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SUMMARY:New AUTHENTIC country music. (This ride vs Ela’s ride. Both rides 
 run parallel and merge repeatedly)
CONTACT:NakedHearts:PDX
DESCRIPTION:(There’s 2 rides at the same time and they go along parallel 
 routes. You can easily switch between vibes) \n\nSo\, this is Moorland\, 
 I’ve loved Country since been a kid after hearing Hank Williams and Woody 
 Gutherie and have always had a soft spot for the tradition of this music. 
 \nSimilar to the Blues\, and also bards of medieval Europe\, and the 
 spoken word story tellers of ancient Persia and Mesopotamia……The path of 
 the country singer is one that is deeply rooted in honoring the tradition 
 and history of this music. Often the path means the musician walks the 
 Earth for a while picking up songs and melodies and lyrical contexts. A 
 troubadour….\n\nIt’s absolutely true that Country music has  been 
 commercialized\, sanitized and co-opted to promote values that are 
 inconsistent with its deep heritage. ‘Outlaw Country’ was artists such as 
 Waylon Jennings’s\, Johnny Cash\, Willie Nelson and others rejecting the 
 ‘Nashville’ recoding industry scene and staying true to the heritage and 
 there’s Artists today’s continuing that tradition. Margo Price\, Benjamin 
 Todd\, Paul Cauthen\, Charlie Crockett and more…\n\nFor me Country music 
 is and needs to be the music of the people. So when your driving home from
  your second job to your family who you love and your inability to provide
  more for them breaks your heart ever day….and you watch your friends fall
  into addiction……your parents and elders struggle with medical needs and 
 alcoholism and blind faith God will provide….Your younger siblings 
 struggle at school because what hope do they have beyond staying out of 
 jail….your gay friends are on the verge of suicide or having to move 
 away…Trans people have to be invisible …..businesses continually shutting 
 as the Walmart 50 miles away becomes the only place you can buy 
 anything…..\nAnd while this ache deepens as the lines on your face become 
 imbedded in a sun squint\, you sing this music….you hear this music and 
 feel slightly proud you can continue….you hear this music and know the 
 struggle goes beyond yourself and your town and for a short while you know
  you’re not alone….you’re part of a class of people that’s 
 struggling……that’s been struggling for a long time…..\n\nThen sometimes 
 you hear the Blues\, Billy Holiday\, John Lee Hooker\, Robert Johnson  \, 
 Lead Belly or the amazing Nina Simone and hear their voices coming from 
 knowing their struggle….\n\nAnd you know it’s not just you\, it’s not just
  your town\, it’s not just poor white folk but it’s everyone beneath an 
 income bracket and that you’ve always been part of this class….that this 
 music always existed and it’s the same song wether you were in England in 
 1620 or Afghanistan in 200 BC or in Ethiopia or Sudan in 2000BC it’s the 
 music of regular people trying their best to live their lives and love and
  take care of their families and cast of the yoke \n————————-\n\nHaving 
 said all that Ela’s music is going to be so much fun and such a great 
 vibe….when we leave the park I’d encourage you all to ride on her ride and
  drop into modern pop country….\n\nWhy? Because as long as music of the 
 people has existed so has music for the people to get down too existed and
  to kick of the worries and weight of the day and instead have fun\, 
 dance\, drink\, eat and move\, \n\n\nAs with all our rides we practice 
 consent and non-violence. The expectation is to respect fellow riders and 
 also other road users. \n\nIf you’re a banned rider and can’t post rides 
 you’re also banned here.\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-24966
LOCATION:Sunny Side School\nTBD
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20260913T020000Z
DTEND:20260913T030000Z
CREATED:20250916T213240Z
DTSTAMP:20250916T213240Z
SEQUENCE:12
URL:https://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-24966
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