Hoped to keep listening to Christmas music until Epiphany (Jan 6th), but harder to find after New Years Eve. Will catch up on more recent Carrie CDs in January. Great pick with Peter Gabriel. Nice to see some include Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World. Spent a day exploring lots of music and narrowed down hundreds using this inspirational time travel playlist:
Close to You-Carpenters
Grown Up Christmas List-Amy Grant
Don't Stop Believing-Journey
Hammer and a Nail-Indigo Girls
Once in a Lifetime-Talking Heads
Beautiful Day-U2
Christmas Through Your Eyes-Gloria Estefan
Redemption Song-Bob Marley
Good Morning-Willie K
Almost Seems-Clannad
Orinoco Flow-Enya
Fear a'Bhata-Capercaillie
Amazing Things-Runrig
Return to Innocence-Enigma
A hilarious song about batman and/or godzilla by Carrie long, long ago :)
Precious Carrie, I look forward to listening to your playlist as well as others. Most of all, though, today I want to applaud you on your decision to cut back on the Sunday posts. As your good friend Parker wrote, “Let your life speak.” Your primary vocation/calling is as a singer-songwriter. Substack is a means to support that. When it gets in the way of your performing and writing, it’s a hindrance. So, dear one, thank for living out setting limits and letting your main thing be the main thing. Shalom.
We have such similar tastes, Carrie. I am listening to your playlist and loving every song - really, really my kind of music. It's no surprise when you came up as my #2 favorite artist on my 2023 Spotify list. Number 1 was Emmylou Harris and #3 was Leonard Cohen, so I would say you're in good company. :) Other favorites that make up my personal playlist are Nanci Griffith, Bruce Cockburn, Bob Dylan. Some years ago my husband and I were privileged to see you in concert in Miami. We keep looking for concerts of yours that we can attend. We are snowbirds (which tells you how old I am - but with favorites like Emmylou Harris and Leonard Cohen, that would be obvious, I guess! During the summer months we live in New Brunswick, Canada, and during the 3 winter months we rent in Florida.
Thanks, Carrie! What a pleasure it is to discover a great new song that speaks to you! It makes my week, at least. My playlist consists mainly of songs that I thought might be discoveries for the people here. That's why it only contains one of yours. I would have added "Thanksgiving Eve," by Bob Franke, but I could not find it on Spotify (what's up with that?). Another song I recommend, but could not find on Spotify, was "Waiting for a Miracle," by Faith and Practice.
I have a favorite Christmas song that is difficult to find... the CD was created by Mills-James Productions in 1997. The song is That First Christmas Eve by V. Alexeef & J. Ashley/ASCAP. It is a beautiful lullabye, and thinking about possibilities.... I would love to hear Carrie sing a version of it someday!
This playlist project was an interesting challenge, as I sorted the titles, and underlying songs, to suggest a progression of feelings I wanted to share for the new year. If you are not on Spotify, here is my list:
I Choose Love – The Quorus Columbia’s LGBTQA+ Community Choir
Joy – October Project, Virtual Choir of Joy
Eyes of Mercy – October Project
Now We Are Free – Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
Shine – Carrie Newcomer, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan
Somewhere – Barbara Streisand
Outlander – The Skye Boat Song – Bear McCreary, Raya Yarbrough
thank you so much for sharing your list and for your continued music and messages of hope., I am also grateful for the lists others have created., many of the songs were on my original list but I took them off so I could share more music that perhaps others have not listened to. .
here goes
I Can't help but wonder where I'm bound- Tom Paxton
River-Bill Staines
Thirsty Boots-Eric Anderson
Swimming to the Other Side-Pat Humphries
Changes-Phil Ochs
Bless the Broken Road-Rascal Flats
Reason to Believe-Tim Hardin
Bendita La Luz-Mana
What a Wonderful world-Louis Armstrong
May I suggest-Susan Warner
Here Comes the Sun-George Harrison
On Holy Ground-Barbra Streisand
Sleepwalk-Larry Carlton
A dream of the Return-Pat Metheny
Common Threads- Bobby McFerrin
and for less mellow but favorites to inspire me
Touch the World- Earth Wind and Fire
Knocks me off my Feet-Stevie wonder
We are the world- Michael Jackson
A Promise I will keep-by Nick Page, sung by the mystic chorale-easy to find on YouTube
Carrie, I enjoy hearing music that others are listening to and for a chance to share what I listen to as well. Thank you opening this space for suggestions!
My inspiration and hope songs typically are slower paced songs. I pulled from my playlist that I use to help slow down and get into a headspace for prayer or meditation. I was able to narrow it down to 12. I could not decide which 2 to remove when I tried selecting just 10.
The full playlist has a lot more of Carrie Newcomer and Nate Macy songs. I listened to Hands and Feet by Audio Adrenaline probably every day from when I was gifted their Adios (greatest hits) album (in 2009?) through 2016. I attribute that song to one of the reasons I entered the mission field. Nate Macy is a Quaker music pastor near where I grew up.
The last quarter of 2023 has been a Spiritually rough one due to the events in Israel of October 7th. I was pretty much shaken to my core - as in my core Spiritual beliefs were uprooted. I shifted from trying to spend as much time as possible living is a world of Unity and oneness to being obsessed with the news which dragged me down to the world of duality.
During the last few weeks of 2023, moving into 2024, I began to realize that this space I find myself in is not helpful to me, to the world, or to the Universe. Yes, first you are human and then you're divine, words from your song "It Starts With A Stone," have been seeping in and making an impact on my slide down into duality. As always, your music resonates with me on a Soul level and listening to it is helping me to regain my Spiritual balance.
I am working very hard at releasing judgment, negativity toward the "others" and allowing myself to fall into the trap of absorbing energies that are not in alignment with the Loving and the Light. This is not an easy assignment that I have given myself. Yesterday, on the cusp of the New Year, I removed a news app from my TV so I am not tempted to check in on the news of the Middle East. I am returning to meditating on The Light and The Loving of God and releasing my obsession with things I have no control over. I am making room for Light to prevail over Darkness and concentrating on being a holder of the hope for Peace, Light, and Love. Namaste.
After writing this, I saw your email about the Paradigm podcast, which I then listened to and I was surprised/not surprised that much of the focus is similar to that which I am feeling and expressing to myself and to friends. As for a song list - I tend to listen to you, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Peter Mayer (the musician from MN), Joe Uveges, and a new band I recently discovered - Nefesh Mountain. Mostly your songs, however. Any and all from the past 20 years or so.....
How fun! Happy New Year everyone, enjoying your great playlists! Thank you Carrie.
Hope you all enjoy the playlist. Here is the link:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2bIhV5t5eGRYXGI20LakAZ?si=BwzQgGZBRvS5nmlr7DrpTQ&pi=u-jHhAFJuiTjGe
Hoped to keep listening to Christmas music until Epiphany (Jan 6th), but harder to find after New Years Eve. Will catch up on more recent Carrie CDs in January. Great pick with Peter Gabriel. Nice to see some include Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World. Spent a day exploring lots of music and narrowed down hundreds using this inspirational time travel playlist:
Close to You-Carpenters
Grown Up Christmas List-Amy Grant
Don't Stop Believing-Journey
Hammer and a Nail-Indigo Girls
Once in a Lifetime-Talking Heads
Beautiful Day-U2
Christmas Through Your Eyes-Gloria Estefan
Redemption Song-Bob Marley
Good Morning-Willie K
Almost Seems-Clannad
Orinoco Flow-Enya
Fear a'Bhata-Capercaillie
Amazing Things-Runrig
Return to Innocence-Enigma
A hilarious song about batman and/or godzilla by Carrie long, long ago :)
Ring of Fire-Johnny Cash
Dive-Steven Curtis Chapman
Miracles-Colton Dixon
My Story Your Glory-Matthew West
Journey to Bethlehem Soundtrack
This Playlist is my just because songs. I just started thinking about it, but not too much, and this is the result. 💖
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0eabqCxvdbDCv1UaN2PiOZ?si=F9Q14ee8Tjy-Gv96114g1Q&pi=u-JPwuBzcFQoik
I cannot wait to play the songs people have chosen. Lots of great music for the new year.
Me too ! What I have sampled so far is quite wonderful. Thanks all around 💕
Precious Carrie, I look forward to listening to your playlist as well as others. Most of all, though, today I want to applaud you on your decision to cut back on the Sunday posts. As your good friend Parker wrote, “Let your life speak.” Your primary vocation/calling is as a singer-songwriter. Substack is a means to support that. When it gets in the way of your performing and writing, it’s a hindrance. So, dear one, thank for living out setting limits and letting your main thing be the main thing. Shalom.
We have such similar tastes, Carrie. I am listening to your playlist and loving every song - really, really my kind of music. It's no surprise when you came up as my #2 favorite artist on my 2023 Spotify list. Number 1 was Emmylou Harris and #3 was Leonard Cohen, so I would say you're in good company. :) Other favorites that make up my personal playlist are Nanci Griffith, Bruce Cockburn, Bob Dylan. Some years ago my husband and I were privileged to see you in concert in Miami. We keep looking for concerts of yours that we can attend. We are snowbirds (which tells you how old I am - but with favorites like Emmylou Harris and Leonard Cohen, that would be obvious, I guess! During the summer months we live in New Brunswick, Canada, and during the 3 winter months we rent in Florida.
Thanks, Carrie! What a pleasure it is to discover a great new song that speaks to you! It makes my week, at least. My playlist consists mainly of songs that I thought might be discoveries for the people here. That's why it only contains one of yours. I would have added "Thanksgiving Eve," by Bob Franke, but I could not find it on Spotify (what's up with that?). Another song I recommend, but could not find on Spotify, was "Waiting for a Miracle," by Faith and Practice.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07cbtQqwA3BxZ45LRvVyjO?si=87bcc0dfaedc47eb
This was hard! So many songs....But here it is....https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4DWnNPsXMFc5bHVxjtsUa6?si=6bbe583036e74e18
GREAT playlist. I'm going to have so much fun listening to these when I need a bit of inspiration! thanks for including me with such amazing artists!
What a wonderful sharing!
I have a favorite Christmas song that is difficult to find... the CD was created by Mills-James Productions in 1997. The song is That First Christmas Eve by V. Alexeef & J. Ashley/ASCAP. It is a beautiful lullabye, and thinking about possibilities.... I would love to hear Carrie sing a version of it someday!
This playlist project was an interesting challenge, as I sorted the titles, and underlying songs, to suggest a progression of feelings I wanted to share for the new year. If you are not on Spotify, here is my list:
I Choose Love – The Quorus Columbia’s LGBTQA+ Community Choir
Joy – October Project, Virtual Choir of Joy
Eyes of Mercy – October Project
Now We Are Free – Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
Shine – Carrie Newcomer, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan
Somewhere – Barbara Streisand
Outlander – The Skye Boat Song – Bear McCreary, Raya Yarbrough
Amazing Things – Megon McDonough
The Lord’s Prayer – Singh Kaur
You’re Gonna Be Okay – Cody Fry, VOCES8
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xwDhTeZLhUZBRfW8atIgi?si=b20b7d779a5041ef
Enjoy, and best wishes for the new year to everyone!
Happy New Year everyone!
We’re listening to your playlist on the way home from a restful Winter break. What Inspiring music. Thank you ,Carrie for your continued inspiration!
I wanted to add “unfolding” that you helped us write at a retreat with Parker Palmer, but of course it’s not in Spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4juUyhHieSrf6wcaGg6SZY?si=VredbbtZSm6zfC4UNVWpCg&pi=u-HVWweGXJThqW
Great Playlist. Thanks so much Mari!!
thank you so much for sharing your list and for your continued music and messages of hope., I am also grateful for the lists others have created., many of the songs were on my original list but I took them off so I could share more music that perhaps others have not listened to. .
here goes
I Can't help but wonder where I'm bound- Tom Paxton
River-Bill Staines
Thirsty Boots-Eric Anderson
Swimming to the Other Side-Pat Humphries
Changes-Phil Ochs
Bless the Broken Road-Rascal Flats
Reason to Believe-Tim Hardin
Bendita La Luz-Mana
What a Wonderful world-Louis Armstrong
May I suggest-Susan Warner
Here Comes the Sun-George Harrison
On Holy Ground-Barbra Streisand
Sleepwalk-Larry Carlton
A dream of the Return-Pat Metheny
Common Threads- Bobby McFerrin
and for less mellow but favorites to inspire me
Touch the World- Earth Wind and Fire
Knocks me off my Feet-Stevie wonder
We are the world- Michael Jackson
A Promise I will keep-by Nick Page, sung by the mystic chorale-easy to find on YouTube
Carrie, I hope you have a great new year. Thanks for your wonderful sharings and music.
Here's my playlist. Some of these are classic songs that just make me want to get up and dance. Others fill me with hope and courage.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52q9pEbc9TTvJnc8FlA0xE?si=1ad05133d5aa4ca7
Great playlist. I'm going to loooove having all these new playlists to choose from when I want a little inspiration :-)
Carrie, I enjoy hearing music that others are listening to and for a chance to share what I listen to as well. Thank you opening this space for suggestions!
My inspiration and hope songs typically are slower paced songs. I pulled from my playlist that I use to help slow down and get into a headspace for prayer or meditation. I was able to narrow it down to 12. I could not decide which 2 to remove when I tried selecting just 10.
The full playlist has a lot more of Carrie Newcomer and Nate Macy songs. I listened to Hands and Feet by Audio Adrenaline probably every day from when I was gifted their Adios (greatest hits) album (in 2009?) through 2016. I attribute that song to one of the reasons I entered the mission field. Nate Macy is a Quaker music pastor near where I grew up.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TfjrUOdPAXAUWZoMMQbVj?si=Gwak4-0pTqC_JqwDV-kTiA
The last quarter of 2023 has been a Spiritually rough one due to the events in Israel of October 7th. I was pretty much shaken to my core - as in my core Spiritual beliefs were uprooted. I shifted from trying to spend as much time as possible living is a world of Unity and oneness to being obsessed with the news which dragged me down to the world of duality.
During the last few weeks of 2023, moving into 2024, I began to realize that this space I find myself in is not helpful to me, to the world, or to the Universe. Yes, first you are human and then you're divine, words from your song "It Starts With A Stone," have been seeping in and making an impact on my slide down into duality. As always, your music resonates with me on a Soul level and listening to it is helping me to regain my Spiritual balance.
I am working very hard at releasing judgment, negativity toward the "others" and allowing myself to fall into the trap of absorbing energies that are not in alignment with the Loving and the Light. This is not an easy assignment that I have given myself. Yesterday, on the cusp of the New Year, I removed a news app from my TV so I am not tempted to check in on the news of the Middle East. I am returning to meditating on The Light and The Loving of God and releasing my obsession with things I have no control over. I am making room for Light to prevail over Darkness and concentrating on being a holder of the hope for Peace, Light, and Love. Namaste.
After writing this, I saw your email about the Paradigm podcast, which I then listened to and I was surprised/not surprised that much of the focus is similar to that which I am feeling and expressing to myself and to friends. As for a song list - I tend to listen to you, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Peter Mayer (the musician from MN), Joe Uveges, and a new band I recently discovered - Nefesh Mountain. Mostly your songs, however. Any and all from the past 20 years or so.....