{"id":4543,"date":"2019-02-26T22:29:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T03:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomsmithmusic.com\/?p=4543"},"modified":"2019-04-14T10:05:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T15:05:43","slug":"the-kitchen-musician-march-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomsmithmusic.com\/?p=4543","title":{"rendered":"The Kitchen Musician ~ March 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends,<\/p>\n<p>I dove into the rich treasure trove of Greek mythology for songwriting inspiration this month. Come into the kitchen and I will show you why Erebos, the god of darkness, plays an important role in my song of hope and encouragement! <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><HR><\/p>\n<p><strong>Index<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#news\">NEWS:<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#music\">THIS MONTH&#8217;S MUSIC<\/a>: &#8220;With Erebos Rejoicing&#8221;<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomsmithmusic.com\/?page_id=56\">UPCOMING SHOWS<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#nonprofit\">FEATURED NON-PROFIT<\/a>: AmpleHarvest.org<\/p>\n<p align=center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomsmithmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tom-at-PCA-2-10-19a-WWW-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomsmithmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tom-at-PCA-2-10-19a-WWW-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tomsmithmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tom-at-PCA-2-10-19a-WWW-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomsmithmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tom-at-PCA-2-10-19a-WWW-1-573x382.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=center>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/dantappanphotos.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Tappan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"news\" title=\"News\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><HR><\/p>\n<p align=center><strong>NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a couple of weeks I will be headed to Florida to spend the rest of March in the sun with family and friends. I will try not to taunt my homebound northern friends by posting too many sunshine and beach photos to social media.<\/p>\n<p>In January I released &#8220;I&#8217;m Gonna Use My Hands&#8221; with a music video, CD and supporting teaching and learning materials. The response has been remarkable &#8211; thanks to a great &#8220;street team&#8221; of teachers, social justice workers, family and friends. If you would like to help us keep the energy up to &#8220;make the world a better place&#8221;, please share the following link with your contacts and social media.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/TomSmithMusic.com\/hands\">http:\/\/TomSmithMusic.com\/hands<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"music\" title=\"With Erebos Rejoicing\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><HR><\/p>\n<p align=center><strong>THIS MONTH&#8217;S MUSIC<\/strong><BR><strong><em>With Erebos Rejoicing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align = Center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XOZbJv2sDec?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8220;With Erebos Rejoicing&#8221; \u00a9 2019 Tom Smith (ASCAP)<br \/>\nThanks to King Yee (video), <a href=\"http:\/\/melvillepark.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Friedman<\/a> (audio),<br \/>\nand the good folks at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roslindaleopenmike.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Roslindale Open Mike<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Lyrics in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am a big fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosysheridan.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cosy Sheridan<\/a> &#8211; a remarkable songwriter, singer, guitar player and teacher. I am also very happy to say that Cosy has become a great friend and songwriting mentor and partner. So earlier this month when I was looking for inspiration, I overheard a little voice in my head say, &#8220;Cosy has written some great songs that were inspired by Greek mythology. Why don&#8217;t you look there?&#8221; For example, a quick review of Cosy&#8217;s huge catalog of songs reveals the following titles, &#8220;Eurydice Goodnight&#8221;, &#8220;Demeter&#8217;s Lost Daughter&#8221;, &#8220;Icarus&#8221;, &#8220;Iphigenia&#8221;, &#8220;The Underworld&#8221;, and an album entitled \u201cEros&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>I am not really a scholar of mythology but my quick look into the list of gods that Cosy has not yet written about revealed an interesting description of the primordial deity <em>Erebos<\/em>, the embodiment of darkness and the son of <em>Chaos<\/em>. Long time readers of &#8220;The Kitchen Musician&#8221; won&#8217;t find it difficult to believe that I quickly concluded that Erebos is the perfect subject for a song that speaks to current events.<\/p>\n<p>Most of my songwriting mentors tell me to always make sure my songs can be easily understood without an introduction, and the title should always be obvious from the song itself. Looks like I broke both of those rules this month. Taking my lead instead from the old folk ballads, the title is simply the first phrase of the song.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who are not acquainted with Cosy, here is one of her many wonderful songs. No Greek gods here, but it certainly fits my theme this month. <\/p>\n<p align = Center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XSCtBVexmBQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8220;My Fence and My Neighbor&#8221; \u00a9 2017 Cosy Sheridan Cosyng Music<\/p>\n<p>As we in the northern hemisphere begin to notice lengthening daylight, and eagerly anticipate the season when growing things take over the earth, I hope you will join me in my belief that we can work together to make a positive difference in this troubled world.<\/p>\n<p>Borrowing a bit from Dr. Martin Luther King,<br \/>\n&#8220;The moral arc is long and to justice it will bend<br \/>\nBut let it be recorded, we bent it with our hands!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<p><em>(If so inclined, I invite you to leave a comment by scrolling to the end of this page.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><HR> <\/p>\n<p align=center><strong>UPCOMING SHOWS:<\/strong><br \/>\nClick this link to view <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsmithmusic.com\/?page_id=56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">upcoming shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"nonprofit\" title=\"Featured Non-Profit\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><HR><\/p>\n<p align=center><strong>FEATURED NON-PROFIT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ampleharvest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AmpleHarvest.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ampleharvest.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomsmithmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AH_Logo_transparent.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"64\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4569\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>AmpleHarvest.org<\/strong> &#8220;is a unique nationwide resource that is eliminating the waste of food, the outcome being a reduction in hunger and malnutrition along with an improved environment. It is accomplished by utilizing the Internet to enable 42 million Americans who grow food in home\/community gardens to easily donate their excess harvest to one of 8,397 registered local food pantries spread across all 50 states. These food pantries help nourish the one out of six Americans (including a quarter of all kids under six ) that rely on these pantries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Please join me in <a href=\"https:\/\/ampleharvest.org\/donate-m1\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">supporting AmpleHarvest.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends, I dove into the rich treasure trove of Greek mythology for songwriting inspiration this month. 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