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"To The River", a new no pipeline anthem, was written, arranged and performed by the SUN SiNG Collective, and produced by ARTivism Virginia.
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There was no studio time in the creation of this recording. "To The River" was recorded and filmed along the routes of the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines in areas of devastation using the Sun Bus, a mobile sonic resistance unit equipped with a solar-powered, concert-level recording and public address system, designed by SUN SiNG Collective member Graham Smith-White.
For years, members of the SUN SiNG Collective have given their time and talent to stop the corrupt robbery of the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley fracked gas pipelines. Their work provides an accurate translation of complex regulatory, scientific and political fact into heart messages that welcome the newcomer, sustain the long fighter and inspire action.
Learn more about the work of ARTivism Virginia and the SUN SiNG Collective here:
I’ll take you to the river / Tell you what I see
I see the truth in the water / Shining back up at me
Everything in time / Since the world began
Feel it breathing in the air / Feel it buried in the land
I’ll take you to the river / Tell you what I hear
I hear the thunder in the distance / I hear the river say a prayer
Here come the company man / Here come that big machine
Here come the murder of the mountain / Here come me in between
I’ll take you to the river / I’ll take you to the truth
Every life in the water running through you
What are you gonna hold to / What are you gonna do
I’ll take you to the river / I’ll take you to the truth
Now look up on the ridge / See the river come down
Watch it carve through the country / And roll right into town
Everything in time / Running through our veins
We got the river running through us / And no river runs in vain
I’ll take you to the river / I’ll take you to the truth
Every life in the water running through you
What are you gonna hold to / What are you gonna do
I’ll take you to the river / I’ll take you to the truth
I’ll take you to the river / I’ll take you to the truth
Every life in the water running through you
What are you gonna hold to / What are you gonna do
I’ll take you to the river / I’ll take you to the truth
I’ll take you to the river / I’ll take you to the truth
I’ll take you to the river / Tell you what I hear
I hear the thunder in the distance / I hear the river say a prayer
Copyright 2019 SUN SiNG Collective
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released April 2, 2021
Executive Director: Graham Smith-White
Artistic Director: Kay Ferguson, ARTivism Virginia
Mixing: Carolyn Malachi
Original Videography: Sarah Hazlegrove
The SUN SiNG Collective is:
Bernadette "BJ" Lark (vocals)
Camry Harris (drums, percussion, vocals)
Emily Blankenship-Tucker (vocals, keyboards, fiddle)
Gabe Gavin (bass, percussion)
Graham Smith-White (banjo, bass, percussion, engineering & production)
Joshua Vana (guitars, vocals)
Laney Sullivan (vocals, keyboards and harmonium)
Lilly Bechtel (vocals)
The SUN SiNG Collective is a group of eight professional musicians from across Virginia (and DC) who came together in 2019
to create and perform music to inspire resistance to new fossil infrastructure. It is a project of ARTivism Virginia, which works to provide a supported connection between artists and activists in the fight for environmental justice....more
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