Program: A Few Songs Occasioned (13 posts)

In groups: Music
By The Quaker Leadership Scholars Program (QLSP) of Guiford College; jonwatts

A Few Songs Occasioned
by the Spirit

which, in Leading one to Examine

Discourse Concerning the
Quakers

Together With a Call to Evangelicals,
Liberals, United Meetings, Conservatives,
And all Those Found to be Friends
to Discover and Understand
Their Common History

Does Coincide With the Gift of Music
and a Final Year and Senior Project at Guilford College

Wherein those great ancestors James Nayler,
George Fox, and Solomon Eccles are
studied and their stories told

Written for the sake of the Quaker Leadership Scholars Program
and that Spirit which has moved through the body of
 Jon Watts

Produced and released by Bull and Mouth Records

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Announcing Quaker Maps.com! Video_icon_small

From A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by jonwatts on Apr 13, 2010
For the past few months we have been working on compiling maps of all the Yearly Meetings in North American Quakerism into one site. It is not totally completed, but...

Jon Watts at Friends School of Baltimore Video_icon_small

From A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by jonwatts on Apr 13, 2010
Quaker poet and songwriter Jon Watts performs a spoken word poem for the Middle School at Friends School of Baltimore.

Jon Watts plays "Instructions for Us(e)" live at FGC '09 Video_icon_small

From A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by jonwatts on Apr 13, 2010
Quaker Musician Jon Watts performing his poem "Instructions for Us(e)" for a rowdy audience at the Quaking Caberet, held at Deet's Place on Virginia Tech's campus, FGC Gathering 2009.

Jon Watts - Mantra - "Inhale Exhaust, Exhale Love" Video_icon_small

From A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by jonwatts on Apr 13, 2010
Jon Watts describes his process of transforming his anger into healing energy. "We Are Lovers of Our Lost Earth" is an anthem for those feeling furious about the objectification of...

Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting and the BYM Junior Young Friends (JYF's) Video_icon_small

From A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by jonwatts on Apr 13, 2010
Vlog #2 in Jon Watts' 2010 Two Wheel Tour series. Videos from Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting and the BYM JYF gathering. Jon prepares for his tour kickoff in Chapel Hill and...

Friends School of Baltimore | The Custis Trail in DC | Quakermaps.com Video_icon_small

From A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by jonwatts on Apr 13, 2010
Vlog # 6 in my Two Wheel Tour series. In this episode I bike from DC to Baltimore via the Custis Trail, enjoy a show with the Middle School at...

Jon Watts discusses his newest project: Mixed Vice Work Video_icon_small

From Quaker Video Links, A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by FWM Program Committee on Aug 05, 2009
Quaker poet and producer Jon Watts discussing the artistic process of reflecting on "the Art of Fully Being" in order to write the parallel songs of his newest release, entitled...

Quaker Kids Battle Rapping...? Video_icon_small

From Quaker Video Links, A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by FWM Program Committee on Aug 05, 2009
Jon Watts tells the story of being a camp counselor at Shiloh Quaker Camp and introducing battle rapping as an afternoon activity, which leads into his song "I'm Great".

Dance Party Erupts During Quaker Meeting for Worship Video_icon_small

From Quaker Video Links, A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by FWM Program Committee on Aug 05, 2009
Pendle Hill's daily Quaker Worship transforms into a raucous dance party as the result of some unconventional ministry from Jon Watts. Filmed and edited by Ben Schilling.

Jon Watts performs Friend Speaks My Mind live at Johnstown FGC '08 Video_icon_small

From Quaker Video Links, A Few Songs Occasioned, Posted by FWM Program Committee on Apr 23, 2009
Quaker Musician Jon Watts performing his song "Friend Speaks My Mind" at the FGC gathering YAF open mic in Johnstown, PA, 2008.