Week #43
Folk Songs Covered By Willie Nelson and Andy Williams
This is week 43 of the year and we will be celebrating Folksongs Covered by Willie Nelson and Andy Williams, by delving into the songs and applying concepts to create more joy and connection during caregiving routines with music.
The songs are:
Willie Nelson
Always
Home on the Range
In the Garden
In the Sweet By and By
This Train
Whispering Hope
Andy Williams
Aloha ‘Oe
Amazing Grace
America the Beautiful
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Danny Boy
He’s Got the Whole World
It Had To Be You
Featured Song
WHISPERING HOPE
“Whispering Hope” was written by Septimus Winner in 1868. Winner was a prolific composer who wrote both secular and sacred music, often under the pseudonym “Alice Hawthorne”. Many popular artists have recorded this song, including Willie Nelson, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Webb Pierce, Mitch Miller, Pat Boone, Jim Reeves and more. It is often sited as a song that offers hope.
Is this melody familiar to you?
Are the words familiar?
Did you find yourself humming along?
How did it affect you? Did your awareness change? Your breath? Your focus? Your mood?
Would you feel comfortable playing this in the background and allow yourself to hum or sing along? By yourself and/or with the one(s) you care for?
Whispering Hope Here is Willie Nelson singing his unique version of Whispering Hope. I hope you enjoy it!
Creative Ideas
HOW TO USE THE MUSIC
Try humming or singing along with the provided recording, or one of your choosing for increased feeling of ______.
Listen to a recording to create a shared experience.
Listen while engaged in daily routines, to add a feeling of familiarity and comfort (if the song is known and loved)
Try reminiscing with the song history, or singers of the song. Look at pictures famous singers who performed the song.
SELF-CARE TIPS
Take a Few Minutes
put on your favorite music
grab some coloring pencils, markers, crayons, etc
print the coloring page
color (by yourself or with the one(s) you care for)
notice your breathing
accept yourself and your thoughts
Share if you have any self-care tips or stories from this week at [email protected]
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