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Louise Wisechild 
Music   
 Songs for a Challenged World 

I believe that music can cast a spell which transcends divisions, calls out our shared heart and inspires us to be generous, bold, strong and persistent in creating a life-affirming world.

New Release

November 29, 2024

Trickle Up (Remix)

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Trickle Up, Just in time for Black Friday listening with an electric version of the acoustic original. Seemed like with the richest men in the world now deciding what is best for us, it's time for an energetic upgrade.  

In trickle down economics, money given to the richest was supposed to trickle down to the rest of us. After 50+ years, it's pretty clear that the rich just used the money to make more for themselves and now openly direct the government, setting self-serving agendas and freeing themselves to be as toxic as necessary to get richer.  Trickle Up calls to  spread the wealth around.

"I'm Not the Enemy," co-written and produced with Paul Hoad speaks to the losses of war and the courage and determination to thrive again. 

Every day, refugees are dehumanized and weaponized, turned into "the other" for political points when in fact refugees are people like ourselves, seeking safety and possibility.  

No one wants a war to come to their home and destroy it all in an instant.  

Surely this is a good time for a peace song!

! MAKE PEACE BE REAL by the talented Matt Vincent-Brown and myself echoes the sentiment of Eleanor Roosevelt, " It isn't enough to talk about peace.  One must believe in it.  And it isn't enough to believe in it.  One must work at it." Our song asks what peace looks and feels like, and what work can we do to make peace a reality.   Give us peace on earth, now!

TRICKLE UP

Did you know that US billionaires have nearly doubled their wealth since 2017? And that they received a 57% total gain in their collective wealth since Trump tax cuts?

,TRICKLE UP is about pointing fingers and sharing the wealth. Co-written with Andy Evans, Rob Wright, Chrissie Reynolds, and Pankaj Dave.

 

MOMENTS OF CLARITY

My co-writer, Pankaj Dave and I were talking about our Book of Life, since we both have a number of chapters under our belts.  In trying to convey our experiences, we settled on Moments and the memories and insights they hold.  The cover art for Moments of Clarity is a photo I took near my home at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala -- a place where my Book of Life continues to unfold. 

 I'm All Right, Jack tells the story of  a confident, upwardly mobile man who believed he was better than his co-workers. But then one day, he too, received the email telling him he was out. And then he learned what others had learned before... check it out!

Inspired by my beloved pueblo here in Guatemala, Going My Way is about self-love and living the day.   It was a fun co-write with the brilliant Matt Vincent-Brown.  And also a  break from my social justice songs of this past year..  One critic called our song, "A cup of sunshine for the day."  I hope it will brighter your day too!  Check out the music video on my blog!

No More Wars, Peace & Justice

A song about a perfect day with a seldom seen friend, reminiscing about shared activism for peace and justice.  Yes, even though the world is a mess we can still enjoy each other.  Co-written with Andy Evans.

Flood's Gonna Come, written with the amazing Andy Evans was released April 21, 2023, in honor of Earth Day.

Flood's Gonna Come imagines earth-destroying extractive industries swept away by a human flood 

"Feel the power when we flow together

Now’s the hour, now’s the hour…”✊

JOIN THE FLOOD!

Lullaby for My Friends: In honor of friendship

Song from the Unwanted is a bluesy/folk pro-choice ballad which gives voice to the unwanted unborn and the many reasons women must be free to choose when and if they give birth.

I'm Electric Acoustic is a chill guitar remix of the original Roots Reggae version for a more sensuous vibe.  Let me know which you like better.

Buzzing Bees (A Song for Earthlings) co-written with the talented guitarist Andy Evans is about our identities and our potential to be at home with all Earthlings.  

Louise Wisechild

I'M ELECTRIC 

A sensuous song about energy, attraction, power and desire, co-created with Tim Howarth,

Come Back Alice,  co-written with Andy Evans, tells the story of a friend lost to to the rabbit hole of QAnon conspiracy theories using the characters from Alice in Wonderland..y.
If only the struggle for democracy and a healthy planet captured our imaginations with such dedication....Guess that's up to us.

El Espíritu de la Gente  (The Spirit of the People), co-written with Tim Howarth, is both a heartfelt lament for the toll capitalism exacts on daily life and a call to celebrate the power of the human spirit and the road to healing

Dancing to Guantanamera , co-written with Paul Hoad, is about romancing and dancing with ourselves, making  aloneness a sacred time to move for the pleasure of our own dance .
Loving the earth and her peoples includes celebrating our own unique beauty and movement!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and listening to my music.  Your support enables me to continue to create meaningful, relevant music.

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Louise Wisechild, singer/songwriter

Songs for a Challenged World

Original folk songs For the People, in the tradition of Dylan, Baez, Joni Mitchell and Violetta Parra.  Singing of inclusion, human potential, love, politics and hope.

Louise Wisechild is a singer/songwriter and a global citizen.

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