The Story of QuakerSpeak Jon Watts 2019-12-05 | In 2012 I had a dream for a Quaker video project that featured simple, intimate, weekly interviews with Quakers, but I didn't know where to house it or how to fund it. Two years later I was announcing the QuakerSpeak youtube channel. Here's how it happened.WATCH the playlist of videos I mentioned: bit.ly/2PgrLnNSIGN UP to stay in touch: http://jonwatts.comDOWNLOAD the music from QuakerSpeak: http://jonwattsmusic.comtags: QuakerSpeak, Jon Watts, Friends Journal, Max Carter, Quakers, Quaker Youtube Channel, Quaker Videos, How Quakerism Began, What to Expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship, Quaker Silence, Are Quakers Amish, Why Quakers Don't Take Communion, 9 Core Quaker Beliefs, What Do Quakers Believe
A Vision for Quakers in the 21st Century Jon Watts 2022-09-15 | From the founder of the QuakerSpeak Quaker video project comes an exciting new dream: a vision for Quakers in the 21st Century. http://theequaker.orgImagine a world where people log onto the internet seeking deep connection and spiritual refreshment… and they find it.Imagine the fire of fearlessly faithful Friends spreading through modern media technology and sparking a revolution of inward listening.What happens when stories of spiritual conviction–shared from a deeply inspired place–catch fire and get shared around the world?What happens when we empower the next generation of spiritual seekers to sink into that clarifying silence and emerge, raising their voices with the conviction of what’s possible?Learn more: http://theequaker.org
Piano Cover: Comptine Dun Autre Ete Jon Watts 2022-03-17 | I've been teaching this piece to a few of my students. It's always struck me as haunting and playful and heartachingly beautiful. Can't think of a better tone for this moment. Grateful for music's ability to express what words can't.
Kassasi Village, Sierra Leone Jon Watts 2022-03-07 | Just wrapped a week of filming here in Sierra Leone. Even before we arrived, I was inspired by the stories of these women who have banded together to embark on new business ventures to uplift their communities. But meeting them in person has been another experience altogether. I am awestruck by their joy, their gracious playfulness and their collective ingenuity.…and I’m humbled by the task of telling their stories for a broader audience. Thanks to Right Sharing of World Resources for entrusting me with this project.Sharing this short clip in the brief window as we prepare for the next leg of our trip. Hope to share more soon, but first: headed to Kenya tomorrow!
Oak Ridge Domes, January 2022 Jon Watts 2022-01-09 | For the past 7 years, my partner Jess has been working with her family to build these earth sheltered domes on the mountainside of their family property in Redwood Valley, CA. This January I had the opportunity to get some footage in between family visits. It's a breathtakingly beautiful place, and it was a joy to shoot this footage. The music is an untitled composition I've been working on.
Daylight/Delight Jon Watts 2021-09-28 | Every moment is a miracle. Every breath is sacred. Light pours in, we can savor every sense, every sweet sound.When I take time to explore in my studio, I remember. You are invited to come with me on a journey. The destination: more beauty.Thurs, Feb 117 PMRight here.Hope to see you then!
Bon Iver: 715 - CR∑∑KS (Jon Watts Cover) Jon Watts 2021-07-15 | Lately I’ve been challenging myself to learn the work of artists who inspire me. After years of living in my head, this piece by Justin Vernon seemed like a good start. Trying to re-create the magic of this song has been a humbling process, as it took me to school in all sorts of ways. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think!
First Contact Jon Watts 2021-03-15 | A hibernating groundhog's heart beats 5 times per minute.I didn't make that up.#guitar #beat #ableton #abletonlive #looping #livemusic
Relax and Unwind Jon Watts 2021-03-12 | Hi friends! I'd like to invite you to join me this evening in the studio to start unwinding. If it's been an intense week, a stressful month, a heavy year (or four!) it's important that we take moments to step back and reconnect with some beauty. That's what I'm inviting in the studio this evening and I'd love to have you along. love, Jon
Patience; Restoration Jon Watts 2021-03-05 | Lately I’ve been finding that the critical voice in my head is overpowering everything. When this happens, it can be hard to experience joy, it can be hard to remember beauty. The most challenging of all, knowing that this too shall pass.Tonight I’m going to take some deep breaths and invite the music to transform this energy, or at least offer a reprieve. The best music washes over you, without thought or judgement. Please join me in savoring each note, long and slow, and letting ourselves be reminded: beauty is all around us, our thoughts aren’t ourselves, something new is coming.If you are able, I would really appreciate your support: http://patreon.com/jonwatts
Melting Snow, Soothing Sound Jon Watts 2021-02-26 | It was 50 degrees here today. The ice is melting, and yet I still have a feeling of foreboding.Tonight I'm going to try to settle into a grounded place and invite some sound to speak to me. You are so welcome to come along for the journey.Please let me know you're here and where you're listening from! If you want to download these sessions (and leave me a little tip!) go here: http://www.patreon.com/jonwatts
Sheltered Heart, Bare Heart Jon Watts 2021-02-19 | Celebrating Valentine's Day last week got me thinking about intimate connection. What does it take for us to open our hearts to one another, broken and battered as they are?I'm going to spend some time exploring this question in a live music session. I'd like to invite you to join me.Thursday 7pm ESTLive Studio Session
Sweet Life Jon Watts 2021-01-28 | I'm in the studio this evening giving thanks. Every moment of this life is a blessing. Sometimes I forget that, and music helps me remember.You can download this session (and leave a tip!) over at http://patreon.com/jonwatts
Deep Breath Jon Watts 2021-01-28 | I've been dealing with a ton of anxiety over the past couple of days, as I'm sure many of us have. Sometimes when I'm anxious I sit at the piano and play something slow just to remind myself of the beauty that naturally unfolds when I wait and listen and focus on my breath.I hope you are also finding ways to reconnect to beauty today, even amidst the turmoil, and that this music helps you to get back to your breath, even if just for a minute.
An Invitation Jon Watts 2020-11-13 | This is an invitation to get back in your body.our bodies, and appreciate this life and all the beauty in it.Here's the full thing:facebook.com/jon.watts.personal/videos/10100309376504352keywords:Ableton Live, Piano improv, chill music, relaxing music
The Legacy of Clarence and Lilly Pickett Jon Watts 2020-02-21 | Clarence and Lilly Pickett were Quakers who lived in the mid 20th century and had an outsized impact on Quakerism and on the world.Filmed and edited by Jon WattsSponsored by the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership
A Few Songs Occasioned - Full Album Jon Watts 2019-12-06 | Download: http://jonwattsmusic.com0:00 Introduction3:17 You Are Pulling Down the Pillars of the World, George Fox9:08 Another Naylor Sonnet17:51 Smithfield Market23:24 Shoes in the Pulpit26:00 He Burned All His Instruments28:47 Born Episcopalian33:15 Dear Friends40:47 ConclusionIn April of 2006, Jon Watts released A Few Songs Occasioned at Guilford College in a gathered worship setting involving 5 other musicians, backup singers, a violin trio and an audience of several hundred. Many left with a deep sense of personal connection to the first generation of Friends. Here is an opportunity to participate in the power of these stories.
RINGS (Aesop Rock Cover by Jon Watts) Jon Watts 2018-03-31 | Haven't been posting much lately, but here's a cover I recorded of Aesop Rock's “Rings”. Sounds better on soundcloud: soundcloud.com/jonwattsThat's me on the mic, instruments and production. Check out some of my other covers: youtube.com/watch?v=QX5rT8gHWfI&list=PLd5u4uLTjp4AesEXQFaBXtCjZKs9z2vxN
Recording “Kaolin” Jon Watts 2017-01-17 | Recording the piano and automation for my new piece.soundcloud.com/jonwatts/kaolin
âOneâ - Custom Drum Rack in Ableton Live Jon Watts 2017-01-03 | This is my first time custom building a drum rack in Ableton Live using my own samples. Also my first piece fingerdrumming.Everything you hear is live. Samples and drums all crafted by yours truly.Thanks Mad Zach, and Melodics. Good teachers.
Dance of 2 Sine Waves - Ableton Live Spectrum Analyzer Jon Watts 2016-12-31 | Sound synthesis is all about creating soundwaves from scratch using oscillators. In this piece, I created two of the simplest waveforms possible – sine waves – and used Ableton live's spectrum analyzer to visualize them interacting. I think it turned out kind of beautiful.You'll probably need headphones or real speakers to hear all of the frequencies here.
Jon Watts || Limits & Emotions (Instrumental) || Full Album Jon Watts 2016-01-05 | Download this full album athttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jon_Watts/Limits__Emotions_InstrumentalYou are welcome to use this music under the following conditions:http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
George Lakey - Nonviolent Action Lecture Jon Watts 2015-11-10 | Global Nonviolent Action Database: http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/
Thomas Kelly, Quaker Mystic: “Room For the Infinite” Jon Watts 2014-01-03 | Thomas Kelly (1893-January 17, 1941) was an American Quaker educator. He taught and wrote on the subject of mysticism.This visual essay is the work of Coleman Watts, which he completed for the Quaker Leadership Scholars Program at Guilford College.For more videos like this: www.jonwatts.comtags: quakers, quaker, thomas kelly, room for the infinite, religious society of friends, guilford college, qlsp, jon watts, dance party erupts, don't doff your hat, videosong, quakerspeak, friends journal
HESITANT EVIDENCE by Jon Watts | Limits & Emotions Jon Watts 2013-11-20 | An instrumental song by Jon Watts. Full Album: http://bit.ly/QmStbMFilmed at the Fallsington Quaker Meetinghouse.
A Quaker Call for Eco-Justice Jon Watts 2013-10-12 | A video I put together using the text of FWCC's Kabarak Call for Peace and Eco-Justice, read by Laura. It's time to take a stand.This is a Quaker Epistle, set to music by Jon Watts.The Kabarak Call for Peace and Ecojustice was approved on 24 April 2012 at the Sixth World Conference Friends, held at Kabarak University near Nakuru, Kenya. It is the culmination of the FWCC World Consultation on Global Change which was held in 2010 and 2011. It is being circulated with the Conference Epistle.In past times God's Creation restored itself. Now humanity dominates, our growing population consuming more resources than nature can replace. We must change, we must become careful stewards of all life. Earthcare unites traditional Quaker testimonies: peace, equality, simplicity, love, integrity, and justice. Jesus said, "As you have done unto the least... you have done unto me". We are called to work for the peaceable Kingdom of God on the whole earth, in right sharing with all peoples. However few our numbers, we are called to be the salt that flavours and preserves, to be a light in the darkness of greed and destruction.We have heard of the disappearing snows of Kilimanjaro and glaciers of Bolivia, from which come life-giving waters. We have heard appeals from peoples of the Arctic, Asia and Pacific. We have heard of forests cut down, seasons disrupted, wildlife dying, of land hunger in Africa, of new diseases, droughts, floods, fires, famine and desperate migrations -- this climatic chaos is now worsening. There are wars and rumors of war, job loss, inequality and violence. We fear our neighbors. We waste our children's heritageAll of these are driven by our dominant economic systems -- by greed not need, by worship of the market, by Mammon and Caesar.Is this how Jesus showed us to live?: We are called to see what love can do: to love our neighbor as ourselves, to aid the widow and orphan, to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, to appeal to consciences and bind the wounds.: We are called to teach our children right relationship, to live in harmony with each other and all living beings in the earth, waters and sky of our Creator, who asks, "Where were your when I laid the foundations of the world?" (Job 38:4): We are called to do justice to all and walk humbly with our God, to cooperate lovingly with all who share our hopes for the future of the earth.: We are called to be patterns and examples in a 21st century campaign for peace and ecojustice, as difficult and decisive as the 18th and 19th century drive to abolish slavery.We dedicate ourselves to let the living waters flow through us -- where we live, regionally, and in wider world fellowship. We dedicate ourselves to building the peace that passeth all understanding, to the repair of the world, opening our lives to the Light to guide us in each small step.Bwana asifiwe. A pu Dios Awqui. Gracias Jesús. Jubilé. Salaam aleikum. Migwetch. Tikkun olam. Alleluia!
THE GEORGE FOX SONG - Walk in the Light (chords & lyrics) Jon Watts 2013-08-30 | The George Fox Song is a singalong song about Quaker founder George Fox, with guitar chords and lyrics. Played by Jon Watts. http://www.jonwatts.comLyrics by Sydney Carter to a traditional English folk tune.Check out my Original Song About Fox: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94XJFw_-w6oWalk in the Light--Chords--*Verses*C - Am - F - GC - G - CC - Am - F - GC - G - C*Chorus*C - Am - F - GC - Am - F - GC - G - Am - GC - G - C--Lyrics--There's a Light that is shining in the Heart of a manIt's the Light that was shining when the world beganThere's a Light that is shining in the Turk and the JewThere's a Light that is shining, friend, in me and in you.(chorus)Walk in the Light, wherever you may beWalk in the Light, wherever you may beWith my old leather britches and my shaggy, shaggy locksI am walking in the glory of the Light, said FoxWith a book and a steeple and a bell and a keyWell they'll bind you forever, but they can't, said heFor the book, it will perish and the steeple will fallAnd the Light will be shining at the end of it all.(chorus)If we give you a pistol, will you fight for the Lord?But you can't kill the devil with a gun or a sword.Will you swear on the Bible? "I will not!" said he,"For the Truth is more holy than the book to me."(chorus)There's an ocean of darkness and I drown in the nightTil I come through the darkness to the ocean of Lightand the Light is forever, and the Light it is freeAnd I walk in the glory of the Light, said he.(chorus)tags: quaker, george fox, founder, Religious Society of Friends, Lyrics, Song, walk in the light, chords, play along, jon watts, guitar, singalong, St. Joseph´s Boys´ School, Terenure, Dublin, confirmation, yvis, what does the fox say
YOU ARE PULLING DOWN THE PILLARS OF THE WORLD, GEORGE FOX by Jon Watts | A Few Songs Occasioned Jon Watts 2013-08-29 | A different sort of George Fox Song, by Jon Watts. This is a song that I wrote about the founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). George Fox lived in England in the 17th century and had a profound impact on the lasting institution that has been Quakerism.I wrote the song (which is called "You Are Pulling Down the Pillars of the World, George Fox") for an album that I released as my senior thesis at Guilford College, entitled "A Few Songs Occasioned". Listen and download here: http://jonwattsmusic.com/album/a-few-songs-occasionedLyrics:i found george fox living in a journal with his life documented. i found george fox living in a journal that is waiting to be read. i could sing his song for you; i could sing it for you. i could sing his song for you; i could sing it for you. george didn't find comfort in idolatry or dogma. he went to the countryside to see what christ jesus would offer. he found margaret. he found james. he found that truth and light remainin times of darkness, in times of pain, in times of restlessness he prayed. he prayed. george didn't think god spoke more to educated clergy. he would never doff his hat. he said that everyone is worthy. he was laughed at, thrown in jail. he let his inner christ prevail. he wore plainclothes and he was strong and there were sixty thousand quakers when he was done. tags: original, song, acoustic, guitar, jon watts, george fox, quaker, quakerism, founder, songwriter, religious society of friends, folk
IF-THEN THEOLOGY | Jon Watts Instrumental Jon Watts 2013-05-10 | People always ask me what my favorite song from my album is. I'm usually like "if I had a favorite, I would have only made one song." Except for this one. This one is my favorite. This is an instrumental from my recent album, "Limits & Emotions".Download: http://bit.ly/199mro2Full Album: http://bit.ly/QmStbM
EXPECTATIONS by Jon Watts | Limits & Emotions Jon Watts 2013-02-21 | An instrumental song for your listening pleasure, on a topic that I wrestle with.Donwload this song: http://bit.ly/QmStbMCheck out my other instrumental videosongs:http://bit.ly/QmT9httags: jon watts, instrumental, guitar, looping, expectations, pretty, limits & emotions, atmosphere, trying to find a balance, dance party erupts, quakers, naked
SMILE (Eyedea Cover by Jon Watts) Jon Watts 2012-11-30 | R.I.P. Eyedea, you were one of the best."Smile"From the album By the Throatby Eyedea and AbilitiesCover by Jon WattsFacebookhttp://www.facebook.com/jonwattsmusicTwitterhttp://www.twitter.com/jonwattsMoar Covers!http://bit.ly/jonwattscoversDownload my version:http://bit.ly/Wz2P6AOriginal:http://bit.ly/Wz1YmjMastered by Jake Thro!http://bit.ly/WR6Urnkeywords: jon watts, eyedea, rapper, smile, slug, coverage, aesop rock, none shall pass, atmosphere, trying to find a balance, brother ali, us, rhymesayers, entertainment, hip hop, cover songs, junk, grieves, lightspeed, shadows have shadows, monster inside, on this I stand, eyed vs shells, now, by the throat, a murder of memories
LOAVES & FISHES by Jon Watts | Limits & Emotions Jon Watts 2012-11-27 | My new instrumental album is out TODAY!!! Check it: http://bit.ly/QmStbMStream it, download it, love it. Treat is as your very own.http://bit.ly/QmStbMThis has been a long time coming. Check out my other instrumental songs:http://bit.ly/QmT9ht
Attaching a Shock Mounted Camera to My Xtracycle Bike Jon Watts 2012-11-16 | I made a video of myself biking around Fallsington, PA for my new instrumental song, "Push With Your Legs". I wanted the video to include only the front wheel and the terrain directly in front of me, so I attached a camera (via upside down tripods and bungees) to the front of my handlebars.You can watch the final product here: http://youtu.be/EVdHJf0QR8E
PUSH WITH YOUR LEGS by Jon Watts | Limits & Emotions Jon Watts 2012-11-15 | For this video, I strapped a camera onto the front of my Xtracycle Radish and rode on as many different terrains as I could find in Fallsington, PA.The song is "Push with Your Legs", the second instrumental from my upcoming album, "Limits & Emotions".You can download this track for free here: http://bit.ly/UGvUS2tags: instrumental, xtracycle, extracycle, fallsington,
TRYING TO FIND A BALANCE (Atmosphere Cover by Jon Watts) Jon Watts 2012-11-08 | A live instrument guitar cover of Atmosphere: "Trying to Find a Balance". Cover by Jon Watts.I have been an avid Atmosphere listener since the Lucy Ford EPs (their best work, in my opinion). I always list Slug as a major influence on my own music. But this is the first time I've tried to get into his head. Hope you like it."Trying to Find a Balance"From the album Seven's Travelsby AtmosphereCovered by Jon WattsFacebookhttp://www.facebook.com/jonwattsmusicTwitterhttp://www.twitter.com/jonwattsDownload my version:http://bit.ly/Wz2P6AOriginal:http://bit.ly/YRLeLdMastered by Jake Thro!http://bit.ly/WR6Urnkeywords: jon watts, slug, coverage, aesop rock, none shall pass, atmosphere, trying to find a balance, eyedea, smile, brother ali, us, rhymesayers, entertainment, hip hop, cover songs, pigs, national disgrace, guarantees, the last to say HD, she's enough, scapegoat, godlovesugly, always coming back home to you, sunshine, yesterday (with lyrics), shoulda known, guns and cigarettes, don't forget, bleed slow, a song about a friend, the woman with the tattooed hands
STAND ALONE by Jon Watts | Limits & Emotions Jon Watts 2012-11-02 | I am releasing an instrumental album this November! This is the first full track from the album.This video represents a major accomplishment for me artistically. For years I have been creating loops (http://bit.ly/PrXVd4) as meditations, but I have never been able to clearly capture that process, either in the recording studio or on film. The problems are in the recording and production phases... I wanted to put out clean, powerful tracks and not cut corners on the recording, but not lose the natural improvisation energy that can be so raw and human.For this track, I finally figured out how to create the ideal environment for creating and soloing over a loop and capturing all sounds independently in the recording process... and got video of it all to boot!You can download this track for free here: http://bit.ly/PrYZ0A
NONE SHALL PASS (Aesop Rock Cover by Jon Watts) Jon Watts 2012-10-27 | Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass, Cover by Jon Watts. Had to play a bunch of instruments to make this one work. Fun challenge.Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/jonwattsmusicTwitterhttp://www.twitter.com/jonwattsDownload:http://bit.ly/Wz2P6AOriginal:http://bit.ly/XAzdZPMastered by Jake Thro!http://bit.ly/WR6UrnMusic video Aesop Rock None Shall Pass. 2007 Definitive Jux, Inc.tags: jon watts, aesop rock, none shall pass, atmosphere, trying to find a balance, eyedea, smile, brother ali, us, rhymesayers, entertainment, hip hop, cover songs, pigs, Coffee ft. John Darnielle, coffee, aesop, rock, daylight, Always Coming Back Home To You + Say Shh, Evilnine Crooked ft. Aesop Rock, sage francis, sea lion, holy smokes, 1000 deaths, Forest Whitaker, skelethon, zzz top, zero dark thirty, performing, lyrics, zerofriends, five fingers
CLOTHE YOURSELF IN RIGHTEOUSNESS by Jon Watts Jon Watts 2012-05-15 | Check out my latest project! Thee Quaker Project - Quaker Videos and Quaker Podcast http://YouTube.com/@UCXLAlx4YZCKKH479VJU_gVg "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness" was recorded in Spring of 2011 in my West Philly apartment for the "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness" project. It features Marina Vishnyakova (http://bit.ly/opfAiV) on the violin and was mixed and mastered by Jake Thro (http://bit.ly/nWajYH).Download the song http://bit.ly/KUfFqm"Clothe Yourself in Righteousness"from the album "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness"by Jon Watts**********************************Full Album! http://bit.ly/n6wTpXMusic Video! http://bit.ly/niUCYrTwitter! http://bit.ly/qU7cwIFacebook! http://on.fb.me/5grDKAT-Shirts! http://bit.ly/q6YRIHBlog! http://bit.ly/nFMd3h**********************************Jon Watts - "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness" LyricsAnd when I do get dressed,I want to think for a second.Dress up for churchand dress down for the fellowship?No. If its all God's Earth,there's no place for irreverence.Everything I do is prayer.From cleaning my earsto not combing my hair,It's all love for this lifethat we've been given.It's not just above us,it's around us and it's living,One way that I show thatI'm grateful is my linens.So I'm going to sport some dudsthat don't cause war to my brothers,clothe myself in the wastefulness of others.Now I'm digging in dumpsters,singing out a song of solidarity with lovers,pay respect to our mothers, like:Like, clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need that business suit.You don't need that law degree to be freeor to speak the truth.I said, clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need expensive boots.You don't need a degree from seminaryto know that God loves you.And when I wear plainclothes,my intentions are simple.My soul is on my sleevefor you to see.And if I have to march through the streetslike Solomon Eccles,you'll know that God decidedto make a sign out of me.And that's my public witness.That's my citizen's oath.That's my challenge to you,to get naked and grow.It's not our job to judgethe seeds we see being sownwhen we're faithful to our inner guide,our inner light's shownand that might look like darkness.That might feel like fear.That might send people running.It might make things clear.It might leave you naked,stripped and forsakenwith a hole through your tongueand a "B" like James Naylor,You were built for a purpose.You were built to know love.You were built to be perfectly flawedand grown up.And when we're called to a witness,we know we'll be equipped withthe tools and the power we needto get it done.So clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need that business suit.You don't need that PH.d to be freeor to speak the truth.I said clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need expensive boots.You don't need a degree from seminaryto know that God loves you.And when I do get dressed,I want to think for a second.Dress up for churchand dress down for the fellowship?If its all God's Earth,I'm getting dressed for benevolence. If every place is sacred then I'm a resident. My plain dress addresses my respect like my reticence. My plain dress: designed as a sign of my settled-ness with everything, everyone, every situation. Yo it's all sacred.I dress to show that I'm grateful. A simple sign of faith,a simple song of Solomon,a simple kind of way that I walk through this unpromised land.Dress up when I'm with peasantry,dress up to be noble,dress the same that I did yesterdayas when the world is over.I'll dress up for a wedding,dress the same the day after,dress up for celebrationand dress up for a disaster.I'll dress like I'm settled.I'll dress like it matters.I'm dressed for the here,I'll dress the same for the hereafter.So clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need that business suit.You don't need that law degree to be freeor to speak the truth.I said clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need expensive boots.You don't need a degree from seminaryto know that God loves you.tags: jon watts, quaker, clothe yourself in righteousness, quakers get naked, marina vishnyakova, maggie harrison
Clothe Yourself in Righteousness - Jon Watts and Marina Vishnyakova Jon Watts 2012-05-13 | Quaker Spoken Word Poet Jon Watts and Jazz Violinist Marina Vishnyakova perform "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness" at the Greenline Cafe in West Philadelphia. Jon and Marina opened for Hope for a Golden Summer.Download the song http://bit.ly/KUfFqm"Clothe Yourself in Righteousness"from the album "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness"by Jon Watts**********************************Full Album! http://bit.ly/n6wTpXMusic Video! http://bit.ly/niUCYrTwitter! http://bit.ly/qU7cwIFacebook! http://on.fb.me/5grDKAT-Shirts! http://bit.ly/q6YRIHBlog! http://bit.ly/nFMd3h**********************************Jon Watts - "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness" LyricsAnd when I do get dressed,I want to think for a second.Dress up for churchand dress down for the fellowship?No. If its all God's Earth,there's no place for irreverence.Everything I do is prayer.From cleaning my earsto not combing my hair,It's all love for this lifethat we've been given.It's not just above us,it's around us and it's living,One way that I show thatI'm grateful is my linens.So I'm going to sport some dudsthat don't cause war to my brothers,clothe myself in the wastefulness of others.Now I'm digging in dumpsters,singing out a song of solidarity with lovers,pay respect to our mothers, like:Like, clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need that business suit.You don't need that law degree to be freeor to speak the truth.I said, clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need expensive boots.You don't need a degree from seminaryto know that God loves you.And when I wear plainclothes,my intentions are simple.My soul is on my sleevefor you to see.And if I have to march through the streetslike Solomon Eccles,you'll know that God decidedto make a sign out of me.And that's my public witness.That's my citizen's oath.That's my challenge to you,to get naked and grow.It's not our job to judgethe seeds we see being sownwhen we're faithful to our inner guide,our inner light's shownand that might look like darkness.That might feel like fear.That might send people running.It might make things clear.It might leave you naked,stripped and forsakenwith a hole through your tongueand a "B" like James Naylor,You were built for a purpose.You were built to know love.You were built to be perfectly flawedand grown up.And when we're called to a witness,we know we'll be equipped withthe tools and the power we needto get it done.So clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need that business suit.You don't need that PH.d to be freeor to speak the truth.I said clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need expensive boots.You don't need a degree from seminaryto know that God loves you.And when I do get dressed,I want to think for a second.Dress up for churchand dress down for the fellowship?If its all God's Earth,I'm getting dressed for benevolence. If every place is sacred then I'm a resident. My plain dress addresses my respect like my reticence. My plain dress: designed as a sign of my settled-ness with everything, everyone, every situation. Yo it's all sacred.I dress to show that I'm grateful. A simple sign of faith,a simple song of Solomon,a simple kind of way that I walk through this unpromised land.Dress up when I'm with peasantry,dress up to be noble,dress the same that I did yesterdayas when the world is over.I'll dress up for a wedding,dress the same the day after,dress up for celebrationand dress up for a disaster.I'll dress like I'm settled.I'll dress like it matters.I'm dressed for the here,I'll dress the same for the hereafter.So clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need that business suit.You don't need that law degree to be freeor to speak the truth.I said clothe yourself in righteousness,you don't need expensive boots.You don't need a degree from seminaryto know that God loves you.tags: jon watts, quaker, clothe yourself in righteousness, quakers get naked, marina vishnyakova, maggie harrison, greenline cafe, west philly, hope for a golden summer
Lets Get Naked - Jon Watts and Marina Vishnyakova Jon Watts 2012-05-13 | Quaker Spoken Word Poet Jon Watts and Jazz Violinist Marina Vishnyakova play "Let's Get Naked" at the Greenline Cafe in West Philadelphia. Jon and Marina opened for Hope for a Golden Summer.Download the song http://bit.ly/psKf68"Let's Get Naked"from the album "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness"by Jon Watts**********************************Full Album! http://bit.ly/n6wTpXMusic Video! http://bit.ly/niUCYrTwitter! http://bit.ly/qU7cwIFacebook! http://on.fb.me/5grDKAT-Shirts! http://bit.ly/q6YRIHBlog! http://bit.ly/nFMd3h**********************************Jon Watts - "Let's Get Naked" LyricsAdam wasn't full of knowledge.Adam was ashamed.Adam only knew aboutthat one mistake he madeAnd the worst mistake everwas to give these leaves to usI mean, our own doubts and fearswould be perfectly enoughbut no, we've got to hide themand ignore what's at the rootswe're told to love our fig leavesmore than we love the truthBut I'm here to tell you AdamI'm shedding all your shameI'm throwing off this clothingand I'm dancing in the rain.I've got a lot to lose by speaking truth but even more to gain.So let's get nakedlet your shame fall awaylike shedding blanketslet your fear and your identityhang around your anklesthen let's run aroundshow the world the stuff we've foundthe beauty we've kept hiddenunderneath thesepounds and poundsof extra clothing.I'm shedding my self-loathingand replacing it with trust.I'm only here to love.I'm through with thinking anyone's the judge.And when we disrobewe let the light shine inwe strip off the stuff that was leftfrom the liningI'm not signing autographsbecause I don't even have a name.I left it at the party in a pile with all my painAnd I'm trained to cover upI'm trained to hide my shameI'm trained in the fine artof trying to stay saneIn a world where judgment's passedwhere people are condemnedwe cover up our flaws long beforewe work on them.But I'm loving all my blemisheswith sentimental tendernessI'm writing down these sentencesdefenseless.And let's get nakedlet your shame fall awaylike shedding blanketslet your fear and your identityhang around your anklesthen let's run aroundshow the world the stuff we've foundthe beauty we've kept hiddenunderneath thesepounds and poundsof extra clothing.I'm shedding my self-loathingand replacing it with trust.I'm only here to love.I'm through with thinking anyone's the judge.tags: jon watts, quaker, naked, clothe yourself in righteousness, lets get naked, quaker meeting, maggie harrison, marina vishnyakova, clothe yourself in righteousness, hope for a golden summer
TOGETHER WE COMPOSE THIS BLOODY, BLEEDING, BEATING DRUM by Jon Watts Jon Watts 2012-01-06 | "Together We Compose This Bloody, Bleeding, Beating Drum" is a spoken word piece that I put to music for my recent album, "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness". It was especially difficult because of the length and complex relationship with rhythm (tempo changes, moving from no metronome to metronome) and I feel very blessed to have pulled it off. Thanks for watching!"Together We Compose This Bloody, Bleeding, Beating Drum"from the album "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness"by Jon Watts http://www.jonwatts.comProduced by Jake Thro http://bit.ly/nWajYHViolin by Marina Vishnyakova http://bit.ly/opfAiVDownload the song http://bit.ly/WsTJZdLyrics http://bit.ly/WsTJZd**********************************Full Album http://bit.ly/n6wTpXMusic Video http://bit.ly/niUCYrTwitter http://bit.ly/qU7cwIFacebook http://on.fb.me/5grDKAT-Shirts http://bit.ly/q6YRIHBlog http://bit.ly/nFMd3h***********************************tags: clothe yourself in righteousness, jon watts, lets get naked, quakers, together we compose this bloody bleeding beating drum, spoken word, quaker, naked, maggie harrison, abington friends meeting, violin, hip hop, videosong
DONT DOFF YOUR HAT by Jon Watts | Clothe Yourself in Righteousness Jon Watts 2011-12-01 | Check out my latest project! “QuakerSpeak: a Quaker YouTube Channel” http://bit.ly/Quaker-SpeakDon't Doff Your Hat, from the album Clothe Yourself in Righteousness, by Jon WattsDownload the song http://bit.ly/slam7V**********************************Full Album http://bit.ly/n6wTpXMusic Video http://bit.ly/niUCYrTwitter http://bit.ly/qU7cwIFacebook http://on.fb.me/5grDKAT-Shirts http://bit.ly/q6YRIHBlog http://bit.ly/nFMd3h***********************************LyricsThe scene is calm.The pastor speaks.The people sitin their seats.The aisles are long.The church is dark.It's nearly impossibleto find your spark.A woman coughsa baby cries.The echo is infiniteYou close your eyesthe air is mustyit smells like dustYou're wondering whyYou keep coming backI mean, you could be workingor flat on your backenjoying the gifts of the creationBut a matter of lawis a matter of factand you pay a tithe to the churchyou pay more than a taxyou pay in spirit.Your children are hungrythe preacher spouts threatsabout going to helland paying your debtsand you believe himbecause he wears that hat.Then:in strolls George Fox,looking like he knows somethingspeaking in verseas if the words weren't rehearsedhe makes people panicand they turn away, afraidimmediately apprehensiveuntil they heard him say"Yo, pastor.this pulpit is sacredbut so is the shop where I bought my shoesand these people are sacredas they're sitting in their pewsthey don't know God's loveany less than you."And sometimes,when the man is through with his versethe people rise upand follow him out of the churchbut most times he just gets himself arrested.He says "powers are vestedin only the fewbut God vested his power into you."It's like this mister Quakerin your broad brim hatyou don't doff that hat for nobodyand if you did doff itoften its a solemnlittle followingof Christor the Inner LightWhatever you can call it.In a prison in Exetera prisoner got a letterHe sits in the cornerunspoken.They said he healed peoplethey said he might be Christwith the letter next to himunopened.He had written hundreds of pamphletsto the enemies of FriendsGod was sending him tolisten to the answersbut one fanciful questionthat he had to entertainin the same wayas he prayed to understand it.James Naylor hadn't slept for dayshe might have missed the gameplanin the following waysbut it also might be true that he was faithfulHe keeps saying the saviors don't favor the fewand that Christ speaks through me too.It's like this mister Quakerin your broad brim hatyou don't doff that hat for nobodyand if you did doff itoften its a solemnlittle followingof Christor the Inner LightWhatever you can call it.And is he simple?Hell yesthat man is simplewith his simple dresshis simple speecha simple smile upon his dimplewhen he walks down the streetthat street is his templebecause when you got the right sentimentevery place is sentimentalAnd when he sees a noble manhe doesn't call him "you"because he's talking to one personnot to two.Because he's kind of a levellerand he's kind of a ranterand he's standing with a lanterntrying to show you the lightcause when the Spirit's on fireit can burn so brightIt's like this mister Quakerin your broad brim hatyou don't doff that hat for nobodyand if you did doff itoften its a solemnlittle followingof Christor the Inner LightWhatever you can call it.tags: don't doff your hat, quaker, quakers, jon watts, clothe yourself in righteousness, george fox, james nayler, naylor, maggie harrison, marina vishnyakova, violin, hip hop, guitar, quakerism, religious society of friends, yvis, what does the fox say, parody
LIFTED UP by Jon Watts | Clothe Yourself in Righteousness Jon Watts 2011-10-10 | Check out my latest project! “QuakerSpeak: a Quaker YouTube Channel” http://bit.ly/Quaker-SpeakLifted Up, from the album Clothe Yourself in Righteousness, by Jon WattsProduced by Jake Thro http://bit.ly/nWajYHViolin by Marina Vishnyakova http://bit.ly/opfAiVDownload the song http://bit.ly/osuLCg**********************************Full Album http://bit.ly/n6wTpXMusic Video http://bit.ly/niUCYrTwitter http://bit.ly/qU7cwIFacebook http://on.fb.me/5grDKAT-Shirts http://bit.ly/q6YRIHBlog http://bit.ly/nFMd3h***********************************LyricsAnd for a moment thereI was ground downI had my chin on my chest,infested surround sound.But I took a breathI took a moment.No,the rest of this poem'sdedicated to our closeness.The remainder of my fameis aimed at saving all thehopeless.I'm committed to this human face andfocused.So now I'm lifted upand now I'm lifting others with mewhen my silence is serenity'sa sign I'm living simplyand I'm simply livingin this complex world that we've been given.And I salute the Amishand all the other life affirmed productsof considering our tolerance for process.It's like a long conversationin which everyone's involved,like a deep breathbefore you take that phone call.It's like a solemn, sullen songthat's been written and existssolely so some lungs can laugh,only after, in sadness, they'vesung along.So let's make a contract nowa contractual agreementthat we'll only be what we really are.And if you're scarred, thenlet me see your scars.If you're lonelyI get lonely tooand I'm here to rest with you.Or to wrestle you.If you need a vessel for the truthI'll be a son of a bitchor the father of our youthbut I'd rather just restLet's get arrested.Only time can testall this time that we've invested.If our settlement gets betterin these seven solemn daysI'll be a weathermanpredicting all this rain on faiththat intuition is corrector I'm supposed to be wronglikewriting a songwhen the noteshave a will of their ownor herding cats into a barnwhen they haven't heardreports that there's a storm onAnd now I'm lifted upand now I'm lifting others with mewhen my silence is serenity'sa sign I'm living simplyand I'm simply livingin this complex world that we've been given.And I salute the Amishand all the other life affirmed productsof considering our tolerance for process.It's like a long conversationin which everyone's involved,like a deep breathbefore you take that phone call.It's like a solemn, sullen songthat's been written and existssolely so some lungs can laugh,only after, in sadness, they'vesung along.I'm sayingmaybe our sadnessis a natural reactionto the sad state of livingthat's been so in fashionthis is babylonand this is heaven on Earthand since the day of my birthevery breath has been workand it's worth ita solemn, sullen song is just the surface.It's a tool to be usedfor a purposeCelebrating lifeCelebrating yearningCelebrating sadnessand our infinite capacity for learninghow to be sad and joyful in the midst of all this messlearning how to love life in our faithlessnesslearning how to loveespecially ourselvesforgiveness is a practice that's essential to my healthforgiveness is the difference between heaven and hellthat's not some afterlife shit, I'm talkingNow.Sometimes I distance myselfbecause we're not living deeplybut there's nothing more shallow thanalone.And that's the burden of visionit's this gift I've been givenand it can help or it can hurt the world I know.And now this pit that I've lived inSelf-indulgent and rigidlooked a whole lot different from belowAnd now my life on the surfaceis authentic, it's purposeis to be who I'm here to beand grow.So now I'm lifted upand now I'm lifting others with mewhen my silence is serenity'sa sign I'm living simplyand I'm simply livingin this complex world that we've been given.And I salute the Amishand all the other life affirmed productsof considering our tolerance for process.It's like a long conversationin which everyone's involved,like a deep breathbefore you take that phone call.It's like a solemn, sullen songthat's been written and existssolely so some lungs can laugh,only after, in sadness, they'vesung along.tags: jon watts, quaker, rapper, guitar, violin, orchestration, lifted up, the burden of vision, clothe yourself in righteousness, naked, quakers, marina vishnyakova
Jon Watts performing Smithfield Market pt 2 live at Guilford College 11 Jon Watts 2011-10-04 | Quaker spoken word poet Jon Watts teams up with violinist Marina Vishnyakova at their CD release party at Guilford College for "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness", a multi-media project about Quakerism and Nakedness. The song, "Smithfield Market pt 2", is about Solomon Eccles, a Quaker who ran naked through a public marketplace in London in the 1650's with a basket of burning coals on his head. Download the song - http://bit.ly/ov6d8V "Getting Naked" on Facebook - http://on.fb.me/qq2h0b "Smithfield Market pt 2" from the album "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness" by Jon Watts (http://www.jonwatts.com) with Marina Vishnyakova (http://bit.ly/opfAiV) *********************************** Full Album http://bit.ly/n6wTpX Music Video http://bit.ly/niUCYr Twitter http://bit.ly/qU7cwI Facebook http://on.fb.me/5grDKA T-Shirts http://bit.ly/q6YRIH Blog http://bit.ly/nFMd3h *********************************** Jon Watts - "Smithfield Market pt 2" Lyrics Smithfield Market, early in the day the crowd parts around him and the people fall away mothers cover childs' ears for fear of what he'll say He says: "I'm naked because we all are and God sees through this mess. Your identity's a farce before birth and after death you're not a banker or a lawyer or a well-to-do man You're just another beggar with outstretched hands and you could fill them up with beauty you could fill them up with joy you could fill them up when times are rough with the glory of the Lord." "But you wrap yourselves in linens and you wrap yourselves in silks and you wrap yourselves in blood and hell and guilt." ______________________ And he didn't choose to come here. If he made a choice at all, it was to listen, and when he heard it, heed the call. And he's been given legs to stand on He's been given hearts to open He's been given gifts and burdens plenty, knowing that he's broken. So let him be naked. Don't avert your eyes. Take it as a sign that it's time to drop disguises. Stop hiding behind silence. Stop hiding behind noise. Stop hiding your own violence. Stop hiding from that still, small voice. tags: jon watts, smithfield market pt 2, clothe yourself in righteousness, hip hop, quaker, naked, solomon eccles, marina vishnyakova, maggie harrison, live
SMITHFIELD MARKET PT 2 by Jon Watts | Clothe Yourself in Righteousness Jon Watts 2011-10-03 | Check out my latest project! “QuakerSpeak: a Quaker YouTube Channel” http://bit.ly/Quaker-SpeakSolomon Eccles went naked through the Smithfield Market in London in the 17th century after the breakup of the famous Bull and Mouth Meetinghouse. All of the footage seen here is taken from the actual recording sessions for "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness," a multi-media project about Quakers and Nakedness by Jon Watts and Maggie Harrison.Download the song http://bit.ly/ov6d8V "Getting Naked" on Facebook http://on.fb.me/qq2h0b"Smithfield Market pt 2"from the album "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness"by Jon WattsProduced by Jake Thro http://bit.ly/nWajYHViolin by Marina Vishnyakova http://bit.ly/opfAiV************************************Full Album http://bit.ly/n6wTpXMusic Video http://bit.ly/niUCYrTwitter http://bit.ly/qU7cwIFacebook http://on.fb.me/5grDKAT-Shirts http://bit.ly/q6YRIHBlog http://bit.ly/nFMd3h***********************************Jon Watts - "Smithfield Market pt 2" LyricsSmithfield Market, early in the daythe crowd parts around himand the people fall awaymothers cover childs' ears for fear of what he'll sayHe says:"I'm naked because we all areand God sees through this mess.Your identity's a farcebefore birth and after deathyou're not a banker or a lawyeror a well-to-do manYou're just another beggarwith outstretched handsand you could fill them up with beautyyou could fill them up with joyyou could fill them up when times are roughwith the glory of theLord.""But you wrap yourselves in linensand you wrap yourselves in silksand you wrap yourselves in blood and hell and guilt."______________________And he didn't choose to come here.If he made a choice at all,it was to listen, and when he heard it,heed the call.And he's been given legs to stand onHe's been given hearts to openHe's been given gifts and burdens plenty,knowing that he's broken.So let him be naked.Don't avert your eyes.Take it as a sign that it's time to drop disguises.Stop hiding behind silence.Stop hiding behind noise.Stop hiding your own violence.Stop hiding from that still, small voice.tags: jon watts, quaker, quakers, naked, clothe yourself in righteousness, smithfield market pt 2, solomon eccles, maggie harrison, marina vishnyakova, violin, guitar, spoken word, videosong
LETS GET NAKED by Jon Watts | Clothe Yourself in Righteousness Jon Watts 2011-09-25 | Check out my latest project! “QuakerSpeak: a Quaker YouTube Channel” http://YouTube.com/QuakerSpeakLet's Get Naked. Song by Jon Watts.Download the song http://bit.ly/psKf68"Let's Get Naked"from the album "Clothe Yourself in Righteousness"by Jon WattsProduced by Jake Thro http://bit.ly/nWajYH**********************************Full Album! http://bit.ly/n6wTpXMusic Video! http://bit.ly/niUCYrTwitter! http://bit.ly/qU7cwIFacebook! http://on.fb.me/5grDKAT-Shirts! http://bit.ly/q6YRIHBlog! http://bit.ly/nFMd3h**********************************Jon Watts - "Let's Get Naked" LyricsAdam wasn't full of knowledge.Adam was ashamed.Adam only knew aboutthat one mistake he madeAnd the worst mistake everwas to give these leaves to usI mean, our own doubts and fearswould be perfectly enoughbut no, we've got to hide themand ignore what's at the rootswe're told to love our fig leavesmore than we love the truthBut I'm here to tell you AdamI'm shedding all your shameI'm throwing off this clothingand I'm dancing in the rain.I've got a lot to lose by speaking truth but even more to gain.So let's get nakedlet your shame fall awaylike shedding blanketslet your fear and your identityhang around your anklesthen let's run aroundshow the world the stuff we've foundthe beauty we've kept hiddenunderneath thesepounds and poundsof extra clothing.I'm shedding my self-loathingand replacing it with trust.I'm only here to love.I'm through with thinking anyone's the judge.And when we disrobewe let the light shine inwe strip off the stuff that was leftfrom the liningI'm not signing autographsbecause I don't even have a name.I left it at the party in a pile with all my painAnd I'm trained to cover upI'm trained to hide my shameI'm trained in the fine artof trying to stay saneIn a world where judgment's passedwhere people are condemnedwe cover up our flaws long beforewe work on them.But I'm loving all my blemisheswith sentimental tendernessI'm writing down these sentencesdefenseless.And let's get nakedlet your shame fall awaylike shedding blanketslet your fear and your identityhang around your anklesthen let's run aroundshow the world the stuff we've foundthe beauty we've kept hiddenunderneath thesepounds and poundsof extra clothing.I'm shedding my self-loathingand replacing it with trust.I'm only here to love.I'm through with thinking anyone's the judge.tags: jon watts, quaker, naked, clothe yourself in righteousness, lets get naked, quaker meeting, maggie harrison, marina vishnyakova, clothe yourself in righteousness
Max Carter: The Quakers Explained Jon Watts 2011-09-24 | Quaker Religion professor Max Carter of Guilford College discusses the Quakers (documentary interview format) the diggers, levelers and other movements, how they began and the different elements of influence, including Radicalism, Restorationism, Apocalypticism, Perfectionism and Paracelsianism.**Links**Friends Center http://on.fb.me/qzshbCMax's Blog http://bit.ly/atyHMJMusic Video http://bit.ly/niUCYr Transcript"How are we to understand the beginnings of Quakerism?For some, it was a mystical movement. (Rufus Jones)For some, it was a movement out of radical puritanism, left wing puritanism. (Hugh Barber)Inward apocalypse, second coming. (Tim Pete, Doug Guinn, Ben Pink Dandelion)Or was it a holiness movement? (a la Carol Spencer)Actually, it was probably all of those and more.If we take a look at the streams of influence of Early Quakerism you'll see that elements of all of that was in the genesis of Quakerism.Quakerism arose out of the English Civil War period. 1640's, 1650's. A period of radicalism. Economic, political, religious, ecclesiastical radicalism as people sought to reform society from the grassroots up.The Diggers: Digging up common greens to bring them back into the common people's usage after they'd been expropriated by the gentry.The Levelers: seeking to level social distinctions in the class society of the time. We see elements of that in Quakers refusal to doff the hat, emphasizing equality, using thee and thou for those above them.Restorationism was a movement that proceeded Quakerism by a good 150 years, rising out of the radical reform period following the protestant reformation. Those are the ancestors of the Hutterites, the Mennonites, the Amish, the Anabaptist movement. It sought to restore original Christianity. It sought to go beyond even the reforms of Luther and Calvin and Zwingli to return Christianity to its purity of the gospel of the Early Church. And we see elements of that, as Quakers believed that they were primitive Christianity revived, primitive Christianity restored.Apocalypticism: this was an apocalyptic time, the English Civil War period. They'd lopped off the head of their king in 1649. There's an intense expectation that the millennial kingdom, God's reign would be established on Earth as it is in heaven.And for Friends, they experienced that inwardly: that "Christ is come to teach the people directly." - one of George Fox's great statements. That Christ is present in all the offices of Christ, as prophet, priest, redeemer, lord, king, prophet and that one could live as if the reign of God was present.So all of those counsels of perfection in the sermon on the mount, Jesus' teachings, applied here and now.And Perfectionism: rising out of a revival of Paracelsianism in England in the 1640's and 50's, a movement linked to the ancient hermetic tradition, that there was that key that would unlock the mysteries of the universe, that would unlock not only the secrets of nature - you could turn lead into gold - but you could perfect human nature: turn our inward leaden nature, spiritual deadness, into vital spirituality... turn our inward leaden nature into golden perfection. And you see that in Quaker understandings that we can perfect society. George Fox's own vision, that we can come up through the flaming sword into the state in which Adam was before the fall, and live in that original harmony.So all those streams of influence were present in society, influencing Quakerism. It was the air they breathed, it was the water they drank. And so whether you go with Rufus Jones, Hugh Barber, Carol Spencer, Pink Dandelion and others, there's an element of truth in all of that and probably even more that we haven't even begun to explore."tags: "max carter" "guilford college" quakerism quakers quaker history "17th century" "george fox" "quakerism 101" origins radicalism restorationism "restoring early christianity" "primitive christianity revived" paracelsianism apocalypticism religion "arthur berk basic christian quakerism" wedding introduction business method yvis, what does the fox say
“Another Nayler Sonnet” Jon Watts 2011-09-04 | During the time of George Fox, Quaker -- and the Valiant Sixty -- James Nayler (or Naylor) was a powerful and respected Quaker preacher, who, at the beginning of the formation of the Religious Society of Friends, traveled extensively preaching the Quaker message and writing prolifically.Song by Jon Watts.After being in prison in Exeter, Nayler and a group of followers traveled North, embodying "signs" in each town they came across, eventually getting arrested in Bristol. Nayler was tried in front of Parliament and convicted of high blashphemy, whipped through the streets of London, branded with a 'B' and had a hole bored through his tongue with a hot iron.Jon Watts discovered Nayler while working on his Senior project for the Quaker Leadership Scholars Program (QLSP) at Guilford College. The project (and this song especially) served to convict Jon of Quakerism (though born into the religion, Jon considers himself to have been a "cultural Quaker" up until this point).Full Album! http://bit.ly/oGDiLtDownload! http://bit.ly/pQmEvVTwitter! http://bit.ly/qU7cwIFacebook! http://on.fb.me/5grDKALyricsJames Nayler hadn't slept for days. He had a letter in his pocketfrom George and Margaret Fell. They prayed that he would read in time to stop it.They eldered him. He would respect them and not Martha Simmons.It started when James went to London. He had so much success there.He preached and worked, converting hundreds. No one questioned his welfare.Then ranters came, interrupting meetings. They said they preferred James' preachingto Burrough and Howgill and even George Fox.Their leader was Martha. James, ask her to stop. They came to the Bull and Mouth Sunday with rocks.They want to split Quakers with you at the top. Oh god don't listen to Martha and her flock.James stopped eating then. He made a decision from an Exeter prison. He would wait for George's visit.George came in from the street and James stood three feet below. They spoke in front of people and then George Fox had to go.And James said --George, let me hug you.-George said --I'm not bowing down.-and James said --well, let me kiss you.-George offered his foot. It was a falling out.James decided to go on his ownand George went preaching and keeping the meetings afraid of James.When James came into Bristol he rode upon a horse. The women sang as they went --oh Lord.-James Nayler hadn't slept for days, a letter in his pocket from George and Margaret Fell. They prayed, but prayers could not have stopped him.No Quakers came to see that day James Nayler's reenactment but Parliament heard otherwise and said that James had blasphemed.They indicted him, his punishment: three hundred and ten lashes, a red hot iron through James' tongue and branded B and laughed at."God gave me a body and spirit to endure this."They tied up his hands. He could barely stand.Oh james, you've gone too far now. Oh james, you've fallen down.You've brought our movement with you. You've brought the Quakers down.___________________________________________jon watts, a few songs occasioned, james nayler, music video, dance party erupts during quaker meeting for worship, quakers get naked, max carter, a quaker in kmart, guilford college, senior thesis, QLSP, quaker history
Joshua Shelton - Roll on Down the Road Jon Watts 2010-03-20 | Musician Joshua Shelton performing an original - "Roll on Down the Road" at Jon Watts' tour kickoff show in Chapel Hill. Hear more of Josh's music: http://bit.ly/bJi6Pl Josh Shelton and Jon Watts met at Guilford College.
THE XTRACYCLE RADISH!! | Jon Watts Vlog (2 of 11) Jon Watts 2010-03-18 | Vlog #2 in Jon Watts' 2010 Two Wheel Tour series. Videos from Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting and the BYM JYF gathering. Jon prepares for his tour kickoff in Chapel Hill and gets his bike ready for the journey. Jon Watts' tour schedule: http://www.jonwatts.com/shows Downloads! http://bit.ly/5A9BDu T-Shirts! http://bit.ly/dkuAki Blog! http://bit.ly/coFI2g Twitter! http://bit.ly/qU7cwI Facebook! http://on.fb.me/5grDKA
