Kirtan Podcast Archive
Bye Bye Bhakti Fest
We're flying out early tomorrow morning, and I'm noticing how very quiet it is ... and how full I am. We've been bathing in a sea of Love for the last four days. Close your eyes and imagine what that might feel like--then amplify it, and that is the experience of...
Chairman of the Board
Krishna Das--the big Kahuna. This was the first time I've been to his kirtan, and it was everything I've heard it would be. He has a way of drawing you in, making it easy to find Spirit in the singing. We were on the edges of the crowd tonight (it was very large),...
Hot Bhav
We're back from Bhakti Fest to cool off and rest before seeing Krishna Das tonight. It's really hot on the festival grounds today, we're being urged to drink lots of water because of the hot & dry high desert environment. One of the hardest things about being...
An Evening In the Bhav
We got back from Bhakti Fest too late last night for me to post (yawn)--I either have to get fitter or younger, because getting tired is a drag when there's so much fun going on. Last night was an immensely beautiful evening under the stars in the desert. Today...
Bhakti Buffet
My feet are dirty (the shoes didn't help), and so is my skirt--and tonight I'm goin' back for more. Today's lineup was outstanding, and it was so wonderful to connect in person with the beautiful souls who, until now, were only in the ether. Community is the...
Bhakti Fest Is In the House
We arrived in Joshua Tree late this afternoon, and went over to Bhakti Fest just as the sun was going down. We barely had time to see it all, and it's a different world in the dark--very colorful & mysterious. Dave Stringer was introduced by Shiva Rae and opened...
The Road To Bhakti Fest
This set should be called "The Jewels". For this last show before the live updates at Bhakti Fest, I asked for suggestions of artists you would consider hidden jewels, your favorite non-headlining kirtan artists playing at the festival next weekend. Did you ever...
Resistance Is Futile
If there's anything I've realized from my time listening to kirtan it's that I can always count on it. No matter my mood, if I listen to some kirtan it changes for the better. I've also discovered that it's downright impossible to be in a state of resistance and...
Fresh Tracks 7
Putting the podcast together is a miraculous process--I'm always curious to see what Spirit has planned for the show. This week, the perfect CD showed up right on schedule and the new songs seemed to reflect what I was thinking but didn't have the words to say. The...
Who’s That Knocking?
I have been playing some serious hooky--and not just because it's August, although that's part of it. I haven't been wanting to engage too much in my spiritual practice--something none of you can relate to I'm sure. So I'm using chants to Radhe this week to knock on...
Bhakti Fest!
New World Kirtan is going to Bhakti Fest--that would be four days of kirtan, yoga and workshops in Joshua Tree, CA September 9-12. This blows the door off my imagination, and last year I was just dying to be there. This year I'm taking recording equipment so I can...
Songs For Sid Redux
'Songs for Sid' originally posted back in December, and was my attempt to express in music my emotional ride with the death of a beloved family dog. Sid's podcast rated a redux because his presence has been felt recently--my sister's family lost their family dog last...
Spirit Fest!
This week I have a very happy announcement--the podcast has been picked up by Spirit Voyage radio, a wonderful internet radio station designed for those of us who can't get enough chant in our lives. Spirit Voyage is the sponsor of Spirit Fest--the very first...
Kirtan Live With Ragani
'Best of Both Worlds' by Ragani was the first kirtan CD I ever bought. When I was thinking of starting a kirtan podcast, the first call I made was to her. I was going to take a podcast breather this week for the holiday, but remembered that several weeks ago Ragani...
Funkalicious Kirtan
This week's set was inspired by the sun finally getting its act together and making a steady appearance here in Oregon. We got a lot of rain this spring, but now the sun is out and I want to dance. Shake your booty. Namaste. SONG ARTIST CD Om Mercury Max The...
Simple Gifts
Often the simplest gifts are the most moving. Several weeks ago, Spirit Voyage's free Friday download gave me a gift in the form of a beautiful kirtan lullaby from Snatam Kaur's CD 'Divine Birth'. It inspired this week's podcast, which is filled with simple gifts...
Kirtan With Shantala
Kirtan with Shantala is always magical. Heather's angelic voice & guitar teamed with Benjy's virtuoso esraj & spine-chilling vocals is an amazing combination. Their music is always an uncomplicated road to Spirit, paved with beautiful melodies and harmony....
Singing in the Rain
As much as I complain, I really do love the cool green dampness of the Pacific Northwest. Good thing too, because last week was a record-breaker in the rain department. I felt the need create the feel of a beach, the sun of an island in the set this week. It worked...
Rites Of Spring
Springtime in Oregon is a warmer extension of winter, and the rain has been unrelenting this year. But the garden awaits, and so does the planting a red climbing rose bush for our lab Sid who died this November. There will be now be bright roses in the space where...
Dance of Kali
I've heard the goddess Kali described as gentle mother, fierce warrior. That could also describe my mother ... the fiercest warrior in our family. These are the chants that comforted, that soothed and centered me the last several weeks. Please come on the journey...