"Las mariposas no tienen fronteras, ambos lugares son sus casas
The butterflies have no borders, both places are their homes"
Music helps us experience our common humanity. Singing together invites us to connect on a heart level beyond space and time, encouraging us to break down barriers that prevent us from loving and living fearlessly. In this time when it is so easy to react with hatred, anger, disgust, and contempt towards those with whom we disagree, when we are taught and conditioned to perceive those who are different than ourselves as inferior, how can we learn to take refuge in the sanctity of our interdependence with all people, and with all beings?
Sharing rhythms and melodies helps me to get there, if only for fleeting moments. Music helps me realize that our interconnectedness is not only possible, but necessary for our survival as a species. Our Mother Earth is calling on us to wake up. Our ancestors are lovingly inviting us to wake up. Can you hear them singing? They are asking us to come together in unity, to join our hearts, minds, and voices so that we may recognize our shared existence and act to protect the sacredness of all life, not only for ourselves but for future generations.
Let us come together and sing in unity beyond borders, in oneness and with joy, for all beings,
Joe
Joe Reilly Fall 2019 Songs Without Borders Tour
November 8th, SOUTHFIELD, MI Singing Peace: Join Joe Reilly for an evening of original acoustic songs and guided meditation, as well as relaxation, 7pm, donations accepted, Ascension Healing Arts Center, 21751 Eleven Mile Rd. Ste. 205, Southfield, Michigan.
November 9th, DETROIT, MI Songs Without Borders: A family concert to benefit immigrant families in Southwest Detroit featuring Joe Reilly and percussionist Lori Fithian, all proceeds go to MIStudentsDream, suggested donation $10/adult, give what you can, 4pm, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 1950 Trumbull, Detroit, Michigan.
December 6-8, HINTON, OK Joe Reilly provides songs of mindfulness practice as part of the Burdens Down Mindfulness Retreat in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, with Dharma Teachers Peggy Rowe-Ward and Larry Ward, sponsored by The Silence Foundation and The Prairie Wind Sangha, email Registrar Annabelle Conner for registration and more information, aconner4@gmail.com, Canyon Camp Retreat and Conference Center, 31600 Camp Rd., Hinton, Oklahoma.
December 31st, KALAMAZOO, MI Joe Reilly children’s concert with pianist Alice Sun, bassist David Reilly, and percussionist Dede Alder, 12pm, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 230 N. Rose St., Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Looking Ahead to 2020…
January 20th, ANN ARBOR, MI Joe Reilly and Julie Beutel perform as part of the Circle of Unity for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, 2pm, UofM Diag, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
February 8th, ANN ARBOR, MI Spirits Rising and the All Nations Dancers perform with percussionist Mark Stone, vocalist Lesley-Anne Stone, and Drummer Gayelynn McKinney, 7:30pm, First United Methodist Church, 120 S. State St., Ann Arbor, Michigan. March 1st, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA Songs for the Earth community concert and pizza party with Joe Reilly, 4pm, Islandwood, 4450 Blakely Ave. NE, Bainbridge Island, Washington.
March 14th, WIXOM, MI Joe Reilly children’s concert, 10:30am, Wixom Public Library, 49015 Pontiac Trail, Wixom, Michigan.
March 21st, ANN ARBOR, MI Joe Reilly performs with percussionist Lori Fithian to benefit Ann Arbor First Steps Early Education Program, 4pm, Forsythe Middle School, 1655 Newport Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan.
March 28th, TRAVERSE CITY, MI Spirits Rising performs in the Yurt, 7pm, The Little Fleet, 448 E. Front St., Traverse City, Michigan.
April 19th, ANN ARBOR, MI Joe Reilly performs for all ages and all species with percussionist Lori Fithian as part of the annual Ann Arbor Earth Day celebration, 2:30pm, Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan.
April 26th, LAKE ORION, MI Joe Reilly children’s concert, 2pm, Orion Township Library, 825 Joslyn Rd., Lake Orion, Michigan.
