Mama's Minstrel - Nancy Vedder-Schults, Ph.D. Music Calendar Workshops/ Keynotes Writings Music Biography Front Page Singing the Promise Singing the Promise, a live recording of earth-centered music, gathers four diverse recording artists on one CD: Nancy Vedder-Shults plus Carole Eagleheart, Khrysso and Mary Grigolia. Each musician brings a different perspective to their songs: Khrysso, his background in folklore; Mary, her openhearted ministry; Carole, her teaching in the Seneca Wolf Clan and Nancy, her love of ritual and story. The music on this CD is celebratory, moving, and spirited, running the gamut from simple chant to powerful hymns in honor of the earth. Nancy's songs, never recorded before, include: Hymn to the Earth, Changing Woman, Spirits, My Help is In the Mountain and Green God. Chants for the Queen of Heaven An exquisite chant tape with songs from a multitude of cultures, lovely harmonies, an assortment unavailable on other tapes! -- NPR's Margot Adler, author, Heretic Heart ...a wonderful and varied collection of multicultural and original chants, performed with spirit and conviction, and arranged using a many-colored palette of instrumental and vocal textures. -- Susan Robbins for the Libana Women's Chorus Inspired by goddesses from around the world, Chants for the Queen of Heaven reflects the richness and variety of many woman-honoring traditions. Its music speaks directly to the heart, ranging from a celebratory Renaissance procession (with English horn, flute, cello and a variety of percussion) to meditative Eastern incantations accompanied by Tibetan bell; from the driving polyrhythms of an Afro-Cuban chant to the tranquil Shakuhachi flute of a Japanese song; from Nancy's simple, but haunting modal melodies to the complex harmonies of many of her arrangements; from the bubbling passion of "Volcano Woman," a chant to Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess, to the contemplative sounds of "Kwan Zeon Bosai," dedicated to the Korean goddess of compassion. Mama's Minstrel Nancy Vedder-Schults, Ph.D. (608) 231-3362 songs@gaiasgrrl.com