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A rowdy festival of celebration for the work of living together and growing food on this earth!
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Fiery and original radical songs of hope, justice and struggle
Ethan & Kate perform firey and original of hope, liberation and struggle. With hard-hitting lyrics, rich vocal harmonies and rhythmic high-energy acoustic guitar, their music aims to strengthen and inspire movements for social, economic and ecological justice. * * * * * RiOtFoLk "making folk a threat again!" * * * * * Hi friends, All of our music is here for free download (and also at www.riotfolk.org) because we believe in the power of songs as tools of struggle and social change-- and we want these tools to be freely shared with all who might find them useful. The songs here are also anti-copyright (registered into the Public Domain at ), because we believe that art should not be privately owned, but rather shared as part of our "cultural commons" (how could we copyright chords and language and ideas that are a thousand years old?!) "But if all your music is free, how do you eat?" people ask. Well, we work odd jobs, share income, and grow some of our food. We make some money from live gigs and CD sales. We live by mutual-aid and with low-impact ethics. We appreciate any donations you can give for these songs (or CD purchases)-- they help sustain us and allow us to continue our work. CDs can be purchased by mail order (see address below) and are sliding scale, $5-$30. SLiding scale is based on a principle of solidarity-- folks paying at a higher end makes it possible for us to offer this music to others who can't afford the usual high price of a CD. Thanks! CDs are also available for $15 at And of course, we'd love to come play in your town, so drop us a line... Keep loving, keep fighting! -e&k
Song Info
Charts
Peak #44
Peak in subgenre #9
Author
Ethan Miller & Kate Boverman
Rights
anti-copyright (public domain)
Uploaded
October 21, 2005
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MP3 3.7 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
Dedicated to community gardeners everywhere, cultivating hope and resistance, re-claiming the power of communities and Earth to grow good food togther!
Lyrics
Tree of Life (Ethan Miller & Kate Boverman) Wake up in the morning, take a look around Take a stroll in the trees, take a walk downtown Look into the faces, every shade and stripe And you're lookin' at the fruit of the tree of life Bring on the rain, let the water roll down Open up the sky, let the sun roll 'round Soak it on up, let the fruit grow ripe And we're chillin' in the shade of the tree of life Open up the door, take a breath of fresh air Go diggin' in the dirt, see what you find there Plant a little seed of the heirloom type And you're growin' new shoots on the tree of life (Chorus) We'll be chillin' in the garden, planting our seeds Hangin' with the neighbors, meeting our needs Growin' our freedom instead of growin' our strife Watering the roots of the tree of life (Chorus) When the pain of the world is a-breakin' your heart And everything you love is a-fallin' apart Take courage from each other, keep your vision in sight 'Cause we're fighting in the name of the tree of life (Chorus)
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