some vulnerable moments around my own history of working with my voice. I also made some…
235. Road Trip: Minneapolis with guests Sarina Partridge and Annie Schlaefer
Notes: It was both an honor and illumination to meet with Sarina Partridge and Annie Schlaefer to talk about Singing Resistance (they were both in it at inception…) and learn two of the songs in the…
234. Road Trip, Indy: Patterns
Vocal improv by: Angela Gabriel, Pam Blevins Hinkle, and Patricia Norton Notes: I love patterns -- mandalas, fractals, tesseracts, pieced quilts, Fair Isle knitting -- and singing! In Bloomington,…
233. Ribbon 17: Mad Road Tripping Skills
The Sunday after this episode is released, May 17th, 2026, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this Ribbon…
232. Road Trip, Ann Arbor: Love Wears the Crown
Song: Love Wears the Crown Music by: Maggie Wheeler Song Learning Time Stamps: Start of teaching: 00:03:19 Start of reprise: 00:27:13 Notes: I'm visiting Carol Bardenstein and TatiAnah Thunberg,…
231. Road Trip: Kingston Three-fer
Notes: Our first road trip stop is Kingston, Ontario in Canada, where I got to meet up with three delightful songleaders – and we sang SO many good songs over the weekend! It was impossible to narrow…
230. Great Turning with guest Grace Oedel
Song: Great Turning Music by: Joanna Colwell Notes: It seems fitting that Grace Oedel, who tells us she is “Not doing any of this alone," brings us a song caught by a friend of hers, Joanna…
229. We Will Not Stand Down
Song: We Will Not Stand Down Music by: Grace Oedel Notes: This song came directly out of protective action, as Grace was asking herself how to develop a chant into a song -- it's got a groove, it's…
228. All Call This Home
Song: All Call This Home Music by: Heidi Wilson Notes: Heidi Wilson has devoted herself to the craft of songweaving -- and it shows! My groups have all loved this song -- a great mix of almost-rap…
227. Ribbon 16: Balance and Begin
The Sunday after this episode is released, March 29th, 2026, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this Ribbon…
226. Life's Dance
Song: Life's Dance Music by: Tarren van Ettinger Notes: This dance of a song loosens me up every time I sing it -- both with the original two parts from Tarren, and then I snuck a third part in…
225. Walk Me Home with guest Una McCann
Song: Walk Me Home Music by: Una McCann Notes: What do you do with anger? Can you set shame gently aside so you can get out of the way of what's coming through you and wants to be voiced? How do…
224. We All Need A Little Love
Song: We All Need A Little Love Music by: Una McCann Notes: In this super-satisfying song, Una McCann stepped into the funk so we can all dig into a little more love in our lives -- not a bad thing…
223. The Reach
Song: The Reach Words by: Wendell Berry Music by: Malcolm Dalglish Notes: I learned this beautiful round from the amazing Moira Smiley, who connected me with Malcolm Dalglish to request his…
222. Ribbon 15: All Kinds of Love
The Sunday after this episode is released, February 15th, 2026, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this…
221. Heading Home
Song: Heading Home Music by: Ben & Dom Notes: I read a commentary by Ailey Jolie, saying, "You cannot breathe your way out of patriarchy." She was observing that regulating the body's emergency…
220. Pray With Our Feet with guest Paul Vasile
Song: Pray With Our Feet Words by: Paul Vasile, based on a quotation by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel Music by: Paul Vasile Notes: This is what folk in Minneapolis are doing -- praying with their…
219. Trust the Work
Song: Trust the Work Words by: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. Music by: Paul Vasile Notes: Trusting the work of love inside us, as excruciatingly slow as it seems sometimes.... this is a mantra I…
218. The River
Song: The River Music by: Coco Love Alcorn Notes: Coco is entering a long and challenging journey with an aggressive cancer diagnosis. She’s hopeful and grounded, but as an independent musician,…
217. Ribbon 14: Clearing the Decks
The Sunday after this episode is released, January 4th, 2026, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this…
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A Breath of Song has published 205 episodes since January 2022, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Mental Health.
A Breath of Song is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 17m.
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