Fran McKendree: Home
Thank you for stopping in. While you're here, don't forget to sign the guestbook.
There are many ways we can each support the people of Haiti over the next weeks, months and years. Episcopal Relief and Development and Doctors Without Borders continue to be tireless advocates for the survivors and their families. We all need to be generous - wherever our hearts may guide us to contribute.
The hurricane season is underway, so please, dig deep! The need is great.
http://www.er-d.org/ or www.doctorswithoutborders.org
and have a look here... great work being done; http://nouvelleviehaiti.org/
'Awake' is here! My new cd is NOW available at CDBaby.com. Digital downloads are available, as well, but the cover art and package on this one are so beautiful, you may want to order the hard copy. I've uploaded to the music page a couple more tunes for you to preview.
One of the quieter meditation pieces is 'Watch, O Watch.' The lyric was written by my dear friend John Philip Newell and David Poole wrote the music.. thanks, both, for a beautiful song. Lindsey Blount sings the harmonies and Duncan Wickel is the violinist. 'Sing a New Church' has really incredible lyrics set to one of my favorite tunes of all time. Tracia Johnson, Lindsey Blount and Charles Milling singing on this one.
Click the button below to purchase a hard copy or download. Thanks!
SAWYERVILLE DAY CAMP
I was in Greensboro, AL, for a week helping out with the music for the Sawyerville Day Camp, an amazing project supported by the generosity of hundreds of people in the diocese of AL. Here's a link to a great article about Session 1;
http://blog.al.com/living-news/2010/07/volunteers_provide_fun_activit.html
The 'splash' page [which is what you see when you first hit my site] is a photo taken by Ellen Coleman at the concert during youth week at Kanuga Conferences this past June. A storm had knocked out the power but the tireless and wildly creative Eric Murrell managed to get a line going and off we went - about 100 degrees and no fans. Was a fun night anyhow!
I do hope you'll take a few minutes to visit the 'news' page for updates and click the 'links' to find some other very creative and hardworking groups that are carrying on some important work. And please visit the music, friends and photo pages, too. And a reminder; While you're here, don't forget to sign the guestbook, thanks!
All the best, Fran
small photo at top by Diana McKendree
above photo of Fran: Paul McAfee below by Susan Logan
