Victoria, British Columbia

Singing in Victoria…

Wow! What a great choir! All volunteer choir…but with the magic of Shivon Robinsong and Denis Donnally they come alive and sing to the rafters! Go to their website and check out the ""Getting Higher Choir"" and all the great work they do to raise money for a small village in Africa.

The name of the concert was "Shine All Your Light"....a new song (written by BNC & Kimmie Rhodes) that I recorded for the "Prism" CD...performed here live with 200 plus voices!

Me and My Dad!

Here's me and my Dad...he came up to sing "Anne Bolynn" ....a sweet little tune he used to tuck me in with! :)

The Mobile Symphony

Mobile Symphony

I had such a great time going back to my old stomping grounds, Mobile, Alabama, to do a concert with the Mobile Symphony. Scot Speck, the conductor, was outstanding and the orchestra was remarkably good!

Aside from that it was very nostalgic to return to the Sanger Theater, which is where I gave my first concert in my early twenties, opening up for Mac MacAnally. There I was in my same dressing room tuning my guitar!

Here I am having a laugh with Scott. My guitar broke so here I’m using Ernest’s guitar. He’s behind me on the drums. And his new wife Jessie is to my left playing bass.



This next picture I’m smiling ear to ear…there’s nothing like the sound of a live orchestra!

The Wisdom of The Song

Here are some highlights from my latest creativity workshop given in Victoria, British Columbia!

BREAKDOWN OF CLASSES:

1. Lifting Off:
Fasten your seatbelts as you embark on the spacious, limitless journey of writing a song! Learn how to allow the creative spirit to guide the process.
Discover and take a walk along the path of "not knowing", and the many ways
to elude your brain and open the channels of intuition.

2. The Care And Feeding Of The Muse:
We will address the importance of cultivating and nurturing that part of you that is your gift. There's a lot you can do to protect, defend and develop a healthy Muse.
You will find out about the "Four Food Groups", "Setting Out The Tea", "Weightlifting in the Gym of Creativity", "Planting Your Garden" and many more tools and tips.

3. There's Got To Be A Morning After:
Here you will get plenty of support while you gently enter the process of looking at what you've written in the 'light of day'. This is the part where you unlock the trunk and invite 'the critic' out to nip and tuck, oh yes, and sometimes it's major surgery - but remember - this is one of the most incredible ways to grow as a writer. Learn how to re-write.. and un-re-write!

4. Navigating The Jungle Of The Music Business:
"Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!" Dropping breadcrumbs, tapping your heels together and other methods of finding your way back to your creative center.

Art vs. Commerce: How and when to wear your armor. Talent has no compass: mustering determination.

5. The Three "R's": Recover, Rejuvinate, and Re-write again!
(nothing to lose but a sheet of paper and some pencil lead)
Sacred Waiting: Facing the 'great white' blank piece of paper (just think of what Paul Simon has to live up to!). And: Singing With Your Speaking Voice/Writing With Your Singing Voice.

Proudly presented by
Shivon Robinsong, Denis Donnelly and the Gettin’ Higher Choir

Getting a hug from one of my heroes...Archbishop Desmond Tutu