Remembering Meg
A posthumous showing of Meg Hannan's
Fabric Jewels and Early Paintings
Please click here for show details
& photos of Meg's life and work.
A posthumous showing of Meg Hannan's
Fabric Jewels and Early Paintings
Please click here for show details
& photos of Meg's life and work.
Autumn Bodies, Voices & Spirit Chorus 2023
Open Your Heart & Disappear Into The Song
Bodies, Voices & Spirit
Choruses of Women
Wednesdays on Zoom - 7 pm
Zoom Dates - Wednesdays - October 4, 11, 18, 25
November 1, 8, 15, 29 December 6, 13
Thursdays 6:30 pm in Hillsborough, NC at Farmer's Market Pavilion
Outdoor Chorus Dates - Thursdays - October 5, 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 16, 30 December 7, 14
Registration fee for the Autumn 2023 session is $120
(Your registration fee covers both Wednesday night Zoom
and Thursday night in Hillsborough outdoors.)
Payments by Venmo, Paypal or Check are all good.
See Payment Options page for details.
Scholarships are available
(Please contact Kathleen for scholarship information)
Weekly adventures in Heart song,
circle dance and community.
Singing and dancing in celebration of our
love of and kinship with the natural world.
Meeting ourselves in the heart right where we are.
Exploring the true nature we share with all beings.
We sing, not to perform, but for the pure joy
of being in the music together. No singing experience is needed.
Chorus singers find ourselves relaxed and refreshed
as we turn our awareness towards our hearts, and delight
in the community that singing together creates.
Our songs include chants from many spiritual traditions,
traditional songs from around the world,
and songs by Kathleen and other songwriters.
Whether you are singing your first shy notes,
or experimenting with harmonizing and improvising,
there is always something new to explore
as we deepen into the territory of the Heart.
We invite you to join us in the adventure we call Chorus.
You'll find testimonials from Chorus singers here.
Two Options for Autumn 2023 Chorus
Wednesdays or Thursdays
Your registration fee covers both.
1. Wednesday Zoom Chorus in Your Home
Wednesdays or Thursdays
Your registration fee covers both.
1. Wednesday Zoom Chorus in Your Home
If you live far away from NC or want to sing from your home
any week for any reason, please join us via Zoom
on Wednesdays, rain or shine from wherever you are!
Wednesdays on Zoom - 7 pm
Zoom Dates - Wednesdays - October 4, 11, 18, 25
November 1, 8, 15, 29 December 6, 13
Registration fee for the Autumn 2023 session is $120
(Your registration covers both Wednesday night Zoom
and Thursday night in Hillsborough outdoors.)
Payments by Venmo, Paypal or Check are all good.
See Payment Options page for details.
Scholarships are available
Please contact Kathleen at merpig@juno.com
or call her at 919-695-5032 if you are
interested in a scholarship.
Please contact Kathleen to get on the email list for lyrics
or with any questions you have! Thank you.
More information about chorus, including testimonials, is at:
www.bodiesvoicesandspirit.weebly.com
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2. Thursday Outdoor Chorus in Hillsborough
Outdoor Chorus meets in Hillsborough, NC at the Farmer's Market Pavilion. We loved singing there last fall, winter and spring rain or shine! It's so enlivening to sing with the birds, crickets and peepers, and the acoustics under the pavilion are lovely.
If weather is too cold we may move to Zoom, but that only happened once last year. However your registration covers both Thursday nights and also Wednesday nights on Zoom. So if the weather prediction ever looks iffy to you, or if you have something else to do on a Thursday, you are always welcome to come to Wednesday Zoom Chorus. And in fact, you can come every week to both if you want to! Do remember though, Wednesday Zoom chorus meets at 7 pm, and Thursday chorus meets at 6:30 pm.
Thursdays 6:30 pm in Hillsborough, NC at Farmer's Market Pavilion
Outdoor Chorus Dates - Thursdays - October 5, 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 16, 30 December 7, 14
Registration fee for the Autumn 2023 session is $120
(Your registration covers both Wednesday night Zoom
and Thursday night in Hillsborough outdoors.)
Payments by Venmo, Paypal or Check are all good.
See Payment Options page for details.
Scholarships are available
Please contact Kathleen at merpig@juno.com
or call her at 919-695-5032 if you are
interested in a scholarship.
Please contact Kathleen to get on the email list for lyrics
or with any questions you have! Thank you.
More information about chorus, including testimonials, is at:
www.bodiesvoicesandspirit.weebly.com
Chorista Pavilion Details
The Eno River Farmer's Market Pavilion is very near Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough, right behind the Courthouse. There is lots of parking behind the courthouse and right by the pavilion. Here is the address: 144 E Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC 27278 We have a key to a bathroom nearby, and electricity for lamps.
What to Bring
Please bring a chair, drinking water/beverage and a good mask.
Masks are not required most of the time as we mostly sing
about 5 feet apart, but in some moments
we may sit closer together and wear masks for a little while.
Of course sitting/standing further back
and not masking is always an option.
More information about chorus, including testimonials, is at:
www.bodiesvoicesandspirit.weebly.com
I hope to see you and sing with you soon!
Please let me know if you have any questions.
919-695-5032 merpig@juno.com
Love, Kathleen
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Songs for Our Journey song blog has lots of songs to sing!
Order CD's here.
Information about The Work of Byron Katie is here.
For Climate Rally Chant Lyrics Click Here
Also, if you would like to be on our Justice Sings mailing list
to be notified when we lead singing at rallies
supporting social, environmental
and economic justice please let me know!
Human To Human outdoor song & circle dance meetups
which will happen once in a while.
Indoor Human To Human workshops and retreats
also happen from time to time.
Love, Kathleen ***************************************************************
Songs for Our Journey song blog has lots of songs to sing!
Order CD's here.
Information about The Work of Byron Katie is here.
For Climate Rally Chant Lyrics Click Here
Also, if you would like to be on our Justice Sings mailing list
to be notified when we lead singing at rallies
supporting social, environmental
and economic justice please let me know!
Human To Human outdoor song & circle dance meetups
which will happen once in a while.
Indoor Human To Human workshops and retreats
also happen from time to time.
Love, Kathleen ***************************************************************
These gatherings are open to people of all genders and ages. If you'd like to be on the mailing list for future meetups, you can sign up through the Human to Human website: www.humantohumancircledanceandsing.weebly.com
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In evening workshops and weekend retreats, Kathleen guides groups
in deep listening with our ears, our bodies and our hearts.
Out of that listening arises connected and joyful
community song and dance that is both remembrance
and expression of the truth of our One Heart.
Information about Human to Human workshops and retreats
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in deep listening with our ears, our bodies and our hearts.
Out of that listening arises connected and joyful
community song and dance that is both remembrance
and expression of the truth of our One Heart.
Information about Human to Human workshops and retreats
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The Work of Byron Katie individual sessions with Kathleen
I invite you to join me in exploring one of the most
profound human questions: "Who would I be without my story?"
When we are caught up in stressful thinking, the Work is a remarkably
effective way to discover whether those thoughts are actually
true for us. As belief in our thoughts lets go, our minds and hearts
automatically open. It's a very sweet way to live.
I am available to do the Work in sessions on the phone,
or in person in my living room in Hillsborough, NC.
I love the Work, and I would love to do the Work with you!
More information about working with Kathleen here.
For information about Byron Katie and The Work,
please visit Byron Katie's website: www.thework.com
The Work of Byron Katie individual sessions with Kathleen
I invite you to join me in exploring one of the most
profound human questions: "Who would I be without my story?"
When we are caught up in stressful thinking, the Work is a remarkably
effective way to discover whether those thoughts are actually
true for us. As belief in our thoughts lets go, our minds and hearts
automatically open. It's a very sweet way to live.
I am available to do the Work in sessions on the phone,
or in person in my living room in Hillsborough, NC.
I love the Work, and I would love to do the Work with you!
More information about working with Kathleen here.
For information about Byron Katie and The Work,
please visit Byron Katie's website: www.thework.com
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Justice Sings are friends of all genders who bring singing to the streets in support of environmental, economic and racial justice. We invite you to walk and sing with us! If you'd like to be on the email list for future events, please drop me a note and I'll let you know whether we're carpooling or riding a bus together and where to meet up. And please let me know if there's a rally where you'd like some singing to happen!
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12.6.19 Kathleen, Meggan, Miriam and Amy led singing in Durham at the climate strike rally and march. Here we're singing Lean On Me, and discovering that marchers of all ages know and love that song.
9.20.19 Kathleen led singing at the Climate Strike Rally in Belfast Maine
3.24.18 We sang with people at the Durham March For Our Lives Rally
while young people all around the country changed the world.
while young people all around the country changed the world.
4.22.17 Three of us walked and sang with the March for Science in Raleigh. We were joined in singing with lots of different people along the way and I felt energized and empowered to see so many people coming out for science and scientists. Here are Marilyn Grubbs and I that day!
In the fall of 2017 we made up a song at a rally in support of the Standing Rock Sioux and their allies. It's called Wni Wiconi, which means Water is Life in the Lakota Sioux language. I recorded the song later with chorus friends, and made a slide show with photos of the brave people at Standing Rock. Click here to see the video. (Please feel free to sing Wni Wiconi anywhere you go.) Although oil is now flowing in the Dakota Access Pipeline, the fight for tribal sovereignty is strong, and has moved into the courts. You can read about that and find out how you can help on the Lakota People's Law Project website.
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Kathleen's Song Blog
Songs for our Journey
I'm excited to have this space to share some songs that I love to sing as I'm walking along.
Some of the recordings are just after I wrote them, some are beloved chants we sing in chorus,
some are recordings of the Chorus singing the songs for the first time, some are tracks from my album.
I'm hoping you might like to sing some of them on your travels too!
Songs for our Journey
I'm excited to have this space to share some songs that I love to sing as I'm walking along.
Some of the recordings are just after I wrote them, some are beloved chants we sing in chorus,
some are recordings of the Chorus singing the songs for the first time, some are tracks from my album.
I'm hoping you might like to sing some of them on your travels too!
Self Inquiry with Kathleen
The Work of Byron Katie & the Enneagram map of personality
are tools for Self discovery that I love sharing with people in individual sessions and in groups.
Read about the possibilities here.
The Work of Byron Katie & the Enneagram map of personality
are tools for Self discovery that I love sharing with people in individual sessions and in groups.
Read about the possibilities here.
Becky Jaine Interviews Kathleen
Becky runs a beautiful on line course called Joyfuel. We had a lovely time speaking about joy in music on the grass at Ayrmount in Hillsborough this past fall. Here's the video link: https://youtu.be/3Dh_AgMi_x0
Becky runs a beautiful on line course called Joyfuel. We had a lovely time speaking about joy in music on the grass at Ayrmount in Hillsborough this past fall. Here's the video link: https://youtu.be/3Dh_AgMi_x0
Kathleen on the Radio!
I had a fun time being interviewed by Lee Anne McClymont on her Courage Cocktail Radio show in Carrboro, NC
on WCOM FM. We talked about chorus and we even sang together! You can listen or download the podcast any time here:
Kathleen's interview with Lee Ann McClymont
I had a fun time being interviewed by Lee Anne McClymont on her Courage Cocktail Radio show in Carrboro, NC
on WCOM FM. We talked about chorus and we even sang together! You can listen or download the podcast any time here:
Kathleen's interview with Lee Ann McClymont
Seen & Unseen; Songs from the Light of Midlife CD
Orange County
Arts Commission
Award Winning Album
NC Arts Council
Award Winning Songwriter
Kathleen Hannan
17 Songs from the Heart
Order CDs
"Kathleen makes music that
makes community."
The Independent, Durham, NC
What Folks Say About The Music
“Congratulations! Your CD has been playing all weekend,
and I have been weeping, smiling, laughing, singing,
and loving every bit of it. It sounds so good!
I can hear all of the singers, your voice is front and center, every instrument is clear and well-balanced.......you and the engineer did an amazing job with the mixing/mastering.
You must feel soooo good about it.”
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“ I LOOOOOOOOOVE your CD. It feels like the music penetrates every cell, particle, molecule... of my awareness - and whoooosh, blown away out into the ethers
and into the obsidian mystery. Thank you a gazillion times for the gift of it!
Yowza! All is love - yeah baby!”
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"Your music is a wonder. Dang, it's soul food! Thank you!"
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"I love Kathleen's music, because there's so much space in it.
People can live in that space."
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"I have been listening to your CD in my car,
and I have to keep pulling over to the side of the road as I weep.
Thank you so much for your beautiful music!"
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"I have been singing Izumi Shikibu's poem "No Part Left Out" all day.
Kathleen, I love your heart, your voice--our heart, our voice."
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The Seen & Unseen CD release concert at Motorco in Durham was a night shimmering with Love which I will always remember. We were a full house of 16 people on the stage and 220 people in the room. The sound of all those beautiful humans singing together was so moving...we felt the reverberations of the music down in every cell of our being.
As Sharon Blessum wrote, "One Heart singing in 200 voices." Thanks to everyone who was there in person, and thanks to those of you who were with us in spirit. I have heard from lots of folks that they are singing the songs along with the CD as they travel down the road and in their homes. My heart is very happy knowing that these songs are living with you.
Lyrics and credits
Order CD's
Photos of the concert and whole project
Information about Bodies, Voices & Spirit Chorus
Information about Dances of Universal Peace in North Carolina
Contact Kathleen
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Thanks to the tremendously generous support of 140 individual donors and an Orange County Arts Commission grant, we met our original goal of $11,000! 17 songs were recorded, mixed and mastered, thanks to the great love and commitment of ten musicians and 31 singers in total. Thanks to Jerry Brown at The Rubber Room Studio for a beautiful job from start to finish, both in his excellent technical skills and in his ability to support and connect with every musician and singer on the project. Thanks to my partner, Jude Spacks, whose love, support, humor and deeply creative nature keeps me sane and surprised. Thanks to the Bodies, Voices & Spirit Choristas who have loved, sung and shaped these songs for so many years. Thanks to all of you who came to the CD release concert, where we
collectively rocked the rafters with Love. I feel like the luckiest person in the world, and I am deeply grateful to each of you who helped made this happen.
Thanks to the tremendously generous support of 140 individual donors and an Orange County Arts Commission grant, we met our original goal of $11,000! 17 songs were recorded, mixed and mastered, thanks to the great love and commitment of ten musicians and 31 singers in total. Thanks to Jerry Brown at The Rubber Room Studio for a beautiful job from start to finish, both in his excellent technical skills and in his ability to support and connect with every musician and singer on the project. Thanks to my partner, Jude Spacks, whose love, support, humor and deeply creative nature keeps me sane and surprised. Thanks to the Bodies, Voices & Spirit Choristas who have loved, sung and shaped these songs for so many years. Thanks to all of you who came to the CD release concert, where we
collectively rocked the rafters with Love. I feel like the luckiest person in the world, and I am deeply grateful to each of you who helped made this happen.
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Check out photos of the musicians
and singers in the studio sessions.
and singers in the studio sessions.
I'm feeling amazed and so very grateful for the deep Well
that has created, rehearsed, played, sung, recorded, funded
and supported these songs and this project in hundreds of ways.
What a miracle that collectively we are that ever-flowing water!
Thanks to all of us, the world has 17 more Love songs to sing!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Love & Namaste Y'all
that has created, rehearsed, played, sung, recorded, funded
and supported these songs and this project in hundreds of ways.
What a miracle that collectively we are that ever-flowing water!
Thanks to all of us, the world has 17 more Love songs to sing!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Love & Namaste Y'all
Where Do These
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Being in the Music with you is pure joy in my life.
In Love and Gratitude, Kathleen Hannan
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Photo of Kathleen & Marilyn at the Science March is by Dorothy Tom.
Group photo of musicians by Ron Moss.
Photo of dancers is by Val Moura.
Photo of Kathleen is by Amy Kellum.