Joy: Conversation with Anna Katarina of Rumour Mill

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Joy! This week, Anna Katarina and I speak about Rumour Mill, the band she created with Aline Daigle — and why you (we) should all sing, support live music, and music, music, music.

Sing! Singing helps us move from our reactive (fight, flight, freeze or fawn) “lizard-brains” and into our grounded, responsive, fully-alive, fully-human selves.

Singing makes it possible to access a full range of emotions. We *know* this, but sometimes we need a reminder.

Anna Katarina (with lifelong friend Aline Daigle) created Rumour Mill, a West Coast Canadian indie band that has brought be to tears more than once.

I feel so honoured to have had a chance to have a conversation with Anna recently. We speak about shame - and how it seems to stop us from singing, when really, singing should be part of our daily experience.

We talk about harmony, and the lovely tension of harmony, where we all follow our own path, coming together on the same note, moving away again, then coming together.

And - Rumour Mill will be performing live(stream) at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, BC, on Friday, December 18, at 7:00. Link below.

For a taste of their music, I included Song for a Winter Night and Only Love at the end of this episode. Enjoy!

Notes:

* Rumour Mill — Aline Daigle (violin and vocals) and Anna Katarina (piano and vocals)

* Capitol Theatre Instagram post about Rumour Mill Livestream — Friday, December 18

* Rumour Mill Livestream at the Capitol Theatre — December 18, at 7:00 pm (PST)

Onward. Toward a more joyful way of living together.

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