Betsy Rose is a singer and writer whose insight, warmth, humor, wit and wisdom, have added a wealth of songs to the world of folk and progressive music for over thirty years.
Artists such as Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Sally Rogers, Chris Williamson and the Bobbi McFerron inspired vocal group SOVOSO have sung and/or recorded her songs. Contemporary cultural visionaries such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Matthew Fox, and Joanna Macy include her music in their work.
Betsy has traveled widly, throughout the United States and Canada and to India, Australia and the Czech Republic. She has sung at festivals, ecological conferences and conferences such as California Early Childhood Educators State Conference, spiritual gatherings, and with organizations such as La Leche League, Association of Humanistic Psychology, Omega Institute, and AIDS and Hospice services.
Recently, Betsy's many years as a singer for peace and justice are finding a new expression through the Bay Area Singing for Peace project. As the world changes, the energy from singing has brought many together and helped heal us in our toubled times.
Personally Speaking...
Along with her work in Singing for Peace, Betsy Rose is available for concerts, conferences, in-service and keynote speaker roles at schools and early childhood education programs. Her music and leadership is of particular interest to: parenting professional, family counselors, educators, midwives and others attending to the birth process, spiritual gatherings and conferences, special education professionals.
Track List:
1. We Are The Women
2. Come Come Whoever You Are
3. I Don't Practice
4. If You Give Birth
5. Song Of The Soul
6. Battle Hymn of Women
7. Unreasonable Women-A Modest Proposal
8. Look To The Women
9. Blood Of The Ancients/Hope Of A New World
10. Time To Love/All The Time In The World
11. I Ain't Afraid
12. Trilogy
13. Who Were The Witches
14. Bella Ciao
15. Open Up And Let Her Through
16. Welcome To The Circle
17. Take Me In Your Arms
18. Women's Hands
19. For The Mothers
20. I Am The Love
21. Return Again
22. In My Bones
23. Sending You Light
24. Metta Karuna/Lovingkindess
25. How Could Anyone
26. May You Walk In Your Life
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