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“Use your mind to be kind, be smart-use your heart, intend to be a friend, then do it all over again…”
 
These wise words came out of a collaboration between myself and 4th graders at Wines Elementary School in Ann Arbor a couple of years ago. The song we wrote has a simple but important message that is so needed in our world today: be kind. While many people in positions of leadership in this country, namely our current President, model divisiveness, hateful speech, and bullying behavior, these young people remind us of the importance of kindness, respect, and friendship.
 
I was honored to be part of this collaboration and to invite many friends to help the song grow into a single and a music video. Big thanks to Brian Woodring, Charlie Steen, Jamie Rusling, Chris Good, John Driscoll, Alice Sun, and of course to the students, teachers, and parents at Wines Elementary School for helping bring this vision of kindness to the world. Please enjoy and share!
 
Yours in kindness,
 
Joe
New Music Video!
Be Kind - Joe Reilly with students from Wines Elementary School
Joe Reilly Spring/Summer 2019 Tour Dates
 
May 4th, DETROIT, MI
Joe Reilly will be joined by Mark Stone on percussion, Lesley-Anne Stone on vocals, and Alice Sun on keyboard for a fun family concert as part of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Tiny Tots Series, 10:00am, The Cube, Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan.
 
May 11th, YPSILANTI, MI
Joe performs with the Long Hairz Collective as part of a fundraiser benefiting the Michigan Poor People’s Campaign: Social Action in 4 Dimensions: Music, Movement Art, Speaking Out, and Standing Sculpture, Riverside Arts Center, 5-9 p.m, Recommended Donation $25.00, Order tickets, 76 N. Huron Street, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

June 20th-21st, ROYAL OAK, MI
Joe Reilly performs on the Kids Stage at Rock ‘n’ Rides, 5:30pm and 7:30pm on June 20th, 11:30am and 2:30pm on June 21st, Downtown Royal Oak, Michigan.
 
July 12th, DETROIT, MI
Joe Reilly performs as part of Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront, Rivard Plaza, 11:00am, 12:00pm, and 1:15pm, 1340 Atwater St., Detroit, Michigan.
 
July 17th, BELLEVILLE, MI
Joe Reilly performs for children and families, Belleville Library, 7pm, 167 Fourth St. Belleville, Michigan.
 
July 26th, BURTON, MI
Joe Reilly performs for children and families at For Mar Nature Preserve, 6:30pm, 2142 N. Genesee Rd., Burton, Michigan. 

August 9th, DETROIT, MI
Joe Reilly performs as part of Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront, Rivard Plaza, 11:00am, 12:00pm, and 1:15pm, 1340 Atwater St., Detroit, Michigan. 

August 16th, DETROIT, MI
Joe Reilly performs as part of Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront, Rivard Plaza, 11:00am, 12:00pm, and 1:15pm, 1340 Atwater St., Detroit, Michigan.
 
August 18th, DETROIT, MI
Joe Reilly performs as part of the Hazon Michigan Jewish Food Festival, Eastern Market, 11am-4pm, Detroit, Michigan.
 
August 22nd, ANN ARBOR, MI
Joe Reilly performs for children and families, Ann Arbor District Library, Downtown Branch, Multipurpose Room (in basement), 7:00pm, 343 S. Fifth Ave. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 
Joe Reilly’s Happy Songs Mindful Songwriting for Kids Camp
August 19th -23rd, 2019, 1-4pm, Oz’s Music, 1920 Packard St. Ann Arbor
Singer-songwriter and mindfulness practitioner Joe Reilly invites elementary school-aged children to get in touch with their creative voices, water seeds of happiness, and express themselves through singing and songwriting in this fun and unique camp. Joe shares methods of calming, listening, and cultivating awareness through simple and accessible mindfulness practices that introduce students to his songwriting process. Creative brainstorming and song development are modeled together in the group so that students can continue to write songs on their own. Students are encouraged to share their songs through performances and an in-camp recording session. Space is limited, register now by calling 734-662-8283 or online at Oz’s Music.
 
August 23rd-25th, BROOKLYN, MI
Joe Reilly and Spirits Rising perform as part of Hollerfest, schedule tba, 11811 Beech Rd., Brooklyn, Michigan.

September 15th, DETROIT, MI
Spirits Rising performs as part of the Rendez-Vous Festival, St. Anne’s Church, 1000 Sainte Anne St., Detroit, Michigan.
 
September 20th-22nd, LAKE CITY, MI
Joe Reilly, Spirits Rising, and the Long Hairz Collective perform as part of Earthwork Music Harvest Gathering, schedule tba.

Check Joe's website and Facebook page for his ever-evolving tour schedule!
Joe on Lopez Island, March 2019. Photo by Robert Harrison.
Copyright © 2019 Joe Reilly Music, All rights reserved.


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